soundgrabs

Something called Soundgrabs over at archive.org led me to Derek Bacon's Soundgrabs page. Lots of captured audio categorized by subject - Water & Weather, Found music, Laughter, etc. A really nice collection, and the simple interface lets you stream them simultaneously. One of the collections is "Words & situations," the kind of thing I'm always interested in hearing. Snippets of conversations. I'm listening to it right alongside "The home," which is sounds made from objects around a home.

As I (sort of) stated, he's also made all of the collections available at archive.org. This really inspires me to get the minidisc recorder out and do some of the things I used to do.

PQ Experimental

PQ Experimental

Experimental loops and things with processed vocals. I'm enjoying this.

My family and I just had ice cream. There's a milk shake with a chocolate chip cookie in it. I had that. I'm posting this on Sunday but it won't be up until later. When? Whenever it is. Maybe it won't be so hot then.

found sounds for Sunday morning

found sounds

"Recorded May 2003
A sonic exploration of concrete sounds. Not loud at all. Simple-minded attitude. Objects treated as instruments, instruments treated as objects, etc."

creaky and clicky. Interesting compositions culled from the found sound world. Background sounds for an odd day.

Foraged For, Found, & Forged

This is an album of found sound compositions compiled by Charles Rice Goff III.

"Foraged For, Found, And Forged" was the first solo original CDR production created by Charles Rice Goff III (after creating 22 solo cassette productions and three CDR solo cassette retrospectives). Its title sums up its essence: the compositions were all created by pasting together small bits and pieces of found sounds. In the "forging" process, Goff also used a lot of computer effects to vary his found sounds. His only actual "performances" on this album are a few vocals spread around here and there. "

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More From The Comfort Stand

This compilation on Comfort Stand is sort of the reason this blog was started, I mean the blog wasn't started because of this particular compilation, but more, you know, the spirit of this compilation. My friends and I have always enjoyed combing the aisles of thrift stores looking for cassette tape gold.

Party Fun with Recorders Volume 1:

"Home Recordings. Children singing, screaming and storytelling.

Remember when you were a kid? Did you have a recorder? Even if you never held a microphone to your mouth and screamed making funny faces, I'm sure you can recall a time when you jumped around like a silly little monkey hooting and hollering. Maybe you still do! We hope so.

All recordings are sourced from cassette tapes found in thrift stores and junk shops, tapes dubbed for us and one tape was even found in a gutter! The only exception being the last track on this recording, by Grandpa Norm, singing to his grandson and we thought it fit quite nice on this compilation of home cassette recordings."

sample: Justin - Rock N Roll Boy

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bonus sample: Rock N Roll Boy (cover) -Jonathan Coulton

Found Musics of Albert Bernal

one handed guitar

"Paris, Willy Ronis' exhibition"

Found sounds - "People in the night"

1308 - Crystal Night (1988)

"Three long pieces made with bass guitar, balalaika, home-made metal banjo, scratchy record and found tapes.

Originally released as a C60 in 1988 on the Korm Plastics label in an edition of 1x3x4x8 copies. Re-released by Korm Plastic on CDR in 1999."

609 downloads. Make it more.*

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*I haven't actually listened to this yet because I'm streaming the pile records radio show to get an idea of how it went. It would be kind of helpful to me if the few people that come here on a regular basis leave some comments or something. I want to know what you think. Thanks. Pile Records Human Interface Unit #4.768432A