john f. barber, ambient pulsations
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this edition of framework:afield has been produced in the united states by john f. barber. for more information see his page for this program at http://www.nouspace.net/john/sound/pulsations.html, or his personal website at http://www.nouspace.net/john. some words from the artist:
Ambient Pulsations explores a universe of pulsating sounds, all without apparent physical sources or attributes of materiality. This inability to visualize sound sources promotes an acousmatic listening experience focused on the act of hearing. As a result, we take interest in sounds for their own merits, refining our listening through repeated listening, thus becoming more aware of our listening variations and subjectivity. This work imagines itself a narrative, but, what does it sound like to you?
(timeline & descriptions)
- 01:20 Saturn radio wave transmissions
- 02:22 Space weather sounds
- 04:20 Sample, “Electric fence controller bugged by the enemy eraser,” track #6, To Make Things Happen in the Bunker Via the Micro Way. Carl Michael von Hausswolff. 1997.
- 04:01 Sample, “Spirit folio lite detector (no positive results),” track #2, To Make Things Happen in the Bunker Via the Micro Way. Carl Michael von Hausswolff. 1997.
- 05:09 Enceladus radio wave transmissions
- 06:20 Alien voices
- 06:41 Ocean waves
- 07:04 Boulder River, Colorado
- 08:09 Psycho soundscape
- 09:20 Attic fan
- 09:52 Airplane passenger cabin during takeoff
- 12:28 Dishwasher fill cycle
- 15:33 Distant traffic
- 15:33 Pacific tree frogs
- 15:35 Rain on vent cover
- 17:52 Saturn radio wave transmissions
- 17:52 Boulder River, Colorado (reversed)
- 17:52 Dishwasher wash cycle (start)
- 17:52 Distant traffic
- 17:52 Airplane passenger cabin pulsations
- 17:52 Blower, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system
- 20:54 Railroad crossing, Stevenson, Washington
- 21:05 Rumble under railroad overpass, Vancouver, Washington
- 23:59 Motor rumble (excavator)
- 24:04 Motor sounds, antique tractors, Clark County Fair, Ridgefield, Washington
- 24:24 Motor sounds, antique tractors, Clark County Fair, Ridgefield, Washington
- 24:56 Pulsations, antique gasoline powered milking machine, Clark County Fair, Ridgefield, Washington
- 26:06 Motor sounds, antique tractors, Clark County Fair, Ridgefield, Washington
- 26:06 Motor sounds, antique tractors, Clark County Fair, Ridgefield, Washington
- 27:06 Drumming, city park, Spokane, Washington
- 29:58 Home breadmaking machine
- 30:36 Distant traffic
- 30:36 HVAC blower
- 30:36 Rumble under railroad overpass, Vancouver, Washington
- 30:36 Attic fan
- 32:03 Dishwasher, wash cycle (reversed)
- 32:00 Lapellah Restaurant, Vancouver, Washington
- 33:21 Air conditioning blower, Stevenson, Washington
- 34:24 Distant traffic
- 34:77 Terminal light rail, Atlanta International Airport
- 36:00 Airplane passenger cabin pulsations
- 36:00 Lapellah Restaurant, Vancouver, Washington
- 36:00 Lobby conversations, general ambience
- 37:01 Sample, “Rapid Dots,” CD#3, track #22, The Conet Project: Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations
- 38:54 Sample, “Faders,” CD#4, track #29, The Conet Project: Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations
- 39:55 Sample, CD#4, track #39, The Conet Project: Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations
- 40:54 Sample, CD#4, track #40, The Conet Project: Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations
- 41:55 Sample, CD#4, track #43, The Conet Project: Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations
- 42:55 Sample, “Workshop,” #4, track #30, The Conet Project: Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations
- 43:55 Enceladus radio wave transmissions
- 43:51 Water down parking lot drain
- 46:09 SFX sample, Lost
- 46:31 Womb
- 47:07 Heartbeat (normal)
- 47:57 Rainchain
- 48:29 Loon, rain, and windchime
- 54:05 Dishwasher, fill cycle
- Â 56:20 End