Hush
From: Kevin T. Allen
Length: 00:02:12
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Piece Description
A collage of sounds recorded around the Gowanus Canal. The canal is known for a long history of environmental problems. Yet recently there has been a push from the community to clean-up the canal and make it more accessible to the general public. This piece attempts to highlight some of the "quiet" spaces of the canal and bring them into acoustic play with their more aggressive industrial neighbors. To give quiet equal footing. It asks visitors to "hush," to listen to the layers and folds of sound beneath their bridges and streets. Sounds featured include: crickets, wind, traffic at the 3rd St. bridge, trains at Smith Street.
Jonathan Groubert
Posted on January 17, 2007 at 12:32 AM | Permalink
Review of Hush
What is the place of experimental soundscapes on public radio? Is there an audience for it on the open ether? Ideally, there should be, but frankly, I doubt we'll be hearing it on drivetime anytime soon. This is a shame as pieces like "Hush" and some of the more evocative Jonathan Mitchell stuff have an equally powerful narrative to traditional radio storytelling. We are, after all, in the business of sound. Hey PD! How about some late Saturday night slot or early Sunday morning with few distractions beyond coffee and the Times. This is evocative listening for the concentrated ear.