Writing

Essays on sound, voice, memory, and the conditions music is made and heard in.

• The Voice After Editing

  What happens when a recorded voice stops belonging to the body that made it.

• Aesthetics of Lag

  Delay as distance made audible.

• The Blindfold Was Added Later

  Justice was painted with her eyes open for most of her history.

• Rooms That Are Disappearing

  When a venue closes, a sound closes with it.

• A Word Repeated Until It Opens

  Repetition as a technology for wearing meaning down.

• Something You Can Hold

  Half the people buying CDs this year do not own a CD player.