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Cover StoryListening to the City
Tony Schwartz was arguably the second greatest sound recordist in American history. The only person more important was Alan Lomax, and in some respects they resembled each other. Schwartz and Lomax were...
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Sounding offA Sound Commons
Today the air is filled with discussion of commons as a democratic principle of access...
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Archive SpotlightWhen It Rains, It Pours
Sounds of a Tropical Rain Forest in America and the Birth of the Science Series...
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video spotlight"Time" clip from The Fine Art Of Goofing Off
"Time" clip from The Fine Art Of Goofing Off, circa 1972. Originally airing on public television station KQED, The Fine Art of Goofing Off was a collaboration between Henry Jacobs, Bob McClay, and Chris Koch. This clip features narration from Alan Watts. In an interview with Smithsonian Folkways, Henry Jacobs described the series as "Sesame Street for adults." Video courtesy of Henry Jacobs. Note: wwww.henryjacobs.com should redirect to the Alan Watts Seminars homepage.
Albums
From the Collection
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Tony Schwartz Records the Sound of Children
Tony Schwartz
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Sounds and the Ultra-Sounds of the Bottle-Nose Dolphin
Various Artists
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An Actual Story in Sound of a Dog's Life
Tony Schwartz
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Playing Music with Animals
Jim Nollman
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Sounds of a South African Homestead
Various Artists