message from ward weis
>
>a request from a friend,
>
>...
>
>THE9TH
>
>your milestone in our soundscape
>On the 9 th of the 9 th 1999 at 9 AM and 9 PM local time
>we would like you to take a 9 minute
>acoustical snapshot of the local soundscape.
>That is a sound recording of your immediate environment...
>HOW to put your place on the acoustic map of the world.
>Whoever you are, where ever you are
>(at home, at work, on the move),
>just open your window and place your microphones
>in such a way that they will capture your soundscape.
>Although we do prefer CDR or MD, any recording format (including cassette)
>will do ofcourse.
>On the 9 th of the 9 th 1999
>at 9 o'clock in the morning local time start your recorder.
>For the human reference, count form 1 to 9 in your native language.
>Then wait for 9 minutes to pass, then stop the recording.
>Repeat the same procedure at 9 o'clock in the evening.
>Label your cassette, or disk, or tape with the following information.
>1)  the coordinates of your location where the recording were made.
>That could be in the form of Country, City, Street and/or GPS.
>2)  the type of recording equipment and microphones used.
>Please put this information also on the envelope
>in which you send your recording.
>
>Send the recording (you pay for postage) to:
>
>PO.BOX 9
>1000 AA Amsterdam
>HOLLAND
>If you wish you can also tell us your name, gender, age
>and anything you believe is worthwhile to know
>about the place you just recorded.
>Why it is special, or why not. Why you like it, or why not.
>While recording you don't need to be silent,
>just behave as you would normally.
>Just record as if you wouldn't record it.
>The sound of everyday life as everyday life sounds.
>WHY?
>Do you remember what your own place sounded like 9 years ago?
>We do not take pictures for the past,
>we take them to be able to look back in time.
>At present there is no global reference of our sounding world.
>By taking a snapshot now, we can refer to it later.
>All recordings will be archived, indexed and available for reference.
>
>Please forward this message to a friend.
>Thank you for taking part.
>Have a 9th day!
>
>for more information info@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>...
>
>ward.




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