September 1st, 2020
In the Sound Series I’ll be talking to 18 writers, musicians and other artists about how sound features in their work. Today Carl Shuker and Simon Sweetman talk to Pip Adam about two sound objects.
Carl chose the live version of the song 'Work' by Lou Reed and John Cale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdl5fJ-c_lA
And Simon chose the Schnell Fenster song 'Whisper'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2LlG1aIKRA&list=OLAK5uy_nR1bdEDNSnWmCSUeBz5pI76ebWd1Inx_Y
To hear these sounds and for information about how to submit responses to exercises to our Showcase can be found on our website https://better-read.com
August 25th, 2020
In the Sound Series I’ll be talking to 18 writers, musicians and other artists about how sound features in their work. Today Brannavan Gnanalingam and Tokerau Wilson talk to Pip Adam about two sound objects.
Brannavan chose the sound of rain on a roof and Tokerau chose the sound of paper - with a twist.
To hear these sounds and for information about how to submit responses to exercises to our Showcase can be found on our website https://better-read.com
August 18th, 2020
In the Sound Series I’ll be talking to 18 writers, musicians and other artists about how sound features in their work. Today Sinead Overbye and Charlotte Forrester talk to Pip Adam about two sound objects.
Sinead chooses 'Give it To Me' by Motte
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJc6FW0PXQM
Charlotte chooses 'Seekers Who Are Lovers' by the Cocteau Twins
https://open.spotify.com/track/6YEAWiv3msB1SozMFLNbYG?si=A7ZRg6YHTPS47-YPzHIRtg
To hear these sounds and for information about how to submit responses to exercises to our Showcase can be found on our website https://better-read.com
August 11th, 2020
In the Sound Series I’ll be talking to 18 writers, musicians and other artists about how sound features in their work. Today Eamonn Marra and Cooki Aimee M talk to Pip Adam about two sound objects.
Eamonn choses a mystery song
Cooki Aimee M chooses a terrifying sound we hear often.
To hear these sounds and for information about how to submit responses to exercises to our Showcase can be found on our website https://better-read.com
August 3rd, 2020
In the Sound Series I’ll be talking to 18 writers, musicians and other artists about how sound features in their work. Today Ruby Solly and Chris Tse talk to Pip Adam about two sound objects.
Ruby chose 'Koukou' off her amazing album Pōneke which you can listen to and buy on Bandcamp
Chris chose the sound of washing rice, which he recorded and you can listen to on our webpage - or on the podcast.
Information about how to submit responses to exercises to our Showcase can be found on our website https://better-read.com
July 27th, 2020
In the Sound Series I’ll be talking to 18 writers, musicians and other artists about how sound features in their work. Today James Woods and Nick Ascroft talk to Pip Adam about two songs.
James chose Neon Cross by Drunk with Power, which he wrote and recorded. You can listen to here on Spotify
Nick chose Dunedin Spleen by The Verlaines and you can listen and buy this song on Bandcamp
July 20th, 2020
This season of ten podcasts exploring the relationships between sound and literature will be available an episode a week from 28 July.
https://better-read.com
June 1st, 2020
Bernadine Evaristo's novel 'Girl, Woman, Other' is the topic of this episode with Pip Adam and Sinead Overbye.
May 7th, 2020
This exercise includes the poem 'The 1950s' by Bill Manhire which appears in his collection Victims of Lightning (VUP, 2010)
https://vup.victoria.ac.nz/the-victims-of-lightning/
May 6th, 2020
This exercise includes sounds from the Free Sounds Library licensed under Creative Commons
