Listening to the Ending of Fossil-Fuel Based Civilization by Brett Bloom

This Sonic Meditation was written in the first months of the 2020 global pandemic. Pollution levels everywhere dropped dramatically. The petroluem-dominated soundscapes of daily life emptied of astonishing amounts of human noise intrusion. COVID-19 is here because of climate breakdown. Sonic Meditations are written or spoken instructions that anyone can do to explore listening. They were developed by musician and composer, Pauline Oliveros, as an essential tool of the practice of Deep Listening she initiated. Sonic Meditations give attention towards various aspects of how listening and perceiving in a concentrated manner can reveal many things that are present, but that you do not regularly engage.
Dimensions: 5.5 X 8.5", 8 pages
Materials: Softcover book

Half Letter Press
(Avondale)

Half Letter Press is a publishing imprint and online store initiated by Temporary Services—Brett Bloom & Marc Fischer, who have published booklets as an element of their collaborative work since 1998. Half Letter Press was created to publish and distribute book and booklet length works by themselves and others, and to use this endeavor to build long-term support and expanded audiences for people that work creatively in experimental ways.