record collecting as affirmation of object oriented ontology.
active listening as ritual… deep listening as transformative (black) magic.
surface noise as contact with the ghostly.
tape hiss is ectoplasm.
what you hear and what you listen two are not always related, and there needs to be a an intentional cognitive disconnect between passive hearing and active listening.
music as background is an opportunity for transformation and elevation lost to whatever other activity is being engaged in.
