I was listening to this song last week, but it seems relevant to post now. Strange how there is a random ear sculpture in the background.
I found myself talking about sound this week at my session. Sounds from my childhood such as the winter night time winds roaring through the tree tops, the sound of wood pigeons calling in spring and such. These sounds have not changed at all and are a great comfort to me in a changing world.
I talked about supernatural sounds such as the cacophony of knocking floor boards that filled the house one night, or the cracking tapping TV surround or the packet of pills that shook when I talked about them. Sound has been a big part of my perceptions of both the natural and un natural world. Sound is key to both these things for me. This is important somehow. A bridge between the two ?
Last night I thought I heard the sound of wild animals, howling, owls, coyotes, etc., as when I lived in the middle of valley in rural southern California. I found it comforting too. But I think it was half imagination. I miss those sounds.
ReplyDeleteI think that sounds are important for very sensitive people. The Fall of the House of Usher alludes to this.
That film is too close to home ! The slave trader was called David if I remember right. Its not a sinister name at all, and seems an odd choice. Funny how wild sounds are ok but a dog barking isnt ?
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