Ear fatigue is real. There's a certain point in the day where every frequency in my voice has a witness protection program box over it, and I can't hear that frequency any more. It's time to go. It's like when you look at a certain color too long and all you see is the opposite color on the spectrum because the cones in your eyes have become fatigued; they cannot maintain that level of intensity anymore.
Passed attractions
-
Here's a short overview of how to make your own contact microphone using piezo crystals. This technique was taught to me by Alan Lamb... -
There was a concert and workshop in Cootamundra last weekend featuring a couple of my favourite artists, Alan Lamb and Oren Ambarchi. I... -
The Disquiet Junto activity this week takes inspiration from an idea of John Cage's: “Wherever we are, what we hear is mostly noise. Wh...
-
The haiku shared by Naviar Records this week prompted me to go back to an earlier draft of a song. I have the reversed bossanova riff and d...
-
The haiku shared by Naviar Records this week speaks to me. We're heading into autumn and I recently returned from a holiday at the beac...
-
The Disquiet Junto prompt this week is to "Record a song using only your voice transformed beyond recognition." Maybe it was the...
Other outlets
-
Cockroach tanka - Every morning a cockroach trapped in the sink beautiful creatures though quick with boiling water it feels wrong to make them die
-
Reflection on listening to the radio - *This year I've been trying to keep a journal and my reflection today seems innocuous enough that it hopefully won't embarrass me later* Driving to work ...
