i heard this last night in Toronto in the  Sound Travels Concert: Time Response. TIES 2017 — Toronto International Electroacoustic Symposium, i am glad to have it to listen to again.

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LITTLE SISTERS REALLY ARE THE BEST!
With the Iris escort mission behind them, Kazuma and the gang lounge in the lap of luxury at the royal palace. But, to no one’s surprise, Kazuma overstays his welcome, and the Royal Army has to get creative in their efforts to oust him…And later on, a wild Komekko appears! Bewildered by how Komekko ended up in Axel in the first place, the party decides to look after her for a while. But once she starts gushing about how amazing her big sister said Axel’s adventurers are, the pressure forces them to suffer through quest after troublesome quest! Just how far will they go to save face…?

Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!, Vol. 11 by Natsume Akatsuki read by Arnie Pantoja and Cristina Vee

The award-winning author of Embrace the Suck and a Navy SEAL combat veteran reveals how to apply a deep focus in the pursuit of your goals—a book for anyone stuck in a personal or professional rut and seeking change.

Brent Gleeson, Navy SEAL combat veteran turned award-winning entrepreneur and speaker, has faced his fair share of hardship over the years, but nothing quite prepared him for the reckoning that would come when personal tragedy struck, forcing him to evaluate whether or not he was living up to his true potential.

In All In, Gleeson invites you on a journey of extraordinary growth, as he illuminates a new path for pursuing your passions with dedication, determination, and intentionality. No matter what you’ve dedicated yourself to—be it personal or professional—going all in requires unwavering commitment to our goals and values, leaving no room for doubt; it demands an alignment of heart, mind, and soul, anchored by a deep sense of self-awareness around what truly matters. Using the power of Relentless Routines, and featuring dozens of examples and lessons from influential historical and modern figures, Gleeson shows you how to:
eliminate, change, and improve existing routines;
chase goals, not ghosts;
build better systems for better results; and
embrace discomfort as a catalyst for transformation

If you’re ready to overcome obstacles, exceed expectations, and pursue a life of meaning and impact, it’s time to go ALL IN.

All In By Brent Gleeson Read by Brent Gleeson

From a licensed marriage and family therapist, this empathetic book is the key to achieving secure relationships with your loved ones and breaking away from painful patterns. 

Our individual attachment style plays a crucial role in the quality of our relationships and is often the strongest predictor of how secure and connected we feel with others. Yet, many people remain unaware of their own attachment style—let alone how to shift from an unhealthy style to one that fosters safer, healthier, and more fulfilling relationships. Fortunately, awareness around attachment theory has grown significantly in the past decade. As this framework becomes increasingly central to modern mental health discussions, Marc Cameron is emerging as a leading voice in bringing this awareness. 

Marc and his wife, Amy, have taken up the mantle of leading the How We Love brand, the organization founded by renowned attachment experts Milan and Kay Yerkovich. Building on the foundation of their groundbreaking book How We Love (with over 400,000 copies sold), Marc helps readers uncover and understand the attachment style they developed in childhood. 

In this book, Cameron thoroughly explains each attachment style and provides easy methods for readers to self-identify with theirs. He offers clear, practical steps for moving toward a secure attachment style, providing the insight and direction so many are seeking to improve both their inner lives and relationships. 

Understanding Your Attachment Style will not only help you understand your attachment style but also guide you in overcoming barriers associated with each style so that you can enjoy the healthy, loving connections you were designed for. 

Understanding Your Attachment Style By Marc Cameron Read by Marc Cameron

“Superb….Augustus is a first-rate popular biography by a skilled and knowing hand.” (Washington Post)

Caesar Augustus created the Roman Empire and forever associated the name Caesar with power. Heir to Julius Caesar, he thrust himself into the middle of Roman politics at its most violent period, facing off against Brutus, and eventually Antony and Cleopatra. He was a military dictator who schemed and killed his way to power and then brought the Romans peace and prosperity after all the chaos, laying the foundations of the famous Pax Romana.

In this definitive and critically acclaimed biography, eminent historian Adrian Goldsworthy illuminates the political and private lives of Rome’s first emperor in more depth than ever before. Weaving together tales of military victories, political marriages, and senatorial power struggles, Goldsworthy portrays Augustus as he really was—at once noble and manipulative, giving and tyrannical, clever and cruel.

Meticulously researched and approachably written, Augustus is the most detailed extant biography of Caesar Augustus, a man whose legacy continues on today.    

