Explorations in Aurality.

These binaural recordings are experiments in a sort of lo-fi augmented reality sound, and are best experienced with earbuds/pods rather than over ear noise-cancelling headphones. Listen in a familiar or unfamiliar setting. Be aware of the real sound and the virtual sound, and how the border between the two can sometimes become blurred. These listening pieces can be experienced as just that, "listening pieces" or can be treated as a type of “awakened aurality” through which the listener begins to develop a more comprehensive awareness of their sonic environment.

This listening project is called "Locative Listening and the Construction of Dynamic Hybrid Space." While my exploration of hybrid space is concerned with the split between the real and the virtual, dynamic hybrid space introduces observations of the ways in which temporality exerts a very strong influence upon the experience. It is hybrid in that it is composed of two primary elements; the real; visual, vestibular, auditory, olfactory, and haptic stimuli, and the virtual; technologically mediated listening experience. The term “dynamic” is used as a means of expressing the ephemeral nature of this form of listening.

Locative Listening

Summer Rain In The City

Skipping Stones

Sitting On The Beach

Sultanahmet Ezan - July 12, 2010

5-Yatsi

Bergen Square

Bergen Harbour

Backyard

Call to Prayer(ezan) at Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul. The person who recites the call to prayer is known as a Muezzin. This recording was made using a binaural audio setup attached to my lovely recording assignment seen here. Her name is Sophia. Call to Prayer at this location in Istanbul is unique due to the fact that ezan can be heard coming from three different minarets in the area. In addition to the call and response like nature of the recitation, be aware of the city sounds that move in and out of the recording. You will also notice a reflection/echo of one of the muezzin's calls as it bounces off nearby structures.

Öğle ezan

"Through the eye we go outward, but through the ear we go inward."

These binaural recordings are experiments in a sort of lo-fi augmented reality sound, and are best experienced with earbuds/pods rather than over ear noise-cancelling headphones. Listen in a familiar or unfamiliar setting. Be aware of the real sound and the virtual sound, and how the border between the two can sometimes become blurred. These listening pieces can be experienced as just that, "listening pieces" or can be treated as a type of “awakened aurality” through which the listener begins to develop a more comprehensive awareness of their sonic environment.

This listening project is called "Locative Listening and the Construction of Dynamic Hybrid Space." While my exploration of hybrid space is concerned with the split between the real and the virtual, dynamic hybrid space introduces observations of the ways in which temporality exerts a very strong influence upon the experience. It is hybrid in that it is composed of two primary elements; the real; visual, vestibular, auditory, olfactory, and haptic stimuli, and the virtual; technologically mediated listening experience. The term “dynamic” is used as a means of expressing the ephemeral nature of this form of listening.

Locative Listening

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