Vocal pt. 2

Just listen...

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Vocal pt. 1

Introducing, my Mother--Caroline Jean

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Final Paper

Artist Researched: Philip Glass
Title of Philip Glass' Sound work: Building (excerpt from Einstein on the Beach)
Time: 3:04

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Rhythmic and cyclic qualities are ever-present in Glass' music, which has been intrusively branded as "minimalism". To learn more about Philip Glass and why he does not like the term "minimalism" as applied to his style, check out his website:

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Unnamed Sound

Bus Route Taken: The Mayfair 31 from Wisconsin Avenue in D-Town, Milwaukee

The recording was made at 3rd and Wisconsin

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The plan was simple: board a bus, take a ride, and make some recordings. Well...not so simple. After taking the bus all the way to the Mayfair Mall and having made many recordings, confidence was not on my side. On the way back, all that recording made me hungry. So I stopped at...well, let's see if you can figure it out. Keeping my ears attuned to the sounds of the environment, I happened upon something that required some exploring on my part. Guess that sound...

Field Recording -- Drift

Date: 10/20/09
Time: 4:28 p.m.
Place: Kilbourne Ave. bridge at Water St.
Running Time: 0:45

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Date: 10/20/09
Time: 4:57 p.m.
Place: Pere Marquette Park, Milwaukee
Running Time: 0:45

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Date: 10/24/09
Time: 6:24 p.m.
Place: McKinley-Marina Park at the docks
Running Time: 0:45

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The Field Recordings here represent selected sounds from downtown Milwaukee and the Lake Front Area. I am presenting what I think are different sounds that may or may not be recognized. The sounds of the city and the sounds of nature not only clash, but live harmoniously in the same region. Significantly, there is a whole world out there that waits to be heard.

Found Sound Project

Found Audio

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total running time 1:00

The past. My very being derives from it. It's always there, sometimes quiet, but always consuming. My past is unavoidable, inescapable, yet all too often I find myself running, afraid of what has been. It haunts me. Laughing. Taunting. But every time I run, it finds me, catches me. It is a dance, and I am bound by its chains. I scream for the pain to stop. The past looms over me, a dark shadow grinning maliciously. How long can I fight? How long can I run? Each passing day, I grow more fatigued. I'm tired. I'm beaten. I try to escape, but it won't let go. I won't let go. I hold the keys. The choice is my own. I dream to break free, but for now we walk.