Hey y’all:
I’m starting an audio project. It’s not replacing the zine, or anything like that! Some ideas make more sense to me as sound, just like some ideas make more sense as mixed media or hybrids. I hope you like it—and if you don’t, a proper zine will show up soon enough.
If you would rather listen to the less compacted WAV, please--and I never thought I’d say this—check out my SoundCloud. —KJ
Episode Description:
In this first episode, our host discovers the letter A and all the things that come with it. They discuss aging, consider AI, lament the state of Austin, and engage with a baby armadillo. Tune in, or don't: the alphabet will happen with or without you.
(General warning: this episode uses adult language, refers to adult relationships, and discusses homophobia & transphobia using a couple a couple reclaimed slurs.)
Time codes:
[00:00] Intro: Associations, Apples, and Aging
[09:56] AI and Art
[18:27] Austin and "An Inch and Change"
[30:19] Ending: Achievements of the Armadillo
[33:47] End
Credits:
Written, Produced and Edited by KJ Shepherd, 2023.
This show is deeply indebted to the sound work housed on Freesound (freesound.org). In particular, this episode was built using the following sounds:
craigsmith, r20-10-fast-typing-on-manual-typewriter.wav
joseph999, huge-typing-pool.wav
pakasit21, typewriter.mp3
phonosupf, tuba-glissando-6.wav
InspectorJ, boiling-water-large-a.wav
oeusse, a_major.mp3
thedapperdan, biting-an-apple.wav
noah0189, crowd-ooohs-and-ahhhs-in-excitement.wav
rtb45, bolt-wins-the-200-meter.wav; 368767, mm-project-10-pinball.wav
straget, birds-around-birdfeeding-with-two-om1-from-line-audio.mp3
danglada, a-major.wav
jorgesbcomposer, la-m-guit.wav
cinetony, turn-signal-in-heavy-rain-interior.wav
pflanigan, 042616-ravens-in-sapporo.mp3
straget, big-waves-hit-land.wav
lauraforero0921, marimba1.wav
sangtao, pizzicato-rythm-delay.wav
felixblume, bees-in-the-desert-mexico.wav
InspectorJ, bell-counter-a.wav
InspectorJ, orchestral-strings-warm-a.wav
tutenchwimse, sewing-machine.mp3
bone666138, analog-alarm-clock.wav
InspectorJ, bamboo-swing-b15.wav
phonosupf, accordion-1.wav; 485601, accordion-2.wav
InspectorJ, hand-bells-chromatic-ascending.wav
evaalloza, pinumberbassoon.wav
carlos_vaquero, bassoon-g-2-staccato-non-vibrato.wav; bassoon-g-3-tenuto-non-vibrato-pianissimo.wav; bassoon-g-3-tenuto-vibrato.wav
InspectorJ, door-wooden-close-a-h1.wav
kyles, motorcycle-throaty-pull-away-medium-speed-smooth-gaza-2016.wav
mrthenoronha, 8-bit-water-stage-loop.wav
mpue76, microwave-finished.wav
perttiorn, carcrash_heartbeat-slomo.wav
azumarill, mancunian-dot-matrix-printer.wav
phonosupf, tuba-stretching.wav
mrthenoronha, soft-game-theme-loop.wav
13gkopeckak, bike-horn.wav
mrthenoronha, classical-waltz-loop.wav
mincedbeats, typewriter-bell.wav
maria_mannone, flute-trill-tremolo.wav
amandajbono, clarinet-trill.wav
beetlemuse, cathedral-organ.wav
3bagbrew, jaw_harp24.mp3
japinto, ethereal-jaws-harp.wav
pj2105, computer-robot-electronic-noises.mp3
nicholasjudy567, windshield-wipers.wav
fenodyrie, sleighbells.wav
jmayoff, beer-bottles-clinking-inside-a-box.mp3
breviceps, record-player-needle-is-dropped-vinyl-crackling.wav
mortifreshman, clock-ticking.wav
sarcasticbracket, cash-register.wav
walkingwithmicrophones, the-bell.wav
InspectorJ, hand-bells-cluster.wav
jovica, 20170114-embracer-classic-strings-white-key-chord-sequence-140-bpm-ni-guitar-rig-5-stereo-ghosts.wav
jovica, 20170319-4-chords-in-a-sequence-at-60-bpm-embracer-warm-bath-mw.wav
jovica, ppg-005-detroit-100-bpm-chord-arp-c1.wav
chipfork71, wqarp03rev.wav
shortbusmusic, arp-synth-in-fm-120bpm.wav
andy21x, roland-se02-1983-arp.wav
npeo, arpeggiated-synth-delay.wav
ebcrosby, sci-fi-1-electric.wav
carbilicon, electribe-tweak.wav
supersciri, crazy-with-calculator.wav
13fpanska_roubalova_anna, kalkulacka.wav
tomlija, tape-calculator.wav
KJ Shepherd Discovers the Alphabet