Great websites: Audioboo

Audioboo reminds me quite a lot about a page I found a few years ago, but I have lost the link to. That page was filled with the sounds of the world, meaning it had a big map and you could click on different parts of the world and hear the sounds from this place. Audioboo also have some of that but also all kinds of other sound things. For instance I just listened to a man who had linked his clip to a road and where he talks about the fact that he does not want to drive on this road but wants to stay home in bed.

For me, this page is an amazing treasure chest. It mixes my love for sound and music with my love for people (most of the time). As a cultural historian I love how people go about with their little lives and how their customs and identity is shaped by and help shaping culture. It's like having the whole world in your computer. I love it so far and is looking forward to exploring it more and hopefully upload some of my own stuff one day.

Friday Fun: People - 1 to 100 years old and love that lasts and starts

This is a very funny and quite amazing video that a friend of mine posted on YouTube. The people in the video are hitting a drum and at the same time they say how old they are. They cover everyone from 1 to 100. It is so exciting to see all the different people and at the same time how they gradually get older and older. It's almost like a map of mankind. Enjoy!

This is what the YouTube page says about the movie:

People in Order's Age is part of a series of short films that assembles the people of Britain in a given order. In just 3 minutes, we meet 100 different people who are arranged according to their age, starting from age 1.

The makers are By Lenka Clayton and James Price



AhA! I just realized there are more than one movie.
I found the other one on Lenka Clayton's homepage. The second one is so so so sweet. It's about people being in love and the length of their relationship, starting by the longest one. Quite beautiful. Watch it here.