Main thing here for me is how effortlessly you dispense of the idea that the world is "a resource to be efficiently consumed." Clear. Obvious. Thanks for showing that's so.
I haven't been to Japan in many years, but it's always the sound of the train crossing and the clack-clack of the trains on the tracks that brings me back. Also, I've been "trained" by many years of watching Japanese dramas to pay attention to the bird and insect sounds to tell me what time of year it is! It's funny, I've obviously never really heard those birds and insects, except maybe for cicadas since I've only visited Japan in summer.
I definitely think the same way about the train sounds… I absolutely love the insects singing in autumn, but definitely, my favorite soundscape is summer with all the frogs! Another sound that I didn’t mention was the rattling of the storm windows when the northern wind is blowing in winter or when there’s an earthquake. That sound is so specific to my memories of tochigi
Main thing here for me is how effortlessly you dispense of the idea that the world is "a resource to be efficiently consumed." Clear. Obvious. Thanks for showing that's so.
Thank you so much for reading, Bill!!
I haven't been to Japan in many years, but it's always the sound of the train crossing and the clack-clack of the trains on the tracks that brings me back. Also, I've been "trained" by many years of watching Japanese dramas to pay attention to the bird and insect sounds to tell me what time of year it is! It's funny, I've obviously never really heard those birds and insects, except maybe for cicadas since I've only visited Japan in summer.
I definitely think the same way about the train sounds… I absolutely love the insects singing in autumn, but definitely, my favorite soundscape is summer with all the frogs! Another sound that I didn’t mention was the rattling of the storm windows when the northern wind is blowing in winter or when there’s an earthquake. That sound is so specific to my memories of tochigi
Yes! Beautifully stated, "Our listening animates the world".
Isn’t it? I am going to get his book 📕