‘Head Above Water: A Swimmer’s Perspective’.


Metaphorically, i have spent much of my life, keeping my head above water.

Dealing with life facts and disappointments, not forgetting the quiet times to help the work along

I lived on the coast, played by the sea

As a child, I floated gently until all became spongey. Now I swim head above water, up and down obsessively counting, hoping all will come clear..

Friends in water talk more, baring much, reflecting their clothing

I am drawn to water, my work reflective. Writing, swimming, painting, drawing.

I collect cuttings of people in water.

“a diary, a personal relationship with the landscape.

“Shoreline would be more an exploration of the concept….shorelines more related to actual examples…..how about that?

Shoreline…..an ever-changing interface……between 2 media…..2
worlds…..can be crossed in both directions, but only temporarily?……but
aren’t we only here because something had the courage to cross
permanently…..something emerging from the sea is such a powerful
image….turtles, ursula andress in dr. no, monsters from the deep…..and
why do we find it such an attractive place to be
xx salty”

sbm.

Head Above Water, A Swimmer's Perspective.

VoyceLinEnse : Track 13 from ALiCE by Sonic Hybrid

ALiCE

VoyceLinEnse

AnimAE (track 12 of ALiCE) by Sonic  Hybrid

AnimAE

105A Flashback - Mostly Marked : Sonic Hybrid

NOTE : Please be aware that Communion contains very strong language, religious imagery, and scenes of adult content. NSFW. (Recommended Age Rating : 18+ / UK)

A #ReadMeSpeakMe Production of Communion : written by Josiah K Savage

Performed by (in order of appearance) :
Josiah K Savage as PAGAN
Monique as JEMIMA
Zia Doyle as ZEKE
poe posthumouspoems as HOPE
Arthur Sleep as CARLOS
megwaf as LI'L MO
Annie Ray as TINY
Ozzy as GOLIATH
Scruff as CHILD

Featuring soundscapes by Sonic Hybrid, with additional sounds and editing by megwaf. Produced by @megwaf 2018.

"....and your children shall become a terror unto you. A vision of apocalypse. And your children will destroy you."

A #ReadMeSpeakMe Production of Communion © 2018
For this production, each voice-actor recorded their own character part and emailed them to @megwaf to edit together. The coming together of voices across the world, to tell a tale of a new world to come...

Communion : written by Josiah K Savage (contains explicit language)

This is an atmospheric soundscape created from a harp improvisation inspired by the poem 'My Winter Has Gone To The Dogs' by Faerie, along with a reading of the poem. The recordings of both voice and harp have been manipulated and effected, layered and edited to create a free-flowing, atmospheric soundscape. Best listened to via headphones. Relax... Float for about 25 mins... and emerge 'Dog-Washed' and refreshed...

I found this track particularly useful for helping me focus on writing. Time flew by! (But definitely advise headphones - helps keep you in that sound bubble, and you'll get the full panning effect)  

Read Faerie's full poem here - it's gorgeous : https://fairycounsel.wordpress.com/2017/09/21/my-winter-is-going-to-the-dogs/

Hear @megwaf's original reading and soundscape here  : https://soundcloud.com/megwaf/my-winter-is-going-to-the-dogs

Long Dogs / Dog Wash : for Faerie

FullWaning - created / composed / performed by Sonic Hybrid (2000): featured as track 4 on Sonic Hybrid's second full album - seti 

*please note : there are some deep wine glass sounds in this track which  might feel a bit overwhelming on large sound systems.

2000

FullWaning

BedSprung - created / composed / performed by Sonic Hybrid (2000): featured as track 6 on Sonic Hybrid's second full album - seti

BedSprung

East - created / composed / performed by Sonic Hybrid (2000): featured as track 4 on Sonic Hybrid's second full album - seti

seti

East

Read for the #readmespeakme movement on twitter, follow @readmespeakme to find out more info.

Recorded and put together with the incredibly well built and easy to use backpack studio app for iOS, which can be found here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/backpack-studio/id1438882186?mt=8 

Music used can be found here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMvCfm_AjYo  

The birds came from www.audioblocks.com, a service providing royalty free sounds and music. 

The reading was captured by the shure mv88 microphone. It's amazon link follows, but you can often find it much cheaper used, as I did: https://www.amazon.com/Shure-MV88-Digital-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B010W6W8OW  

I do apologize for any glaring mistakes that might ruin your experiences, this was more of a test than anything else.  Happy listening and reading! :-)

Josiah Savage is dead, by @WordSavage, read for #readmespeakme NO. 47

This track contains sounds and images painted by words of many violent things. Please keep this in mind before deciding to listen!!!!! If you would rather a reading without added sounds, do please contact me on Twitter, @musicfairy15, or drop a comment below. 

Read for #readmespeakme, a growing twitter movement surrounding the spoken word. Find @readmespeakme to find out more.

Recorded and put together with backpack studio, which can be found here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/backpack-studio/id1438882186?mt=8

All sounds and music came from www.audioblocks.com, a repository of royalty free audio.The reading was captured with the Shure mv88 microphone. What follows is a link to Amazon, but you may be able to find it cheaper used, as I did. Find it here: https://www.amazon.com/Shure-MV88-Digital-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B010W6W8OW/ref=asc_df_B010W6W8OW/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312152993681&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11588007062152938102&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9019660&hvtargid=pla-369984223586&psc=1

Happy listening :)

Violence Trigger Warning! !!!!! #readmespeakme NO. 48, Confessions Of An Artist, By @Megwaf,

Sonic Hybrid : The merging of classical strains with electronic influences. If it's mainstream music with a dance beat you're after, you've fallen down the wrong rabbit-hole! Indulge instead in an aural stimulation of the hybrid variety. Best listened to (in the dark/blindfolded) on stereo headphones, or via a decent sound system, in order to get the full soundscape space and panning.  
Sonic Hybrid is a multi-instrumentalist specialising in improvisation, musique concrète, soundscapes, and electro-acoustic compositions. Looking to collaborate? Get in touch!