Sit Perfectly Still, The World Will Present Itself to You

Summary:

An Audio Excursion in Los Angeles

Tones:

Esoteric, Real, Sound Rich

Language:

English

Description:

"Sit perfectly still..." is a (Kafka) quote from an interview I did with James Ellroy.

I thought it would fit very well for an audio excursion, or a soundscape about the Big City.

Here´s the thing: In the late 1980s I moved from Sweden to Los Angeles. To this big, mysterious city, with so many voices and sounds.

"Sit perfectly still..." is a collection of some of those voices and sounds, that I have recorded over the years. Mixed with music, and events that reminds me of the place I now live in. There is no story, no plot and no narrator. My hope is that it is a little like when you pick up a shell on the beach, put it to your ear, and you start hearing all kinds of things.

Originally this story aired on Swedish NPR, although in a slightly longer version.

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