The World in My Mail Box

Sound archivist Tony Schwartz spent much of his life documenting the sounds of his New York City neighborhood, largely because his agoraphobia prevented him from traveling far from home. Schwartz nonetheless amassed a large collection of recordings from international musicians through audio exchanges via the mail. The World in My Mail Box features music from this exchange. The collection spans a number of continents and ranges from intimate solo vocal performances ("Norwegian student sings") to live club performances ("Song from African nightspot"). The liner notes include some of Schwartz’s correspondence with the performers on the album.

EN ESPAÑOL

El archivero de sonido Tony Schwartz pasó gran parte de su vida documentando los sonidos de su barrio en la ciudad de Nueva York, en gran parte debido a su agorafobia que le impidió viajar lejos de casa. Schwartz, sin embargo acumuló una gran colección de grabaciones de músicos internacionales a través de intercambios de audio a través del correo electrónico.

El mundo en mi buzón contiene la música de este intercambio. La colección abarca varios continentes y rangos de las íntimas interpretaciones vocales solistas (”estudiante noruego canta“) para las actuaciones en vivo del club (”Canción del club nocturno de África“). Las notas incluyen algunas de la correspondencias de Schwartz con los artistas del album.

Track Listing

101	Introduction - South Dakota Farmer/Song from Pittsburgh	Tony Schwartz	03:03
102	Norwegian Student Sings	Tony Schwartz	01:21
103	Song from African Nightspot	Tony Schwartz	02:40
104	Song from Outlying District	Tony Schwartz	02:30
105	Housewife in Ireland	Tony Schwartz	01:23
106	Young Haitian	Tony Schwartz	01:57
107	Engineer in India	Tony Schwartz	03:33
108	Farmwife in New Mexico	Tony Schwartz	02:30
109	Private in Ft. Devins, MA	Tony Schwartz	03:26
110	Major in Germany	Tony Schwartz	00:51
111	Austrian Song	Tony Schwartz	01:54
112	American Corporal	Tony Schwartz	01:15
113	Guitar from Upstate NY	Tony Schwartz	02:05
114	Greek Harmonica	Tony Schwartz	03:16
115	Kentucky Dulcimer	Tony Schwartz	00:38
116	Peruvian Guitar	Tony Schwartz	03:33
117	Sitar from India	Tony Schwartz	00:30
118	Flute & Drum from Mexico	Tony Schwartz	01:06
119	Flute & Drum from India	Tony Schwartz	03:44
120	Closing Comments	Tony Schwartz	00:15