Clutter!

 My soundscape: Clutter - inspired by Old Tape by Aaron Dugnan

For my soundscape drew inspiration from musician, Aaron Dugnan. I first stumbled upon his music when listening to a random playlist, and I heard Old Tape for the first time. This song was my inspiration for making my soundscape! The recording features a cacophony of sound, there are multiple layers of people talking, some are sped up, reversed, or pitched, but none are discernable.

    In my soundscape I aimed to recreate this feeling. Though I feel both have different reactions. When I listened to "Old Tape" it made me giggle because it sounded all like gibberish, but now I kind of like to play it between songs so my mind can rest if that makes sense. Even though it's a bit chaotic, it has a liminal "vibe" that I really enjoy. My soundscape is pretty unpleasant, I wanted to have it sound like the overstimulating situation of studying with lots of people in the room and not being able to think clearly. At the time I was thinking of it I was going through that, feeling extremely anxious and unable to focus as I tried to do homework while on the verge of a panic attack. So this kind of sounds like just before that- for me atleast. Though, I want to say my aim isn't to make people panic! Just to show that experience.

    In the background of the audio I played another one of Aaron Dugnan's pieces called Kadima and decided to use it in the background. Additionally, I found a video on YouTube of Aaron Dugnan doing a rehearsal or performance from years ago, that was hard to find. One thing I found surprising was the number of followers he had on Spotify since that's where I first found him. He's a very talented musician and his work is interesting, so I was surprised I couldn't find more about him!

         Making this taught me an interesting thing about creativity and "art". Other people enjoying what you create or the amount of attention it gets does not determine the value of what you make. I realized this with mt reaction to Aaron Dugnan. This person who I think is very talented and creative, does not become less so because of his amount of "followers." The impact of his work doesn't change, the value, or the intent and thought process that went into it. 

Links to Old Tape and Kadima

https://open.spotify.com/track/0kVvjg8t2VHoYTU9uBUo0b?si=cd368263f7d54817

https://open.spotify.com/track/4cZ2ZItcfkZd7WKjkHS6tK?si=c40b3e9aae0e4827