Listen Closely

A podcast about a video.

Find eric andre x BLARF edit - "dream project" on Critter's YouTube channel, @TheMysticCritter.

Listen to my first interview with Haze -- including a discussion on gender identity, a brain tumor, and alligators -- here.

Produced by Alec Cowan.

The recordings in this episode were recorded from (roughly) the same spot in my backyard from February to May.

Produced in entirety by Alec Cowan.

What's your query?

Produced in entirety by Alec Cowan.

New to Listen Closely? Here's your welcome mat.

Humanity has had ways of recording what we see for as long as history has been recorded. But the way we hear? A very recent phenomenon. This is what $10 on Ebay will get you.

Music heard in this episode:

Time Forest - Hiroshi Yoshimura

People on Sunday - Domenique Dumont

Lágrimas Negras - Hermanos Gutiérrez

AJ Schlechten is a woodworker and experimental artist in Fruita. Colorado.

Find his website here and art here.

Produced in entirety by Alec Cowan.

A sonic tour through Madrid, Seville, and Granada, Spain.

00:00 - Walking through El Retiro Park

02:26 - Birds in El Retiro

04:23 - Watching a street performer in Madrid

07:40 - Walking tour at Puerta del Sol to Plaza Mayor

12:50 - Inside the Almudena Cathedral

14:15 - The Prado

16:30 - At the Plaza de Toros

22:22 - Bells of Sevilla

23:00 - At Maria Louisa Park in Sevilla

25:00 - The Alcazar

27:18 - Horses in Sevilla

27:50 - At the Cafe Morillo

29:34 - Birds of Granada

32:00 - Guitar in Ronda

A sound walk through the marshes of Seattle.

This story took three years to make. Sort of.

Featuring: gaming sessions from 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Video game noises courtesy of late-night searches on Freesound.org.

Another day in the woods.

A note: the text in this episode was AI generated. It comes from a ChaptGPT prompt asking for a podcast-styled narrative story about walking in the woods while it’s raining. I’ve tweaked language in places, and the rest of the production and music is completely original from me. This is meant to be more of a practice exercise and experiment, and is in no way an endorsement for AI podcasting or the replacement of human creative pursuits.