Everything Sounds Holiday Gift Guide

The holidays are coming up soon and you may be struggling to find gifts for the audiophiles or sonic enthusiasts in your life. We have a list of ideas that we think might be of some assistance to you!

Video Games

“Sound Shapes” is only available in Playstation Network, so you’ll need to gift your favorite gamer one of these so they can download it:

Sony Playstation Network Card [Online Game Code]


Lumines: Electronic Symphony – PS Vita

Books

The Universal Sense: How Hearing Shapes the Mind


Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain


Tape Op: The Book About Creative Music Recording


The Great Animal Orchestra: Finding the Origins of Music in the World’s Wild Places


Listening to Noise and Silence: Towards a Philosophy of Sound Art


Rebels on the Air: An Alternative History of Radio in America


The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want: A Book About Noise


This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession


The Recording Angel: Music, Records and Culture from Aristotle to Zappa, Second Edition


The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century


Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time


Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom

Music

The Way Out


Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968

Eccentric Soul: The Capsoul Label


Goodbye, Babylon Box Set

DVD/Blu-Ray

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio


Sigur Ros: Heima


High Tech Soul: The Creation of Techno Music


Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Electronics

Jawbone JAMBOX Wireless Bluetooth Speaker – Black Diamond – Retail Packaging


Vers Audio E101 Sound Isolation Earphones with Mic, Cherry


IK Multimedia AmpliTube iRig


Zoom H4n Handy Portable Digital Recorder


Crosley CR8005A-OR Cruiser Portable Turntable


Crosley Solo Radio CR221 Black

Instruments
Bliptronic 5000 LED Synthesizer
Bliptronic 5000 LED Synthesizer


Korg MONOTRON 16-Key Synthesizer


Fender Greta 120v Amp

Loog I Guitar

Moog Etherwave Build-Your-Own Theremin Kit

Moog Etherwave Build-Your-Own Theremin Kit

Odds and Ends

DIY Music Box Kit
DIY Music Box Kit

Cassette Door/Floor Mat

Cassette Door/Floor Mat


Stereophile Magazine (1-year Subscription)

04: Thankful For Sound

In honor of Thanksgiving, Craig, George, and a number of their guests share why they are thankful for sounds. Enjoy the holidays and join us in reflecting on the sounds in our lives.

Music featured:
Language of Kings – “Deconstructing the Fauna” from Bent

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03: Walk with your Ears

Craig recently visited the Indianapolis Art Center to find out more about the ArtsPark and  how their Sensory Path plays with senses and expectations. Patrick Flaherty and Ben Shine from the IAC help illuminate this unique use of sound in the environment.

Music Featured:
Eric Radoux – “Downstairs” from Do I Refuse and “Credit” from Credit

Read More: The Soundscape by R. Murray Schafer

Sonic Experience: A Guide to Everyday Sounds by Jean-Francois Augoyard

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Hear what happens after you spin Sadashi Inuzuka’s Circle” at the IAC in the episode above!