looking into people's windows - a sound collage by nate schmold

so many things happening off the computer. art shows and music performances and pet mutants and galleries and family trips and community workshops and summertime lounging and, and, and....

...and I released "looking into people's windows" as an album on streaming services, comprised of a handful of my fav tracks from the podcast. Well it came out, and I received such wonderful feedback from it. People saying they really enjoyed it, nice reviews, it even reached #1 on the CJSW (Calgary) top 30 a couple weeks ago, and is still #1 on the experimental chart even this week. Im so grateful to everyone who checked it out and supported ❤️ what makes me really excited is that it wasnt even HALF of the stuff i wrote while i was cooking up the podcast daily! i re-listened to some of the later stuff and I think it's EVEN BETTER than the stuff i released on the album!

I miss the outlet of posting audio, so I'm going to try to get back to it, just starting light with experimentation / practice sessions and i dont want to make lofty promises about the frequency but ive been feeling inspired again and have been recording stuff even the past week and thought to myself tonight.... why the frickin hell aren't you posting it you silly goose?

so here it is. 😊 Hope you're having a rad summer my friends!

love nate.

looking into people’s windows is an abstract audio podcast devoted to exploring small stories told with sound. Imagine strolling through a busy neighbourhood at night. Mysterious lives spill out from windows as muted light filters through rippling curtains. TV screens flicker and project misshapen shadows across unfamiliar walls. Celebrations and obligations keep focus sharp behind the glass as indiscernible silhouettes dance to a silent rhythm. These sound fragments attempt to capture the memories of these moments before they are lost to the next day’s hustle.

Season 2 - Episode 2 (Weekly)

Patrons get access Friday, all other homies get it on Monday after the weekend.

looking into people’s windows is an abstract audio podcast devoted to exploring small stories told with sound. Imagine strolling through a busy neighbourhood at night. Mysterious lives spill out from windows as muted light filters through rippling curtains. TV screens flicker and project misshapen shadows across unfamiliar walls. Celebrations and obligations keep focus sharp behind the glass as indiscernible silhouettes dance to a silent rhythm. These sound fragments attempt to capture the memories of these moments before they are lost to the next day’s hustle.

Season 2 - Episode 1 (Weekly)

Patrons get access Friday, all other homies get it on Monday after the weekend.

Balls in the air
Broken egg shells and spoons
I don’t care

Relationships form
Die before being reborn
And I’m torn

Particles spread
From the front of my face
To the back of my head
In between it’s just dread
That I’m not doing enough
That I’m squandering time

But the basest of truths
Is that everything’s fine
With or without me
With or what why

I’ve felt so much wonder
It just makes me cry.

looking into people’s windows is an abstract audio podcast devoted to exploring small stories told with sound. Imagine strolling through a busy neighbourhood at night. Mysterious lives spill out from windows as muted light filters through rippling curtains. TV screens flicker and project misshapen shadows across unfamiliar walls. Celebrations and obligations keep focus sharp behind the glass as indiscernible silhouettes dance to a silent rhythm. These sound fragments attempt to capture the memories of these moments before they are lost to the next day’s hustle.

just making stuff cuz it helps

looking into people’s windows is an abstract audio podcast devoted to exploring small stories told with sound. Imagine strolling through a busy neighbourhood at night. Mysterious lives spill out from windows as muted light filters through rippling curtains. TV screens flicker and project misshapen shadows across unfamiliar walls. Celebrations and obligations keep focus sharp behind the glass as indiscernible silhouettes dance to a silent rhythm. These sound fragments attempt to capture the memories of these moments before they are lost to the next day’s hustle.

(feel free to sample this and use in your own creations)

looking into people’s windows is an abstract audio podcast devoted to exploring minuscule moments, fragments of a story and frozen vignettes told through sound. Imagine strolling through a busy neighbourhood at night. Mysterious lives spill out from windows as muted light filters through rippling curtains. TV screens flicker and project misshapen shadows across unfamiliar walls. Celebrations and obligations keep focus sharp behind the glass as indiscernible silhouettes dance to a silent rhythm. These sound fragments attempt to capture the memories of these human moments before they are lost to the next day’s hustle.

(feel free to sample this and use in your own creations)

pavement sizzle and spray
tires cut through the rain
the speakers rumble

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looking into people’s windows is an abstract audio podcast devoted to exploring minuscule moments, fragments of a story and frozen vignettes told through sound. Imagine strolling through a busy neighbourhood at night. Mysterious lives spill out from windows as muted light filters through rippling curtains. TV screens flicker and project misshapen shadows across unfamiliar walls. Celebrations and obligations keep focus sharp behind the glass as indiscernible silhouettes dance to a silent rhythm. These sound fragments attempt to capture the memories of these human moments before they are lost to the next day’s hustle.

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looking into people’s windows is an abstract audio podcast devoted to exploring minuscule moments, fragments of a story and frozen vignettes told through sound. Imagine strolling through a busy neighbourhood at night. Mysterious lives spill out from windows as muted light filters through rippling curtains. TV screens flicker and project misshapen shadows across unfamiliar walls. Celebrations and obligations keep focus sharp behind the glass as indiscernible silhouettes dance to a silent rhythm. These sound fragments attempt to capture the memories of these human moments before they are lost to the next day’s hustle.

that chariot of dreams.

I wonder if making art is just like kinda accepting that people are going to see how crazy you actually are.

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looking into people’s windows is an abstract audio podcast devoted to exploring minuscule moments, fragments of a story and frozen vignettes told through sound. Imagine strolling through a busy neighbourhood at night. Mysterious lives spill out from windows as muted light filters through rippling curtains. TV screens flicker and project misshapen shadows across unfamiliar walls. Celebrations and obligations keep focus sharp behind the glass as indiscernible silhouettes dance to a silent rhythm. These sound fragments attempt to capture the memories of these human moments before they are lost to the next day’s hustle.