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EAR ROOM #4

EAR ROOM | re-sounding dialogues across the globe # 4 Online now :: John Grzinich ~~~~ Ear Room, an ONLINE publication for developing critical DISCOURSE and debate on the creative, and EXPLORATIVE use of SOUND in artistic PRACTICE. ~~~ WHERE… http://earroom.wordpress.com/
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ear room

EAR ROOM | re-sounding dialogues across the globe First edition online now :: Jez Riley French. ~~~~ Ear Room, an ONLINE publication for developing critical DISCOURSE and debate on the creative, and EXPLORATIVE use of SOUND in artistic PRACTICE. ~~~ WHEN… on the FIRST of every month (August launch is a special double edition on the 1st and 15th). ~~ WHERE… http://earroom.wordpress.com/ear via… mark [...]
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what is field recording?

This is a question I’ve been asking myself ever since I realized that “field recording” was something of a viable genre for many working with sound. Before hearing the term “field recording” (and I’ll throw in Phonography), I never thought much in making a distinction between working in or out in the field. I recorded [...]
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four questions

Jez riley French runs a good series of interviews with sound artists on his blog. He has posted his ‘four questions’ with me. I’ve always felt it is difficult to write about my experiences in working with sound but what I liked about this process is that somehow when someone else asks questions it helps [...]
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KUNST.EE -Helikunsti eri / Sound Art Special

32 page feature on “Sound Art” + audio CD for kunst.ee magazine – Estonian Quarterly of Art and Visual Culture  (6/06) Editing and design: John Grzinich Estonian translations: Evelyn Müürsepp Articles by / Artiklid: John Grzinich Fred Jüssi Erkki Luuk Interviews with / Intervjuu: Estonian artist – Ki wa Carsten Seiffarth (Singuhr Hörgalerie, Berlin) + History of Sound [...]
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extended bio…

…site and sound since the early 90s I’ve been working with various media with a focus on sound. much of this happened through collaborations with fellow explorers in Austin, TX, Seth Nehil, Michael Northam, Olivia Block, Josh Ronsen, Rick Reed and others. But my interest in the fringes of music extened back to the vibrant days [...]
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emergent patterns

Much effort has gone into studying forms and patterns common in the natural world. From the early formation of the Golden Ratio, to the contemporary complex algorithms [...]
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noise induced order

(what is) Noise induced order? Bringing order out of chaos can require a little disorder. Adding variability and disorder to certain complex systems can help tame their chaotic behavior. This unexpected conclusion could require artists and engineers to take a new look at [...]
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in the soundscape

interviewed by Paulo Raposo PR: How did you start working with field-recordings? And how did you first start to integrate field-recordings in your music? JG: Last month I had some childhood memories come to me that I would say are related to this question. I used to play with tape recorders as far back as I even [...]
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sound, artists and words?

This has been a question for me ever since I thought to start a “blog” (I hate this word. What ever happened to journals?). I’m rather curious to find other artists working with sound (either as primary or secondary media) who are interested to discuss their work in ways that don’t revolve around self promotion, [...]
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lost interview

Some time back, either last year or the year before Paulo Raposo conducted and interview with me through email. I recently came across this exchange while going through some old files. I’m not sure we ever finished the interview, but I think it still gives a good overview to my approach. The interview is now [...]
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of sound relations and objectives

I have used contact mics throughout the years in various aspects of my sound work from live performance and studio instrumentation, to making recordings in the field. I use them for purposes of uncovering the “interior” acoustic properties of materials particularly with metal objects and wires, making the nature or properties of the [...]
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