Hearing Beings

Kh. Nizamis

I am an independent philosopher, scholar, meditator, and, more recently, field recordist, with a special interest in the phenomenology of perception and a general interest in the metaphysics of consciousness. In an earlier phase of life, I was passionate about making experimental films and sound compositions. My later studies in the phenomenology of perception have reawakened my philosophical and creative wonder at the nature of sensory perception, and especially of hearing and sound. Field recording has become my way of exploring, discovering, experimenting with, learning from, and also celebrating, that wonderful dimension of the universe that discloses itself to all hearing beings though the phenomenon of sound. My deepest interest and pleasure is the recording of ‘original nature’; but I am openly, curiously and creatively exploring many other forms of sound and kinds of soundscapes. Many kinds of sound can be recorded; and all kinds of sound can be objects of open-minded reflection, meditation, illumination, and aesthetic enjoyment. I hope that some of these recordings will also be meaningful and enjoyable to some other hearing beings. I am grouping my recordings into categories, so the best way of getting an overview of them is to look at my ‘Playlists’. Within my growing collection of Playlists, each Playlist is a growing collection of recordings belonging to a particular category that I am exploring because I find it deeply interesting, in some way illuminating, and often also beautiful and enjoyable. P. S. Why 'Hearing Beings'? Because hearing BEINGS is something that only HEARING beings can do. And because HEARING depends on BEING; and, in particular, on CONSCIOUS BEING.

2018.09.30 Steam Locomotive Crossing an 1869 Viaduct Over a Creek (Recording 1) by Hearing Beings

published on 2019/07/30 09:19:40 +0000

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