Rebel Notion No. 9

The CNE, otherwise known as the Canadian National Exhibition, runs for a little over two weeks at the end of the summer.   The grounds are very near the northern shore of Lake Ontario in Toronto, about one to two kilometres away.  One of the highlights of the CNE is the Air Show that features U.S. … Continue reading Rebel Notion No. 9 – 0034 The Air Show as Heard from Midtown

The garden tour is finally done. Peaceful, but not quiet, the bullfrogs, insects and birds are settling in for the night on June 13, 2023, 9:00 pm. Listen Here: After The Garden Show (13mb 5m34s) Hardware and Software: iPhone 12, Windows 11, Audacity 3.3.3. Original recording by L.E.E., postproduction editing by Ninja Notion. Best listened … Continue reading Rebel Notion No. 9 – 0033 After the Garden Tour

On October 17, 2021 an International Drumming Festival was held at the Wychwood Barns in heart of what we now call midtown Toronto. Mostly, a cool and windy day, later in the afternoon, it rained which ultimately drove Special K and I home. But before we left I captured soundscene audio of some of the … Continue reading Rebel Notion No. 9 – 0032 – Série Pandémique – International Drumming Festival

A spectacular cacaphony of fireworks heralded in the New Year on Jan 1 2022. We couldn’t watch them in person. But we could certainly hear them as we stood outside with a small collection of other neighbours. Best listened to with headphones. Hardware and Software: Zoom H4 Recorder, Windows 11, Audacity 3.1.0, Canon camera.

There were two families at the falls while we were there. Two of the boys, who had been running back and forth around the lookout point, stopped when they saw me taking pictures. I saw them out of the corner of my eye. They seemed curious about me, but when I turned around to look … Continue reading Rebel Notion No. 9 – 0030 – Série Pandémique – Inglis Falls, Owen Sound

Hanging out on Georgian Bay in Owen Sound. Pulling up some deck chairs, we enjoyed the sunshine, but it was cool and windy. We spotted a colony of gulls overhead. Gulls, though fascinating, will eat anything dead or alive, animal or vegetable. Listen here (3m53s). Best listened to with headphones. I Talk To The Wind … Continue reading Rebel Notion No. 9 – 0029 – Série Pandémique – Sitting on Georgian Bay

Take a walk with me along the rocky coast of Point Petre in Prince Edward County. August 19, 2021 around 13:00. 29.6c (80f) with a humidex of 38c (100f). Listen here: Hardware and Software: Zoom H4 Recorder, Windows 10, Audacity 3.0.2, Hauwei P30 (for photos).

We happened by a fire station on the morning of the 20th Anniversary of 9/11. We were able to see and hear the ceremony. It started at 09:58 and ended around 10:10. Have a listen to the audio (6m16s) :

This winter we only had only about two weeks or so of really cold weather and snow. Enough to use the hill for sledding and build a skating rink in the park. The February day I chose to make this soundscape, was brittle, but sunny. The sky was punctuated by dazzingly white clouds in one … Continue reading Rebel Notion No. 9 – 0026 – Série Pandémique – Socially Distant Winter Park Date

Warm summer thunderstorm. July 19, 2020. Best enjoyed in a quiet place with noise cancelling headphones. Hardware and Software: Zoom H4, Roland CS-10EM Binaural Microphones, Windows 10, Audacity 2.3.2, Image credit: Smashing Magazine(c) Myriad Advertising(c)

It snowed and the neighbours gave out candy canes.   No parties this year, but as an event shared in many places worldwide, we gathered on our front porches to ring bells, make noise, and wish each other a Merry Christmas at 6:00pm.  Hardware and Software: Zoom H4, Roland CS-10EM Binaural Microphones, Windows 10, Audacity 2.3.2, … Continue reading Rebel Notion No. 9 – 0024 – Série Pandémique – A Corona Christmas Eve

November 11, 2020 11:00am. Toronto, Canada. Taps performed by a student from a local school. Fighter jets flying above the city. Two minutes of silence. Hardware and Software: Zoom H4, Roland CS-10EM Binaural Microphones, Windows 10, Audacity 2.3.2, Hauwei P30 (for photos).

The parents on the street decided to have a short parade, less than 100 metres in fact, with all the children on Halloween.    So just before sunset, we walked to the end of the street, with a boombox filling in for the Pied Piper.   The party was topped off by a leaf throwing contest.  This … Continue reading Rebel Notion No. 9 – 0022 – Série Pandémique – A Corona Halloween

Here is my soundscape of a physically distanced fireworks display on Canada Day July 1 2020 10:30 PM.  By physically distanced, I mean, if you wanted to, and if you were still awake hang out on your own stoop, physically distanced.   Having walked to the park and further, chasing the sounds of an unpeopled celebration, … Continue reading Rebel Notion No. 9 – 0021 – Série Pandémique – Not With a Bang But A Whimper

This is an ambient sound piece I created in the summer of 2015.

  This audio piece is a mashup of four different nights between March and April 2020 across two streets.  It represents the nightly tribute our particular neighbourhood did for our essential services workers during the pandemic. It’s something many children all over the world will one day remember doing and why.  As always, best listened … Continue reading Rebel Notion No. 9 – 0019 – Série Pandémique – 19:30 Nightly Tribute to Our Essential Workers

Soundscape of the Climate Strike rally in Queen’s Park Toronto (Provincial Legislature) and the march on Friday Sep 27 2019. Listen here (5m37s 13mb): Best listened to with headphones. Equipment and software: Zoom H4, Windows 10, Audacity 2.3.2, Hauwei P30 (for photos). A companion to Ninja’s Rebel Matters podcast episode number 228: 1 2 3 … Continue reading Rebel Notion No. 9 – 0018 – Toronto Climate Strike Soundscape Sep 27 2019

Wind chimes in the backyard and strong winds usher in an eventual evening autumn storm.   Best listened to in a quiet room with headphones. Listen here (3m55s  7mb):   Equipment:  Zoom H4   Advertisements

In April 2016, my Aunt sent my siblings and me an email asking if one of us would like to take some of my grandfather’s memorabilia off her hands, since her children were not interested.   I was the one that accepted and found myself with approximately 250 cassette tapes spread over about 23 binders.   They … Continue reading Rebel Notion No. 9 – E0016 – Greatness, Fame, and, perhaps, a little Envy

In February 2015, I visited the National Gallery in Ottawa.  At the exhibition called “Canadian Biennial 2014” I wandered into an installation by Kelly Richardson.   The sound that went along with the video installation filled the room.   I was spellbound. From the following link:  http://kellyrichardson.net/?page_id=1229 “As part of Shine a Light, Kelly Richardson’s recently acquired … Continue reading Rebel Notion No. 9 – 0015 – Kelly Richardson Installation – Mariner 9 – Haunting Audio