English 131F

 

instructor: Jentery Sayers ~ classroom: smi 309 & ougl 101 ~ TTh: 9:30-11:20

Sample Audiography

My organizing principle for the playlist or "audiography" below is time. I lead the listener/reader through my average day. Music is more upbeat in the morning and more mellow toward the evening. Some sounds and noises give you an idea of my consumption habits (e.g., what I spend and what I eat), while others give you a hint of who I communicate with. Of course, not all quotidian sounds are included, and I'm still able to manage some degree of privacy (e.g., no proper names are used).

All of the prefacing behind us, below is the example. I encourage you to be more creative (and even more detailed) than me. After all, time is rather boring organizing principle.

Title: "The Sonic Version of My Everyday"

  1. Alarm clock (5 seconds)
  2. KUOW's "Morning Edition" (and usually the voice of Renee Montagne) (15:00 minutes)
  3. Coffee brewing (15 seconds)
  4. "Peacebone" by Animal Collective (from Strawberry Jam) (5:13 minutes)
  5. Bus driver saying, "Campus parkway" (2 seconds)
  6. "Bring the Pain" by Missy Elliott (from Under Construction) (3:00 minutes)
  7. "Pure Magic" by Girl Talk (from Bone Hard Zaggin') (3:31 minutes)
  8. Copy machine eating paper (1 minute)
  9. Conversation with Mary Gates Hall barista (30 seconds)
  10. Conversations with students (1 hour to 1.75 hours)
  11. "Tij" by Battles (from Mirrored) (7:04 minutes)
  12. White noise in Suzzallo Espresso (e.g., people chatting, pages turning, and espresso being made) (1 hour)
  13. Text message "ding" on mobile phone (1 second)
  14. "2 dollars and eighteen cents" from IMA "Dawg Bites" employee (2 seconds)
  15. Squash ball hitting wall and various exclamatory remarks (2 hours)
  16. White noise at bus stop (e.g., people chatting, cars going by, and skateboards) (10 minutes)
  17. "Morning Hollow" by Sparklehorse (from Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain) (7:23 minutes)
  18. Computer turning on and e-mail "ding" (5 seconds)
  19. Pasta bubbling and knife cutting through vegetables (15 minutes)
  20. "Previously on Heroes . . . " (1 minute)

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