Sound Patterns

As part of a Folkways Record science series, this compilation is divided into four sections: Natural, Musical, Location and Manmade Sounds. Recorded in 1953, the collection was considered a departure from other similar material: “Like photography and art “annuals,” each issue will include the most unusual — and most common — sounds that exist; and through aural interplay, Folkways hopes to be able to establish a mood not unlike that of seeing photographs and pictures.” The variety of sounds in this compilation, from birds to cars, paints a vivid image of a very diverse and wondrous world. Liner notes include detailed information of the sounds.

EN ESPAÑOL

Como parte de una serie sobre ciencia elaborada por Folkways Record, esta compilación se divide en cuatro secciones: natural, musical, ubicación y sonidos artificiales. Grabada en 1953, la colección fue considerada como un punto de partida de otro material similar: ”como fotografía y arte“, los anuarios ”cada edición incluirán los sonidos más inusuales -y más comunes- que existen; a través de la interacción sonora, Folkways quiere demostrar un modo no muy diferente de ver las fotografías e imagenes“.

La variedad de sonidos en esta compilación, va de las aves a los coches, pinta una imagen vívida de un mundo muy diverso y maravilloso. Las notas internas incluyen información detallada de los sonidos.

Track Listing

101	Natural Sounds - Wood Thrush, Natural Speed	Peter Paul Kellogg	00:24
102	Natural Sounds - Wood Thrush, Slowed Down to 1/2 Speed	Peter Paul Kellogg	00:30
103	Natural Sounds - Wood Thrush, Slowed Down to 1/4 Speed	Peter Paul Kellogg	00:58
104	Natural Sounds - Crickets (Airplane Motor in Background), Natural Speed	Peter Bartok	00:26
105	Natural Sounds - Crickets, Slowed Down to 1/2 Speed	Peter Bartok	00:40
106	Natural Sounds - Crickets, Slowed Down to 1/4 Speed	Peter Bartok	00:54
107	Natural Sounds - Crickets, Slowed Down to 1/8 Speed	Peter Bartok	01:09
108	Natural Sounds - Thunder Storm (with Toad and Bird)	Peter Paul Kellogg	01:38
109	Natural Sounds - Alligator Chorus (American and One Asiatic)	Robert Snedigar	01:00
110	Natural Sounds - Two Lions (Atlanta, Ga. Zoo)	Moses Asch	00:29
111	Natural Sounds - Monkey (Happy)	A monkey	00:51
112	Natural Sounds - Monkey (Same Monkey, Angry)	A monkey	00:34
113	Natural Sounds - Tortoise Mating Call	Robert Snedigar	01:53
114	Musical Sounds - Musicians Tuning-Up	Peter Bartok	00:55
115	Human Sounds - Animal Imitations by an Eskimo	Harry Gibbons, Laura Boulton	02:06
116	Human Sounds - Heartbeats	Peter Bartok	00:34
201	Location Sounds - Chorcha, Honduras	Peter K. Smith	01:06
202	Location Sounds - Talking Drums, Africa	Leo A. Verwilghen	01:20
203	Location Sounds - Taxi Trip, through Traffic to Airport	A recordist	02:05
204	Location Sounds - N.Y.C. Lineman	Frederic Ramsey, Jr.	00:38
205	Location Sounds - N.Y.C. Gardenias!	Moses Asch	00:38
206	Location Sounds - Hot Dogs in Times Square	Moses Asch	00:51
207	Location Sounds - Charleston, S.C. Flower Vendor	Walter C. Garwick	00:54
208	Location Sounds - Cow Ceremony in Yugoslavia	Laura Boulton	00:54
209	Location Sounds - Dawn Chorus, East Africa	The Queeny Expedition	01:23
210	Man Made Sounds - Jet Flight	A recordist	00:17
211	Man Made Sounds - Railroad to Atlantic City	Moses Asch	03:02
212	Man Made Sounds - Short Wave Radio	Frederic Ramsey, Jr.	03:31
213	Man Made Sounds - Pump Drill	A recordist	01:06
214	Man Made Sounds - Electronic Feedback, 7 1/2 Inches Tape	David Hancock	01:26
215	Man Made Sounds - Electronic Feedback, 15 Inches Tape	David Hancock	01:06