I Am Sitting in a Room (1969) by Alvin Lucier
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I am sitting in a room different from the one you are in now.
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Not a demonstration of a physical fact.
who knew you could get this stuck in your head and long for it the way you might a pop ditty? happened today.
I am sitting in a room different from the one you are in now. I am recording the sound of my speaking voice...
I am sitting in a room different from the one you are in now. I am recording the sound of my speaking voice and I am going to play it back into the room again and again until the resonant frequencies of the room reinforce themselves so that any semblance of my speech, with perhaps the exception of rhythm, is destroyed. What you will hear, then, are the natural resonant frequencies of the room articulated by speech. I regard this activity not so much as a demonstration of a physical fact, but more as a way to smooth out any irregularities my speech might have.
Got reminded about this today, it's very peculiar but but totally wonderful...
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