A mix/edit of a field recording of an enormous taiko being played at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo in March 2011. It was very quiet that day - perhaps due to the earthquake which had happened only days prior.

Flickr user menelmacar has this picture of the drum from 2009.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/menelmacar/3364089787/

Drum at the Meiji Shrine

This episode relies heavily on recordings I made at a tape loop experiment in Washington, DC in 2009.

Included is the piece "Self Surrender" by Nick Heling: "In Tibet some lamas will their skulls to be used as begging bowls after their death. Medical schools in the United States receive their cadavers from individuals who have willed their body for the purpose of anatomy instruction. Self-Surrender examines the extent to which the individual claims ownership over their physical being. Is the body property? Can it be transferred to others? Even after death?"

Also embedded within this audio walk-in-the-woods is the Voyager 666 track "Pilgrim" which takes us deep into space on the edge of a scream.

Lost Time Accident #3 - Washington, Tibet and Outerspace

I've been getting excited about Transformus 2011 so I whipped together a little mix last night. I'm no DJ but I enjoyed cutting this. Sorry for the cheesy intro - I couldn't help myself.

Next Stop Mysteria

An audio examination of New York's growing housing problem. With J Morris.

Bed Bugs Bite

Catatonic

The Buddhist kapala is a ceremonial bowl made from a human skull.

Surrender

I'm a creative audio professional trying to make a living after graduate school. I currently live in Raleigh, NC. 

NickH

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