Heating Tube

The first of my recordings was a tube omitting heat from a house. I wanted to use some loud industrial noises, hoping to possibly juxtapose them with more peaceful noises in the future. On this particular sound, I placed the right mic close to the tube and the left one towards the street.

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Piano Man

Due to the temperature outside while going on my first drift, I stopped by a nearby friend’s house for heat and shelter. Upon entering the house, I was greeted by a very beautiful, original piano piece being played by an acquaintance of mine. I placed my microphones on opposite sides of the piano and let him play for a while.

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Water Gauge

Walking down E. Linwood Avenue, I discovered a shrieking noise coming from the side of a nearby house. I placed the left and right microphones on opposite sides of the object and got some really interesting shrieking and pulsating.

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Old Female Musician

My most memorable noise throughout my first drift was one I encountered while strolling the Music Building halls of UWM. Walking down the hallway, a cacophony of noise flooded my ears; however, I soon manipulated the mic towards a room where a string section was performing. On top of that, an old woman randomly came up to me sharing her views of music.

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Kung-Fu Sticks

Throughout my first drift I tried to find ambient beats. I was pleasantly surprised when I came across a Kung-Fu instructor teaching U.W.M. students how to fight with a wooden stick. The clashing of the two wooden objects created a steady beat. Also, you can hear the instructor counting down the men who are sparring.

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Drift Strategy

In an attempt to get out of my habitual walking patterns that take up so much time in my everyday escapades, I will Algorithmically walk around Milwaukee. An "Algorithmic Walk" is a stroll in which, I walk in a predetermined pattern despite where it may lead. This shall help me release myself from ritual and comfort; thus, I will hopefully gain an increased amount of insight to the environment around me. The specific pattern I plan to use is: a left right alternation every five blocks, this shall hopefully create I zig-zagged line. This blog is documentation of that experience.