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Audio meditation for the New World

Audio meditation for the New World The Uus Maailm (New World) district of Tallinn in Estonia has for a number of years seen a large number of actions initiated by its residents, aimed at reviving this neglected post-socialist neighbourhood, as well as taking part in the capital's city planning. Community work, a residents' library, street festivals, international networking of hyperlocal communities, and other ongoing activities are taking place.1 Following a film shoot on the Estonian island of Vormsi (with Ben Rivers & Ben Russel) involving a number of New World residents, this paper was written as an invitation by them to reflect on sound in their city. KEYWORDS sound environment sound in urban context soundscapes psychology of sound Estonia recorded sound emotional content of sound 1. http://2010.uusmaailm.ee/ eng/ https:// www.face book.com/uusmaailm? ref=hl Writing about sound ­ something that you can't see and which, when reading this paper, you won't be able to hear ­ are there good words to do that ? What I really would like to do is to play you a recording of the city of Macau at 6 in the morning in 2004, with the song of caged birds carried by old men, the old ladies chatting happily while doing http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The New Soundtrack Edinburgh University Press

Audio meditation for the New World

Ciompi, Philippe
The New Soundtrack , Volume 3 (1): 27 – Mar 1, 2013
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Edinburgh University Press
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Articles; Film, Media and Cultural Studies
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2042-8855
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10.3366/sound.2013.0033
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The Uus Maailm (New World) district of Tallinn in Estonia has for a number of years seen a large number of actions initiated by its residents, aimed at reviving this neglected post-socialist neighbourhood, as well as taking part in the capital's city planning. Community work, a residents' library, street festivals, international networking of hyperlocal communities, and other ongoing activities are taking place.1 Following a film shoot on the Estonian island of Vormsi (with Ben Rivers & Ben Russel) involving a number of New World residents, this paper was written as an invitation by them to reflect on sound in their city. KEYWORDS sound environment sound in urban context soundscapes psychology of sound Estonia recorded sound emotional content of sound 1. http://2010.uusmaailm.ee/ eng/ https:// www.face book.com/uusmaailm? ref=hl Writing about sound ­ something that you can't see and which, when reading this paper, you won't be able to hear ­ are there good words to do that ? What I really would like to do is to play you a recording of the city of Macau at 6 in the morning in 2004, with the song of caged birds carried by old men, the old ladies chatting happily while doing

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The New Soundtrack – Edinburgh University Press

Published: Mar 1, 2013

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