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In the Sound Series I’ll be talking to 18 writers, musicians and other artists about how sound features in their work. Today we showcase the work Sudha Rao created in response to the series. https://better-read.com

In the Sound Series I’ll be talking to 18 writers, musicians and other artists about how sound features in their work. Today Cassandra Barnett and Luke Buda talk to Pip Adam about two sound objects. 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

In the Sound Series I’ll be talking to 18 writers, musicians and other artists about how sound features in their work. Today Anna Smaill and David Long talk to Pip Adam about two sound objects. 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

For the final episode of the Sound Series I'm hoping to put together a showcase of work created in response to the exercises I've been offering throughout the series. I'd love to receive your work by Thursday 24 September You can send your responses to me at: betterreadnz@gmail.com Or if you have any questions please don't hesitate to email me here. If none of the exercises appeal, you could also send a recording of you reading a piece of your own work that you think is interesting in relation to sound. You can read all the exercises at: https://better-read.com/2020/09/13/episode-80/

In the Sound Series I’ll be talking to 18 writers, musicians and other artists about how sound features in their work. Today Kerry Ann Lee and Jackson Nieuwland talk to Pip Adam about two sound objects. 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

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

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

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

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  

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  

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

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

Bernadine Evaristo's novel 'Girl, Woman, Other' is the topic of this episode with Pip Adam and Sinead Overbye.

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/

This exercise includes sounds from the Free Sounds Library licensed under Creative Commons

This exercise includes 'The Kafka Divers' by Rachel O'Neill from her 2013 book One Human in Height published by Hue & Cry Press https://www.hueandcrypress.com/shop/one-human-in-height

This episode includes the poem 'gently' by Crispin Best https://thequietus.com/articles/14067-two-poems-by-crispin-best and 'I am a photographer' from Jackson Nieuwland's book I am a human being https://compoundpress.org/books/i-am-a-human-being/

This exercise includes the poem Five Limericks on Grief by Nick Ascroft https://nzbooks.org.nz/2016/poem/poem-nick-ascroft-five-limericks-on-grief/

This exercise includes sounds from the Free Sounds Library licensed under Creative Commons https://www.freesoundslibrary.com/ambient-sounds/ And poems from Bill Manhire's poetry collection Call Me By My Name https://vup.victoria.ac.nz/tell-me-my-name/

This exercise contains sounds from the Free Sounds Library licensed under Creative Commons https://www.freesoundslibrary.com/crowd-laughing-applauding-sound-effect/