The sounds, music, and wisdom of the wheels
The Wheels Speak!
Click on the video below and listen to Ed describe some of the sounds that were captured during the group trials on March 18th. It is recommended to use stereo headphones for the most meaningful experience when watching the video and listening to the clips below.
Individual Sound Clips
Here are some more individual sound clips from the Power of WOW group meeting at the GAIA spa in La Jolla CA on March 18th 2009. These are fascinating to listen to with headphones.
Raw Unedited Clip
This clip is the raw clip with no editing. Some of the conversations were funny. Not everyone in our group was aware just how sensitive the microphone setup was.
Alternate sounds
Here is a short clip of one of the “alternate sounds” that were recorded. Depending on how hard you built up momentum with the wheel, a variety of different sounds were produced. In fact , there were even a variety of percussive sounds in the recordings which was an unexpected surprise.
Entrainment loop
This sound loop is an example of when we were in “entrainment”. As the evening progressed there were more examples of this. However, we will have to practice recording without talking, as well as following each others rhythm to get a longer period of synchronization.
It is very clear to me by listening to the audio footage from our trial, that we can achieve a other amazing sound effects if we all work the wheels in synchronicity with one another.
We Can Hear – Did the wheels speak?
The following clip is very interesting to listen to with headsets. There are times when you don’t know whether the wheels are talking or it is our group. At times it seemed like different people from the group may have whispered something, but it also seems as if the wheels answer back. Either way, this clip reminds me of all the whispers and voices in my head. These can be like the winds. Sometimes calm, and sometimes like a hurricane. The microphone reminds me of that place inside all of us that knows, sees and records everything that we do in this life – from that place of detachment and non judgment.
We can hear – is heard about 5 seconds into the clip
Calm down – is heard twice starting at about 29 seconds into the clip. Both times the wheels answer with a grunting sound.
Calm Down – isolated clip
Here is the “calm down” again , but listen to the wheels just after the words are spoken. They seem to answer by grunting.
Peruvian Whistling Vessels
Here is a clip of the Peruvian Whistling vessels that I promised to post. This recording is copyrighted. You can make a copy, but DO NOT USE for commercial purposes.
WOW Music
Finally, what can you get when you take some of these interesting recordings, sample and combine them in interesting ways with percussion tracks and effects? Put on some headsets and enjoy some of the psycho acoustic effects that I discussed during our gathering!
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