Author: Sonny Worsley
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Sonic global culture blog 6
History and culture of dub music Emerging in the late 1960s, dub music revolutionized reggae but also had a big influence on electronic music, hip-hop, pop, and even punk/post-punk, with bands such as The Clash incorporating dub elements into their work. Originating from Jamaica one of the pioneers of dub King Tubby along with Lee…
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Sonic global culture blog 5
As I chose sensory ethnography as my topic of choice for my essay, I decided to reflect on a performance of Lightning Bolt I attended a few years ago. I wanted to explore how the sensory aspects of the show affect my own perspective as well as my friends and family members who attended the…
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Sonic global culture blog 4
History of tape loops Magnetic tape was created in Germany at the start of ww2 used with the first tape recorder the AEG K1 Magnetophone, with the first uses to broadcast Nazi propaganda and to document broadcasts. Tape loop is made from a single piece of magnetic recording tape primarily using open reel to reel…
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Sonic global culture blog 3
Sonic Ethnography of LCC The entrance and smoking area of LCC keeps your mind alert with the constant conversations of students milling around the surrounding area. Each voice portraying a different emotion or question, whether it’s a group caught in a heated debate or or the awkward small talk between two acquaintances . For some there…
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Sonic global culture blog 1
ARANA part I // JNB (Jogja Noise Bombing) x NUSASONIC In this performance, artists from two groups JNB (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) and NUSASONIC collaborate and bring their sound together. The performance shows how local music scenes join with global platforms, bringing different cultures together to create something unique that each group has a passion and understanding…
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Time perception
The way we perceive time in situations is always different, the time you experience isn’t always the same as clock time. When playing a live show the performers time is different to the listeners/viewers time. The performers time will feel fast as they will be focused on performing and not making a mistake, while also…
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Radiophonic case study
Delia Derbyshire Delia Derbyshire is known for creating the theme for Tv show Doctor Who in 1963. Using tape loops, oscillators and manipulating sound it became the first theme tune to be composed entirely electronically. She produced her work at the BBC Radiophonic workshop, a space that was dedicated to creating experimental music. Delia also…
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Creative Sound Projects Blog 4
The human voice is key to many radio pieces communicating emotions and stories for the listener to visualise. this can be altered to add a sense of atmosphere or meaning. For example the tone of the speaker or the way certain words are phrased changes the emotion or context of the story. Foley/sfx are useful…
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Creative Sound Project blog 5
For time transitions audio dramas use techniques to show transitions across time, to add depth. a example of this is. Doctor Who: Black and White In this audio drama two stories are told, both set in the same location but at different times (16 years apart). Having these stories in two parallel timelines allows the…
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Creative Sound Project week 18 sfx
We stated by setting up 3 sets of different microphones: condenser room microphone, dual stereo microphones and a shotgun microphone. We all took turns screaming into the condenser microphone with each person having a different take and perspective on the scream. for example someone had been told to scream as if they were falling off…