CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
7033
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
bpNichol Fonds
Sub Series:
bpNichol Fonds
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
bpNichol Tape Notebook #54
Title Source:
cassette
Language:
English
Production Context:
Home recording
Genre:
Ambient sounds
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Nichol, B.P.
Dates:
1944-1988
Role:
"Speaker",
"Author",
"Donor"
CONTRIBUTORS
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
Image:
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Sound Quality:
Poor
Physical Condition:
Good
DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:47:15
Size:
51.7 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Notes:
Side B is all recorded music
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:46:17
Size:
50.5 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Notes:
This tape is the first audio journal by bpNichol. It was recorded on Wednesday, Nov.7, (year unclear) in the morning at 7am and the evening, past 9pm of the same day, driving to and from a farm outside of the city back into Toronto. It begins with Nichol reading from early drafts of Book 5 of the Martyrology and concludes with a more diaristic entry before the recorder becomes too muffled to discern Nichol's words.
0:00 - Nichol speaking directly into the tape recorder about the street names and Martyrology
1:31 - Short song
1:58 - Poem about street names and naming generally
3:18 - Early preamble to the Martyrology Book 5
3:56 - Body of the Martyrology Book 5
5:08 - Early draft of a chain in Martyrology Book 5
6:47 - Self note about order of the tape
8:06 - Reflections on self-recording
9:30 - Reflection on acquisition of papers and future audience
10:18 - Timestamp, driving back into Toronto
10:47 - Reflection on visual image and connection to own writing
14:08 - Audio recording as way around physical impediments
15:17 - Audio becomes muffled
15:59 - Nichol becomes audible again
17:05 - Audio becomes muffled again
18:55 - Nichol reading (very muffled)
Dates
LOCATION
CONTENT
NOTES
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