This reading was an interesting one. I think Russolo did a good job describing sound for the time, it’s interesting to think there was once a time where music and noise was so new. I noticed he mentioned that nature is silent. I thought about this line because initially I thought no, nature is loud. The sounds of cars moving, footsteps on pavement, even a tree brushing against a building. Then I realized that during this era, nature outside was probably quiet. That seems like an enjoyable time to be alive, to be able to experience the silence of nature. I think Russalo has a very childlike perspective of noise. The way he would describe different sounds like POUMTOUMB or BOUM-pam-pam-pam. You would not normally see someone take sound so literally though it reminded me that this was once a reality for people. Reading this also helped me with the listening assignment where we have to describe a sound we’ve never heard without using “sounds like”. I was curious how I was supposed to document that but after reading this manifesto, it makes a lot more sense. I resonated with this reading, I had to change my perspective a little but overall it was an interesting read.

https://www.ubu.com/sound/kristeva.html

I have always believed sound is art but I guess I always assumed it as music, not necessarily speaking. It is hard to pinpoint this specific audio as art when it is just merely a woman speaking. I’m not sure how to justify this audio as art but I am also not the one to say what is art and what is not. It does not help that I cannot understand what she is saying though I will say the French language is a beautiful language to listen to and I found this audio to be pleasant background noise while I work.