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Object Sonore: A Sound-Studies Discussion btw S.D. Jowett and Michael Palumbo

kaleidophonic wrote 1 week ago: Hey cats! Last week I posted about a new podcast series called Objet Sonore, an electro-acoustics / … more →

Tags: sound studies, Podcast, montreal, Aural history, urban soundscape, Objet Sonore

Stop needless noise!2 comments

kaleidophonic wrote 3 months ago: Short post today, just wanted to share a neat photo with you. Poster design by Howard Scott (1942), … more →

Tags: sound studies, noise, noise pollution

Mark Smith on the Sensory History of America's Civil War

kaleidophonic wrote 5 months ago: Hey folks! Sorry I’ve been so remiss about posting lately. It’s probably a combination o … more →

Tags: Reviews, sound studies, Lecture, mark m. smith, American Civil War, Sensory History, acoustemology

Who REALLY invented 'the soundscape'??1 comment

kaleidophonic wrote 7 months ago: Aldo Leopold, Mexico 1938. Photo courtesy of U. Wisconsin, State of Wisconsin Collection. Hey Kaleid … more →

Tags: sound studies, soundscape, soundscapes, noise pollution, Nature, Birdsong, Aldo Leopold, R. Murray Schafer

The problem with national music narratives: The case of Québec Yéyé Music2 comments

kaleidophonic wrote 8 months ago: Hey there cats & kittens. I’ve been writing lately, hammering away at the diss. I really w … more →

Tags: Music 2, montreal, Québec, Félix Leclerc, Yeye!!, sinners, Révolution française, Quebec chanson, Nationalism

Two new sound-studies books2 comments

kaleidophonic wrote 8 months ago: Cover art from the book “MP3: The Meaning of a Format” by Jonathan Sterne Hey folks, Sho … more →

Tags: Reviews, sound studies, Books, Jonathan Sterne, reader, mp3

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kaleidophonic wrote 9 months ago: Reblogged from In The Mix: Here's a documentary about the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. It was created i … more →

Tags: sound studies, radio 2, radio, Documentary, Electronic music, Sound Effects, BBC

Making the Olympics Sound Right

kaleidophonic wrote 9 months ago: Hey folks, Following up on my last post about sport sound, here’s a timely little bit about br … more →

Tags: sound studies, Broadcasting, sound, npr, Recording, Sporting Events, Olympics

August Episode of the Month

kaleidophonic wrote 9 months ago: Wow, I can’t believe it’s August already! Yikes… As per the usual deal, I’m … more →

Tags: Episodes, radio 2, Campus radio, Atomic, postwar culture, Dr. Strangelove, songs about the atom bomb

Assorted Musings Around Sport Sound4 comments

kaleidophonic wrote 10 months ago: Gary Carter, legendary member of the (now defunct) Montreal Expos baseball team.   Recently a f … more →

Tags: soundscape, radio 2, montreal, radio, tsn 990, Mike Spry, sports radio, Expos, crowd noise

Little White Earbuds’ Brief History of Early Electronic Music1 comment

kaleidophonic wrote 10 months ago: Hey Kaleidolings! Today I thought I’d re-blog a post that my buddy DJ Forage shared with me, a … more →

Tags: Music 2, Women, moog, Electronic music, Futurists, Daphne Oram

Listening Technologies Before the Invention of Radar3 comments

kaleidophonic wrote 11 months ago: What’s that you say? Sorry, can’t hear you. Just let me put in my giant ear-trumpets … more →

Tags: Listening, technology, radar, military, Ears, earphones, Microphones, parabolic ears, war trumpets

"Fanfare for the Common Man": Montréal's Melodious Metro

kaleidophonic wrote 11 months ago: I’ve been writing a lot lately. The dissertation progresses, and my current chapter deals with … more →

Tags: sound studies, soundscape, montreal, accoustic engineering, Québec, METRO, fanfare for the common man, Melody

Quebec's new Bill 78: Silencing Dissent5 comments

kaleidophonic wrote 1 year ago: Hello friends. Today I’m going to take some time to blog about something very important and se … more →

Tags: Radical, montreal, Québec, Occupy Montreal, Protest, occupy, Dissent, printemps d'érable, Bill 78

The Sounds of Expo 67 (Pt. 4): Fusion des Arts and mechanical music

kaleidophonic wrote 1 year ago: Greetings Kaleidolings! Today I’m getting back to a favorite subject of mine, Expo 67. (If you … more →

Tags: radio 2, radio, CBC, Québec, expo 67, Gong, Interactive Music, sound art installation, Groupe Fusion des Arts

The Audible Past: Technologies of Listening2 comments

kaleidophonic wrote 1 year ago: A few weeks ago my buddy Glo challenged me to review a book. Not just any book, but Jonathan Sterne … more →

Tags: Reviews, sound studies, radio, Listening, technology, Audible Past, gramophones, stethoscopes, telegraph

'The Voice of the Nation': Ottawa's Peace Tower Carillon

kaleidophonic wrote 1 year ago: Hey folks! Sorry for the delay in posting, I’ve been busy. But today I thought I’d retur … more →

Tags: sound studies, bells, Canada, carillon, CBC, cfrc, O'Canada, Ottawa, Parliament

April Episode of the Month

kaleidophonic wrote 1 year ago: Holy cow, it’s April already! Seriously WTF time is slipping by so fast these days, it’s … more →

Tags: Episodes, Québec, Campus radio, Yeye!!, L'Infonie, speak white, Les Sinners, chanson, michèle lalonde

Hearing Voices (Or, Sounds Mannish)1 comment

kaleidophonic wrote 1 year ago: Ever since I became involved in radio I’ve been interested in the sounds of voices. Its always … more →

Tags: sound studies, Queer, noise, CBC, Listening, hearing, Gender, Voices, Feminism


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