Kim Cascone, Dan Francisco: The Grain of the Auditory Field

Seminar in englischer Sprache.Borrowing the central idea from Roland Barthe's »The Grain of the Voice« Kim Cascone will talk about the emerging intersections between microsound and field recording.Suggested reading and listening:reading:* »The Aesthetic of Failure« by Kim Cascone* »The Grain of the Auditory Field« by Kim Cascone* »Schizophonia vs. l’objet sonore: soundscapes and artistic freedom« by Francisco López* »Environmental sound matter« by Francisco López * »Rhythmanalysis« by Henri Lefebvre* »Location Environmental Performance: Some Dimension Theory and Considerations of Practice« by Dallas Simpson (Please refer to www.phonography.org/writings.htm)listening:* Eric la Casa - (mp3's at his site)* 'Far Afield' (compilation) – www.webbedhandrecords.com* Jacob Kirkegaard – 'Loop Tower' (mp3 at his website)* toshiya_tsunoda – 'O respirar da paisagem' (SIRR Records)