Crosley Revolution turntable

While we are on the topic of the different formats our music can come in, this is a great example of the revival of an old one. The Crosley portable Revolution turntable seems to be designed for people who still have some vinyl record but do not have the space for a full size turntable.

I found this nice and compact battery powered machine via Retro Thing, and as they conclude, its form factor is almost identical to the Audio Technica AT-727 'Sound Burger'. It looks great, but the record is unprotected and it will not replace your iPod as it is hard to fit one (including record) in you pocket.

Quiet lakes and rumbling waterfalls

After a month of silence on Everyday Listening, I’m back and ready to hear and write about new and inspiring sonic experiments! If you know of any, or work on something yourself you’d like me to write about, please contact me.

During July I travelled to what appeared to be one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen. Via Germany and Denmark we drove into Sweden, to travel halfway up north and then west, into Norway.

Sweden is a land of extended forests, beautiful lakes and the further you drive up north, the quieter it gets. The perfect place to breathe some oxygen after a year of city life, if you can handle the mosquitoes.

Norway is a bit more overwhelming. I didn’t expect it to be so impressive. Norway is loud and strong, nature showing us her all her pride. Thousands of waterfalls covering the steep mountain walls.

In the Netherlands there is no place were you can’t hear the constant humming noise of a highway somewhere in the distance. In Norway it seems like there is always the sound of water rustling somewhere not too far away. I prefer the latter.

Here's a little slideshow with some of the amazing landscapes we encountered. And what does it sound like? I'll give you some examples later!

And now for some quiet time...

It's been three months since my first post on Everyday Listening. It's been a great start and now it's time for some rest! I'll be traveling to Sweden and Norway for a month, hopefully recording interesting sounds on the way. I will not update the site during this period, so expect to read and hear about fresh and inspiring sounds from the beginning of August. 

I might be updating my status on Twitter now and then, find me at twitter.com/hugoverweij. In the meantime, don't hesitate to send me your links, sounds and interesting projects you'd like to see featured on Everyday Listening. See you in August!

Photo by sebilden

Liquid Architecture: festival of sound arts

Today the Liquid Architecture festival of sound arts opens in Sydney. It's the tenth edition of this festival with concerts, immersive sound presentations, audio-visual and recorded work, exhibitions and installations in what they call "a sense-specific feast for the ears".

The festival focuses on listening. In this world mainly focused on visual stimuli it's great to see events like Liquid Architecture emphasize the importance of sound culture in the world. There will be exhibitions and concerts in various cities in Australia. I would have loved to visit the festival, if it wouldn't be on the other side of the globe!

New page: Events for sonic inspiration

I just added a new page to Everyday Listening. Click on Events to see a calendar with all kinds of inspiring festivals and events worldwide. It's not that full yet, but I'll keep entering new events as soon as I find out about them.

Do you know of any suitable events I could add to the calendar? Sound art, experimental electronic music, future media, that's the kind of thing I'm looking for. Please send me a message to let me know. Thank you!