Art is the amplification of the world around us.

The hyperlinks don’t always connect with me right away - I have never been quick of mind or sharp of with. So the hyperlinks that resulted in the title of this post go back some way.

I like listening to podcasts that are recorded outside the studio - I love the back ground noise over the speaking and recall several episodes of Spiritual Unfoldment where John Butler is speaking in his usual quiet, reflective manner in a cafe with the back ground chatter and noises of the coffee making complementing this. This is common with several podcasts I listen to that are not recorded in a studio soulcruzer crimbo limbo and strangers on a bench.

I listened last week to Ferns February Found Sounds where Alice Boyd was chatting with Darren Appiagyei a wood worker in London. Alice is really adept at capturing outdoor sounds and incorporating them into her music. A few days later she put a video on YouTube of her going about London collecting sounds for a use in a future date. 

As I listened to the noises of London while wearing my headphones it struck me that art, in all its forms, is the amplification of the world around us.