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The Ideas of March
dictaphone assemblage audio folk art
recorded March 2019 with four Sony ICD PX-470 stereo digital dictaphones
featuring:
Stanley and Lumen K neighbors family members Racket Fest #2 participants two-string pink dumpster guitar appliances circuit bent Casio SK-1 Monotron synths 1. Free Realm of the Imagination 2. Slideshow Tour 3. Stickfigure Assemblage 4. The Ideals of March
17 Comments
Leslie Singer
3/30/2019 17:29:30
Hal, from the witty title to the endlessly fascinating slide show to the sonic layers including found pop, 2 string guitar, Racket Fest#2 conversations and the meditation on Ensure, The Ideas of March, is worthy of the gods!
Hal McGee
3/30/2019 18:13:21
Leslie, who are these gods of whom you speak? Who ARE these gods of whom you speak? Who are THESE gods of whom you speak? Who are these gods of whom YOU speak? WHO are these "gods" of whom you speak? ... "They" and I ("We") are glad that YOU like it and that you find it as much fun to listen to as WE did making it.
Adam J Naworal
4/1/2019 00:55:12
Great stuff as always! You really have a knack for turning life into art!
Penny
4/2/2019 00:15:30
Very good work Hal. Love the photos.
Chris Phinney
4/2/2019 06:52:56
Excellent Hal all aspects. I really enjoy the slideshow, Great photos me thinks!
Hal McGee
4/2/2019 08:44:09
My thanks to all of you for listening and looking! I like to think of these dictaphone assemblages as my personal monthly newsletters. If you want to know what is going on in my life, listen to these assemblages of mine.
Lumen K
4/6/2019 16:11:26
I like all four tracks, but the Ideals of March (track 4) really sticks out as particularly enjoyable and effective. Nicely done, Hal!
penny
4/20/2019 00:47:52
lumen k, i love hearing your questions and ideas on these works. u bring up some fun thinking meditations.i was listening to this on head phones.. seriously who needs drugs when u two get together. sooo good sooo good!
Lumen K
4/20/2019 15:38:23
Thank you, Penny! Hal is nice to let me ramble on as different thoughts come to mind. Being part of this community--and here I am thinking of you too--is very inspirational. Take, for example, your asemic writing works. I looooove these. And, by the way, your sound art is also amazing. It is interaction with people like you, Hal, Leslie, and many others that inspires me to go on mental journeys. Then Hal hits record.
Leslie Singer
4/8/2019 18:25:21
Man, I wish I had some of that delicious chicken pot pie right now!
Hal McGee
4/8/2019 18:28:05
Not a problem. Time travel 81 days and it's yours.
Leslie Singer
4/9/2019 11:03:18
Should I try to contact Phillip Jeffries/David Bowie with that special phone that also doubles as a dictaphone player? Or Tammy's Blackberry? No matter what I'm leaving Judy out of it!
Hal McGee
4/9/2019 11:28:09
You can try,but that might not actually be Phillip Jeffries. It might be another Phillip pretending to be Jeffries (The OAM).
Rafael González
4/19/2019 13:24:47
Good ideas in March!
penny
4/20/2019 00:34:52
i had to come back to this. i was just thinking, one day a huge race of alien crafts will come here or some anthropologist team will find your works and feel they have found a modern version of the sea scrolls.
Hal McGee
4/20/2019 00:54:27
Penny, thank you for re-visiting The Ideas of March and for listening so closely. I appreciate it!
penny
4/20/2019 01:01:48
each time i come back to your pieces, my brain picks up on new details. i notice that happens even on songs i have loved for years. i am listening tonight on headphones, so i feel like i am sitting right in the middle of the rooms u are in. it really is a trip. great job mixing your pieces. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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