Augustus By Adrian Goldsworthy Read by Roger Davis

HE DOES NOT LET ANYONE ROLL THE DICE.
Goblin Slayer has temporarily separated from his party for what is supposed to be a routine delivery job with Cow Girl. However, things take an unexpected turn when they’re ambushed by a horde of goblins under the command of a mysterious, ghastly creature. It’s up to Goblin Slayer both to protect his childhood friend and fight off the foes all on his own, as the rest of his party is elsewhere—Priestess and the others have ventured to the snowy northern mountains, a region locked in a perpetual winter under the control of the evil Ice Witch…Can Priestess successfully lead the party to victory in Goblin Slayer’s stead?

Goblin Slayer, Vol. 9 by Kumo Kagyu read by Hayden Daviau and Josh Bangle

Having reached a new level of the Dungeon, the Colossal Tree Labyrinth, Bell meets a dragon girl named Wiene who can speak human language. Once he learns she has come under attack from humans and monsters alike, he vows to protect her. This decision brings chaos to the capital as the two navigate ruthless hunters, the irremediable strife between monsters and humans, and the plans of the Guild's true leader. The bizarre situation shakes humans, monsters, and deities to the core in volume nine!

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Vol. 9 by Fujino Omori read by Shelley Calene-Black and Bryson Baugus

A HEAVENLY ENCOUNTER! Mahiru is a beautiful girl whose classmates all call her an “angel.” Not only is she a star athlete with perfect grades-she’s also drop-dead gorgeous. Amane‚ an average guy and self-admitted slob‚ has never thought much of the divine beauty‚ despite attending the same school. Everything changes‚ however‚ when he happens to see Mahiru sitting alone in a park during a rainstorm. Thus begins the strange relationship between this incredibly unlikely pair!

The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, Vol. 1 by Saekisan read by Greg D. Barnett

Race against the clock! Menou and her group finally acquire the Starhusk, all but securing their victory over Hakua, but they lose their means of escape in the process! With the fearsome Michele hot on their heels, will they be able to activate the Starhusk and gain a much-needed edge in battle before it’s too late? Time is of the essence, and deep within the last Human Error, Menou finds herself faced with a difficult choice...

The Executioner and Her Way of Life, Vol. 9 by Mato Sato read by Annie Wild

Over two short movements Track exploits the non-linear nature of the inner ear in relation to the phenomenon of pitch perception within complex non-periodic sounds. Through both knowledge of bandwidth phenomena in relation to basilar membrane functions of the inner ear combined with specific equalisation, filtering and spectral masking procedures, this work involves the generation of formant regions with specific centre frequencies and modulating bandwidths which the listener's ears will unintentionally track throughout the duration of the piece.

Part 1: 'Pitched' Non-Periodicity 
(3:59)

The source material for this work is solely comprised of pouring water, dragging metallic pipes, chains and glasses, all of which exhibit inharmonic waveforms. 'Pitched' Non-Periodicity forces the listener's ears to move from being passive receivers of spectral information to becoming active participants in the realisation of this work. While much is known regarding the science of the listening process, a lot remains to be discovered in relation to the full extent of the non-linear nature of the inner ear and this work seeks to employ such concepts at the heart of its creative methodology. As the listener's ears become instruments in the performance of this piece, a bridge is formed between the physicality of the listener and the loudspeakers with the sound waves now behaving as sonic stimuli which place the inner ear of the listener at the forefront of the work itself.

Part 2: Percolated Audio
(4:12)

In contrast to the opening movement this section is comprised predominantly of synthetic sounds which also includes harmonic material for the first time in this work. An added emphasis is placed here on the listener's ability to track peak frequencies within inharmonic material as this section demonstrates a significantly reduced sound world in relation to timbral colour. Percolated Audio explores a heavy use of filtered sounds with moveable bandwidths which present the inner ear with a new dilemma as the listener is exposed to more direct sounds which often appear to already have clear centre frequencies yet the movement of the filters causes the listener's ears to track the extremities of the bandwidths rather than conducting more simple pitch tracking procedures. 


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Brian Connolly is a composer, sound artist and psychoacoustician from Dublin, Ireland with research interests in the application of psychoacoustic phenomena concerning the non-linearities of the inner ear within composition. Since starting his PhD in 2012 at Maynooth University, Brian has composed the music for Keith Barry's The Dark Side tour as well as having written and presented the Irish national radio documentary Why Music Can't Stay Still. Brian is also the producer of the iTunes award-winning podcast An Irishman Abroad. Brian's teaching duties at Maynooth University include lecturing acoustics and psychoacoustics at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

The composer's ground-breaking research into the ear as an instrument has been accepted for inclusion in programs with SMC, Music Current and ISTCC (Ireland), NI Science Festival (Northern Ireland), TIES (Canada), INTER- (Scotland), INTIME, SSC and BEAST FEaST (England), ASA and FEASt fest (USA), MUSLAB (Mexico) and NAA (China).

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