What Is Open - by Richard Goodman [Disquiet 0202 - Cost of Freedom] by Michel Banabila published on 2015-11-13T12:04:17Z Poem by Richard Goodman. http://costoffreedom.cc/book/opening:freedom/what-is-open Disquiet Junto Project 0202: Text-to-Speech-to-Free Assignment : create an audiobook chapter from the new essay collection The Cost of Freedom. Earlier this week the book The Cost of Freedom, with an essay by Lawrence Lessig, among others, was published into the public domain. Its goal is to raise awareness about the ongoing detainment of Creative Commons coder/artist Bassel Khartabil Sadafi. I have an essay in the book, as does Jon Phillips, who encouraged that China-gallery project we did a few weeks ago (project 0195). We’re going to help spread the book by creating audiobook entries of some of its chapters. This is the third Junto project related to Bassel. On March 12, 2015, the third anniversary of his seizure, we did Disquiet Junto Project 0167: Placid Cell. And earlier still, on January 23, 2014, we did Disquiet Junto Project 0108: Free Bassel. (Marc Weidenbaum) These are the steps: Step 1: Obtain a copy of the free book The Cost of Freedom: A Collective Inquiry at: http://costoffreedom.cc Step 2: You will be turning one of these chapters into a spoken-word recording. You’re encouraged to use text-to-speech, but you also can read it aloud. Select a chapter — perhaps out of a specific interest, or perhaps by chance operation. When doing so, please, if you have a moment, please register which chapter you’re doing on the Disquiet discussion forum, so we’re less likely to have repeated chapters: http://disquiet.com/forums/discussion/18/junto-0202-bassel-chapters Step 3: Create a track with the spoken text of the chapter and additional background music. You can use your own original music, or source audio from previous Bassel-related projects. The text should remain intelligible. Do confirm the license on music from these two projects before employing: http://disquiet.com/2015/03/12/disquiet0167-freebassel/ http://disquiet.com/2014/01/23/disquiet0108-freebassel/ Step 4: Upload your completed track to the Disquiet Junto group on SoundCloud. In the title to your track include the term “disquiet0202-costoffreedom” and the title of the chapter you used. Step 5: When sharing the music, please consider employing these two tags: #freebassel and #newpalmyra. The first is an ongoing tag raising awareness of Bassel’s situation. The second, related to Junto project 0167, involves collective effort to continue one of Bassel’s art projects: a three-dimension CGI rendering of the ancient city of Palmyra. Step 6: Then listen to and comment on tracks uploaded by your fellow Disquiet Junto participants. ------------------------------------------------------------- I used a track (Samos-F) from this album I released on bandcamp yesterday: http://banabila.bandcamp.com/album/feedback-modular-radiowaves-ii I chose the poem by Richard Goodman, and used text-to-speech. Then I made the mix. What is open? Is it a gap or a space? Is it something in public? Or a practice we chase? Open is unenclosed It is an expanse Did we get here by planning? Or merely by chance? Open is an opportunity A chance to broaden the mind Free tools and resources To benefit all of mankind Open is an aperture Something you look through Access for all Not just the few Open is a cavern A vast empty space A new way of working Falling into place Open is a competition That anyone can enter A growing global movement With sharing at its centre ---------------------------------------- More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ Join the Disquiet Junto at: soundcloud.com/groups/disquiet-junto/ Subscribe to project announcements here: tinyletter.com/disquiet Disquiet Junto general discussion takes place at: disquiet.com/forums/ #freebassel #newpalmyra Genre Disquiet0202 Comment by Michel Banabila thank you all for the kind words 2015-11-20T08:25:14Z Comment by Westy Reflector arresting + haunting. the moment a baby first watches its hands; a machine finds its consciousness. 2015-11-20T04:03:54Z Comment by gis_sweden i like this track : perfect blend 2015-11-19T10:47:10Z Comment by Cryptohelix All the text is broken up well to integrate with the music on beat. 2015-11-16T19:52:29Z Comment by 4//lIGhT Really well done, nice mixture of textures and dialogue 2015-11-15T05:15:46Z Comment by Tom Anderson The text to speech voice is extremely well suited to this passage. What's the voice? 2015-11-14T12:11:55Z Comment by aSoupOfNettles timing & tension 2015-11-14T08:12:05Z Comment by 337is (three three seven is) Lovely handling of the material. 2015-11-13T16:12:55Z Comment by Dave Dorgan The music gives this a real Orwellian vibe. 2015-11-13T13:37:35Z Comment by all n4tural well done! and so fast .. i'm still waffling about trying to decide which text : } 2015-11-13T13:22:46Z