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Sounds Absurd

by jonathan newman and dan breslaw

An anthropological inquiry into where we are, who we are and how we know our worlds. The first series of podcasts contain interviews with world leading musician Dame Evelyn Glennie, anthropologist of sound Professor Holger Schulze and sonic artist Sam Auinger. The Sounds Absurd podcast has been made by Jonathan Newman and Dan Breslaw. All the music in the podcast is original compositions by Dan Breslaw.https://soundsabsurd.com/As you listen to the sounds of a podcast, how do you form relationships with sound?

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Episodes

  1. 8. Bagpipes in Friston Forest 1st June 2021

    I met Richard playing the bagpipes while out walking with Noodles the dog. It was a beautiful sunny day with a slight breeze and the sounds of bagpipes carried through the trees and onto the hills. I started to talk with Richard who told me how he spends time with the bagpipes.

  2. 7. Sound is a Union of Bodies, Spaces, Objects and Movement - reflections on Evelyn Glennie

    In a series of four short episodes, I read old notebooks and write in new ones with thoughts and experiences evoked by my conversation with Evelyn Glennie

  3. 6. The Space You Are In - reflections on Evelyn Glennie

    In a series of four short episodes, I read old notebooks and write in new ones with thoughts and experiences evoked by my conversation with Evelyn Glennie

  4. 5. Feeling Sound in the Body - reflections on Evelyn Glennie

    In a series of four short episodes, I read old notebooks and write in new ones with thoughts and experiences evoked by my conversation with Evelyn Glennie

  5. 4. Sound is Movement - reflections on Evelyn Glennie

    In a series of four short episodes, I read old notebooks and write in new ones with thoughts and experiences evoked by my conversation with Evelyn Glennie

  6. Trailer for Holger Schulze - What is Sound and the Sonic Persona?

    With contributions from David Reby, Richard Bagpipes, Shelina Bhamani and Evelyn Glennie, Holger Schulze describes where people are located within sound.

  7. 3. Sam Auinger - Machine Noise and How We are Inscribed with Sound

    From the Aztecs to the Nazis, sound is an exercise of power. Sonic Artist, Sam Auinger, takes us on a journey that begins by exploring how our memories of sound leave marks in us and continues by examining how the way we listen to the world has changed as the soundscapes of a city become…

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  8. 2. Holger Schulze - The Sonic Persona and the Servant Class

    Professor Holger Schulze is a full professor in musicology at the University of Copenhagen and principal investigator at the Sound Studies Lab. In this episode, he talks about how a person develops a 'sonic persona' because of their relationships with their sound environments affect and shape…

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  9. 1. Evelyn Glennie - We Are The Sound

    World leading percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie talks about the many ways that the body perceives sound and how that sound is affected by the surrounding space and the performance of the sound. Evelyn also reflects on the sound of social media and the sounds of a prison, as she asks us to explore...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

An anthropological inquiry into where we are, who we are and how we know our worlds. The first series of podcasts contain interviews with world leading musician Dame Evelyn Glennie, anthropologist of sound Professor Holger Schulze and sonic artist Sam Auinger. The Sounds Absurd podcast has been made by Jonathan Newman and Dan Breslaw. All the music in the podcast is original compositions by Dan Breslaw.https://soundsabsurd.com/As you listen to the sounds of a podcast, how do you form relationships with sound?

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jonathan newman and dan breslaw

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An anthropological inquiry into where we are, who we are and how we know our worlds. The first series of podcasts contain interviews with world leading musician Dame Evelyn Glennie, anthropologist of sound Professor Holger Schulze and sonic artist Sam Auinger. The Sounds Absurd podcast has been...

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