Writing Under the Pressure of Technology

Title: “Train at King’s Cross”
Description of Style: Narrative and Conversational.
Description of Piece: Two passengers argue over a seat on the train.
Description of three sounds: “Mind the Gap,” train chug/whistle, “Blimey.”
Running time: 2 minutes, 30 seconds
Artist Credits:
The “Mind the Gap” sound, titled “MindTheGap”, is attributed to the freesounds user “acclivity”, and the URL is http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=14904
The train [...]

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Title: BATTLE ROBOT
Style: Nostalgic Interrogation
Description of piece: A rumination on the appearance, worth, and rift of a BATTLE ROBOT entering the life of a rural youth.
Prerecorded voice: ‘Goobyes’ from friends on cellphone voicemails; Rhythmic noice: police sirens; Exclamation: air raid siren.
Time: 2:35 (pardon, pardon—sound only lasts until 2:32)
—Of course, [...]

Welcome to our class podcast. Students will take turns reflecting on each of the readings for our class.