The isle is full of noises, sounds and sweet airs that give delight but hurt not

[imomus]

I love radio that uses sound evocatively. For instance, this excellent Radio 3 Sunday Feature about the artist Donald Judd, or the programmes made by Arte Radio. Inspired by examples like these, I've decided to do an audio blog today. It's basically all the little lofi sound files I've been capturing with my digital camera since coming to Japan in mid-July, dropped into iTunes randomly then cross-faded. It gives a rather evocative sound picture of the archipelago, I think. I've concentrated on street cries, children's songs, the sounds of nature in summer, and all the little electronic melodies that float in the air in Japanese cities, accompanying activities as banal as collecting rubbish or crossing the road. The isle is full of noises...

Japan Sound Collage, Summer 2004 (24.72 MB mp3 file, 21.35 minutes, 160 kbps, mono)

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

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Your entry is so good. in a day of listening to songs you love but heard a lot, finding and listening to random collection of song-sounds is very refreshing. thank you.

I also would like to ask a question – what type digital camera do you use? or maybe if you thought about it what digital camera would you want if you wanted a new one? the choices on these things are so many so a little advice from a you, who always has your camera going would be cool!

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[imomus.livejournal.com]

Fujifilm Finepix F601 (http://www.fujifilm.co.uk/digital/cameras/f601/index.php?flash=7). It's the fifth variant on this basic Fujifilm camera design I've owned. I don't see myself switching brand.

[(Anonymous)]

thank you