“Speech enters into the music and becomes it (becomes song) even as it dies, disappearing as music, breathing its last endless rasping breath” — Scott […]
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Sanctioned Trespass I
The audio for this piece largely consists of rare found recordings of Sephardic folk tunes and prayers. These folk tunes are particularly low quality and […]
Welcome to Our New Open Studio!
Welcome to Eavesdropping, our new ‘works-in progress’ section. Along with our broader categories showcasing Writing on Sound and Sound on Writing, our aim with Eavesdropping […]
Hello 2.0
Welcome back to The Eaves! It’s been quiet over here, but now we are delighted to welcome you to our re-designed website! We have recently […]
Playgrounds
by Ina Čiumakova Sound and memory are intimately connected, both in literature and in philosophy: In “A Sketch of the Past”, Virginia Woolf dreams up a […]
Running Music
by Thomas Brett Thomas Brett is a musician and writer who holds a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from New York University. His essays and book reviews […]
A Reading List for the End of Summer
This endless summer, The Eaves has turned 2! On August 18, 2016, we went online with a text on Emily Dickinson. As a little present to ourselves and to […]
Listening Futures
by Amina Abbas-Nazari Editorial Happy World Listening Day! World Listening Day is celebrated annually on July 18, the birthday of R. Murray Schafer (Happy Birthday, Raymond!). This […]
Acoustic Territories in Mrs Dalloway
Sound as an Epistemic Resource in Literary Studies In people’s eyes, in the swing, tramp, and trudge; in the bellow and the uproar; the carriages, […]
Sonic Walk 2017
by Ina Čiumakova Sonic Walk As I continue walking on the beach, my breath constantly being taken away by the sudden gusts of wind, I follow […]