Listening to Noise and Silence engages with the emerging practice of sound art and the concurrent development of a discourse and theory of sound. In this original and challenging work; Salomeacute; Voegelin immerses the reader in concepts of listening to sound artwork and the everyday acoustic environment; establishing an aesthetics and philosophy of sound and promoting the notion of a sonic sensibility. A multitude of sound works are discussed; by lesser known contemporary artists and composers (for example Curgenven; Gasson and Federer); historical figures in the field (Artaud; Feldman and Cage); and that of contemporary canonic artists such as Janet Cardiff; Bill Fontana; Bernard Parmegiani; and Merzbow.Informed by the ideas of Adorno; Merleau-Ponty and others; the book aims to come to a critique of sound art from its soundings rather than in relation to abstracted themes and pre-existing categories. Listening to Noise and Silence broadens the discussion surrounding sound art and opens up the field for others to follow.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Buy the Print Book!By WolfLonerI have the original sock-shaped book and I love it. I thought it would be great to have it on my Kindle - Oops! Not so!!! The tables that I so enjoy using are impossible to read on the Kindle. The pattern instructions are divided by part of sock being knitted and each part has its own table; which; in my opinion; makes this PRINT book really easy to use. If you really like the socks on the cover because of the pattern and are disappointed that there is only the one pair made that way; you can use a book of patterns and find something that will fit into the charts for the flowered socks. Get some graph paper and draw the number of stitches and rows on it; then put in the pattern youve chosen from another source - colored pencils or crayons make your own chart easy to use. I use the Intarsia and Fair Isle sections of The Knitting Stitch Bible by Maria Parry-Jones to do this sort of thing on socks and doll clothes. The book also has the following sections: Knit Purl; Rib; Cable; Bobble; Lace; Sequins beads. With just a little experience you can utilize a book like this to make most any pattern an original by you. I would advise any beginner knitters reading this to refuse to be put off by naysayers. If you truly want to make a pair of socks for someone; even yourself; you will be able to do it. I can say this because I learned to knit when I was 16 by making a pair of Argyle socks for my steady boyfriend. If youre being told to make a dozen scarves or potholders first; just ignore that advice and make what you really and truly want to make. You can do it!!!10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Best buy the paperback version.By TMs GrandmaPurchased ebook on Kindle Fire. Text is great; but all charts are not formatted for larger screen and cannot be read...nor can they be made larger. Stick to the paperback version.43 of 45 people found the following review helpful. Good All-in-One Reference for New Sock KnittersBy Lynne E.If you have never knitted socks before; this knitting-bag-sized book (6"x 9") will tell you everything you need to know about knitting classic cuff-down socks. Instructions are included for three popular sock-knitting methods: (1) using double-pointed needles; (2) using two circular needles; and (3) using one long circular needle and the "Magic Loop" approach.The book has 17 different sock patterns (some with extra variations); most of which call for slip-stitch heel flaps and simple stitch combinations. Nearly all of the patterns appeared previously in McCarthys sock-shaped book; Knit Socks!. The patterns are presented in tables; and every step for each sock part (cuff; leg; heel flap; heel turn; gusset; foot; toe) is written out in detail. A great feature is that the tables give the stitch counts whenever the counts change (because of increasing or decreasing); including row-by-row counts when turning the heel. This step-by-step approach results at times in rather wordy instructions.All of the patterns can be knitted by a novice sock knitter. "Winter Garden"; the flowered cover design; is a more advanced; charted design that introduces the Fair Isle (stranded color knitting) technique. "Yoga Moves" includes an alphabet chart that can be used to personalize gift socks or add any short message around sock legs. "Off the Cuff" has an interesting fold-down cuff that uses the natural roll of stockinette stitch for an unusual cuff treatment. "Lacy Days" incorporates simple lace patterns; "Diamonds and Cables" and "Best Foot Forward" offer attractive cabled socks; and "Youve Got Rhythm" presents three versions of textured-pattern socks.There are patterns for many different weights of yarn; and at least one pattern ("Fireside Stripes") that is designed to show off handpainted yarn. Also included is a pattern with a stockinette heel ("Straight-Laced") and one with an "eye of peacock" heel ("Fireside Stripes").If the competition among sock-knitting books werent so fierce right now; this would be a 4- or 5-star book. However; because the patterns are so simple; the book is primarily of interest to new sock knitters. Therefore; the book rates only an "average" 3 stars.
