Urban Sounds

WON'T YOU LISTEN from Emeli Pontén on Vimeo

It has been customary to treat sound classifications separately - 1) physical characteristics of sounds in the field of acoustics, 2) the perception of sounds in the field of psychoacoustics, 3) the cognitive and emotional variables of sounds in the field of semiotics, semantics and aesthetics. The attempt to merge these areas is today more than an interesting academic endeavor, it is a crucial scientific step in order to enhance human living conditions in sonically complex urban environments.

”Won’t You Listen” is a sample collage of street recordings from Stockholm, New York City and Paris. The music played as intro/outro, and as transitions in between the city soundscapes, are compositions produced from these very samples to high light the intrinsic qualities of pulse, intensity, rhythm and tonal harmony within the cities.

“Won’t You Listen” was screened at the Eco Health Conference Aug 2010 in London as a ”Honorable Mention” and at the Sound Acts Conference in Denmark Sept 2010.



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PRESS AND THE CITY

check my article up on 2FACED1/DECIDA STYLE

femcees

check my article on Kingsize Magazine's site concerning womens' influence on hip hop, an important yet overlooked aspect... please comment. unfortunately only in Swedish but you can still post your opinion up there...

HIPHOPARINNA

a movement in Sweden is currently working on building a network for women in hip hop & music... I got involved the other day and it's growing stronger... heads up!!

also, a friend of mine is working on a Bachelor's thesis concerning female mcs in hip hop... there's a big emptyness to fill here, most of what has been written on a University level has ignored the female perspective...

breaking SLUSSEN

THE CROSSFADER BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE & BREAKING

WELCOME /Emeli & Teres

footwork + armwork = FLOORWORK

FLOORWORK was a school project I did a year ago, with Johan Söderberg as examinator. The music and video is all produced by me but mind you I have no training in Final Cut, it was all a wild freestyle... but I had lots of fun + I got the best grade!! POW!! Johan = GOD of audiovisual design if you didn't already know... immensely honored to have been mentored by him... and kinda freaked that the legendary Ewok One just commented "very dope Emeli.... greets from Nyc." YEAH!! + the jit master Haleem "Stringz" Rasul wrote last year when I posted it on facebook "Great Track Emeli! I peeped my voice on it when i first heard it. Dope 4sho!" BAM!! WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT!!!!!! haha... thanx you guys...



dancing in the video is Prince Jron and King Charles of FOOTWORKINGZ who are visiting Stockholm real soon... staying for 11 days!! that's one helluva tour stop... talking to Charles some weeks ago I asked what they wanted to do... "Party Party Party" hahaha aaait let's get it movin....

don't miss the workshop they're doing while they're here... but please... kids... TIE UR SHOE LACES OR UR DEAD!!!!

while we're at it I wanna thank STREET STAR for keeping the urban dance styles vivid in Stockholm... Martin Ferretti & Joachim Hövel <--- APPLAUXXXE!!!!!!!

let my Lacrate rock til my Lacrate pop

the homie Aaron Lacrate just sent me a new mix to spread in Europe... it's clean it's TIGHT n it's da boom da bap movin stacks no fakin jacks... OLD SCHOOL HIP HOP!!!!! GET ON DOWN TO THE NITTY GRITTY!!!!!! GUDD GAWD!!!!! COMIN BACK SILLY!!!!!!

download the mix >> DOPE ON THE TABLES <<

also check out MILKCRATE NYC

follow ---> @aaronlacrate & @milkcratenyc