Prominent Sounds Heard in Six European Villages
Text: Kaj Ahlsved, Anne Tarvainen & Meri Kytö. Picture: Meri Kytö (Nauvo) Prominent Sounds Heard in Six European Villages presents a series of listening sessions conducted as part of the SOMECO project’s fieldwork in spring 2025. The video brings together six ten-minute segments (plus opening credits), each capturing the sonic character of a different village. […]
50 years is a long time
Text: Meri Kytö & Kaj Ahlsved Rhythmanalysis in soundscape studies has dominantly meant looking into circadian, daily rhythms. This project opens up a much longer span of time, practically of two generations. Last Sunday happened to be “Goldene Konfirmation”, that is, the 50th anniversary of the confirmation of the Spring 1975. The mass started with […]