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:60: is an on-going series of time-elapsed pieces one minute in length. Like time-elapsed photography, :60: condenses sound collected over a period of time ? hours, days, weeks? -- so that events unfold at a rapid pace. The juxtaposition of recordings collected and edited in this manner can create a new understanding and a unique experience.
":60: Peepers" is the first in this series. Recorded over two weeks in the spring of 2001, ":60: Peepers" captures the blooming of peeper song at a vernal pool in South Portland, Maine. From the peep of a single frog to the cacophony of hundreds, the change, when heard in a time-elapsed manner, is startling.
This piece has been broadcast on WMPG-FM.
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:60: is an on-going series of time-elapsed pieces one minute in length. Like time-elapsed photography, :60: condenses sound collected over a period of time ? hours, days, weeks? -- so that events unfold at a rapid pace. The juxtaposition of recordings collected and edited in this manner can create a new understanding and a unique experience. ":60: Peepers" is the first in this series. Recorded over two weeks in the spring of 2001, ":60: Peepers" captures the blooming of peeper song at a vernal pool in South Portland, Maine. From the peep of a single frog to the cacophony of hundreds, the change, when heard in a time-elapsed manner, is startling. This piece has been broadcast on WMPG-FM.
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Review of :60: PeepersThis is a totally non-verbal, charming piece of sound--a steady crescendo from one 'peep' to a climax of many and then back down to one. I loved it! I would like to be able to loop it and play it in my office during certain times of day. It is very calming (though mildly irritating at its height, which doesn't last long). I think it would be a great relief from the standard music pieces that are played between segments on public radio. |
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Review of :60: PeepersI just had to listen to this several times. It stirs something within you on a primordial level. It’s undeniably effecting. Hearing this in your car on your way to work might have the power to make you feel lonely for something hard to explain. Nature, maybe. Anyway, the wistful feeling of loss is remarkable. And that it’s a minute that represents two weeks of work gives it an added force. It is like a tightly constructed haiku that has the strength of a sledgehammer. By the end, when all the sounds come together, it is symphonic. Oddly, it feels like the end of a narrative arc of some sort, even though it is wordless. It’s alarming. |
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Posted on April 22, 2004 at 04:36 AM | Permalink
Review of :60: Peepers
Growing up in Toledo, Ohio, the local public station [WGTE] used a piece like this to fill the 30 seconds between their overnight national feed - Night Music, as I recall - and the beginning of Morning Edition at 6:00 am. Theirs was bird song from the local marshes and lake. It was a gentle and almost subliminal wake up when the alarm went off rather than the "Drive Time Report" which many stations use. NOt sure if WGTE still does this, but I wish my local station did.