stopGOstop, explores the idea that sound recordings can act as sediment– as an accumulation of recorded cultural material– distributed via rss feed, and listened to on headphones. Each episode is a new sonic layer, field recordings, plunderphonics, electroacoustic, all composed together in one episode, or presented individually as striations. Produced by John Wanzel
A reflective flute, the slow moving, the low bass rattles, the echoes, repeating, the slow draw of a bow over a cello. A time of great potential.
Thinking back, talking a walk, and moving stones between pockets, stopGOstop is proud to present episode 197, Left to Right – Right to Left. One rock shifts to the left, one rock shifts to the right. Still I walk, still … Continue reading →
I woke up some years ago… and I ain't sure I ever went back to sleep. Time got slippery. Lost its shape. Like water in your hands—no matter how tight you squeeze, it runs down the cracks, leaves you cold … Continue reading →
Episode 195, To remember summer. Not the first summer on a calendar, but the first summer in feeling. The one that seemed to stretch on forever. The one that felt full of joy, play, and discovery. Maybe it was real. … Continue reading →
It starts with just a few notes, a hum of a choir—soft, hesitant—and moves gently, the wind blowing in the distance, low, dark waves of sound roll through, like deep ocean currents under the surface. The calm is broken, light … Continue reading →
We return to the story of Jonas and Kellen, now millions of miles apart, sending messages to each other. A team in the endless emptiness, patching together their space stations, and finding more than they expect. Changes, rewritten, modified. THE … Continue reading →
It starts with a spark. A small thing, barely there. Just a flicker of heat, of energy, but it's enough. Enough to ignite the mix of air and fuel waiting in the chamber. Enough to turn that tiny explosion into … Continue reading →
The work moves through my hands, at the end of the day they are empty. Who leaves here feeling insecure, the push and pull of deposits and debts, paycheck by paycheck, the machine hums, a life behind glass, counting, always … Continue reading →
A life behind the counter, a life full of listening to others.
You pour a cup of coffee, you hand it to them and then its there's. The neon hums, the coffee drips, a women turns a sugar packet in her hands. On a piece of paper in a court house somewhere … Continue reading →
A voice in the dark, a man on a drive, the static of the radio… a diner at the edge of a highway, a cup of coffee. Driving, driving, always driving. When the moment becomes just another memory. The road … Continue reading →
Tonight's tale begins in the quiet hum of a clockmaker's shop. A place where broken gears and forgotten hours find their second chance. But as you'll soon discover, not all clocks are made to tell time. Some are built to … Continue reading →
And then, there was the light. The fleeting, fragile light. A flicker at the edge of a memory, a dying sun at the end of a long shift. Ah, yes, the light—so stubborn, so fleeting, and yet it lingers in … Continue reading →
beyond the known, beyond the realms of Earth and its tethered horizons, maybe even beyond your comfort zone, to the silent reaches of the cosmos, stopGOstop is proud to present YOU WILL NEVER SEE THE END OF THE ROAD. This … Continue reading →
I have been sitting here, longer than I can say.It started as just a pause to my day, but slowly, I stayed seated. the bugs at my window seem to be trying to reach the jade plants just inside.as I … Continue reading →
The sixth and final episode of the Immeasurable limited series. History, nature, thoughts, stories: What does it mean to be human if not to make choices? What will you choose to see? To hear? Are you focused on the clouds? … Continue reading →
Okay, on this episode. In this episode, we are going to talk about investments. Investments in time, space, always time and space, but also things like earth and water. And don't forget about investments in things and things. And, of … Continue reading →
Episode 182. This is the fourth episode in a little bit of a mini-series. I have not decided if there is going to be a fifth episode to the mini-series yet.
Episode 181, Growth, is an experimental fiction featuring the history of the bus, the art of Gilles Aillaud, the influences of walking with Charles Dickens and much, much more!
Benefits: Dear future humans; for many, this isn't the plan; tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow; episode 180. An experimental narrative.
Conversations and interactions while waiting for the bus, talking to a colleague on Zoom, chatting with a stranger at the bar, and with the voices in the dark. A narritive in parts, made whole. stopGOstop is proud to present episode … Continue reading →
stopGOstop is proud to present episode 178: 2° F winds out of the west, a new composition for cello, piano, percussion and recording. (Some might have gotten a re-podcast of episode 171 on 1/24, a clerical error, please enjoy)
Concrete blocks, a bit of feedback, a slow melody, erosion, moving, turning to a beat to move forward, sitting and thinking about the future. A recycling of some of the sonic elements from 103 of the podcast, Unknown Movement Underground, … Continue reading →
Looking at the bark of a tree– nothing seems to be moving, the tree is moving slower than I can see, I listen for its sound, I hear episode 176, a new composition for a small ensemble and binaural field … Continue reading →
The water flows north this morning. The sun, it seems to be moving slower over the lake, gaining altitude, finding its way through the clouds. The birds, mostly geese, sparrows, and pigeons today… I wonder if they see what I … Continue reading →
Looking inward — the waves moving, the mind murmurs in melody, this morning there was a glimmer, then at noon a glow; as I move, I hear episode 173, a new composition for a small ensemble.
So, yeah. I had a dream last night that I was composing a new piece for episode 171 of the stopGOstop podcast. This is unusual for me; my dream life is, well, limited. My nightly walks through my subconscious mind … Continue reading →
A wandering conversation of swirling chaos, or just too much to understand, too far away from how things are thought of today. A swirling thought, does this interfere with my life today? Does it change how I change my clothes? How do I treat those … Continue reading →
Three wandering monologues about snow, the day of the week, and more and more and more. Featuring computer voices, artificially enhanced writing, a binaural recording of a drum line, and computer-controlled instruments.
When you think about where you live, what do you see in your head? When you talk to yourself on a spaceship, too far away to communicate, what do you talk about?
stopGOstop and Idaho Street Workshop are proud to present: Christmas has been ruined… or something like that. A semi-narrative story about beepers, the before, and the thin film between life and work. Featuring marimbas, a pipe organ, a field recording, … Continue reading →
Looking out towards the horizon– the waves moving, the wind murmurs in melody, this morning there was a glimmer, then at noon a purple glow, as I look out now, I hear episode 166, a new composition for a small … Continue reading →
A field recording of Lake Michigan, interweaving chromatic scales, and arpeggios, episode 165 of the podcast features a new composition for a small ensemble (or rather a computer pretending to be a small ensemble). The piece was partly inspired by … Continue reading →
stopGOstop and Idaho Street Workshop are proud to present: Thunderstruck, or how I stopped listening and learned to love the end of the world. Featuring field recordings as well as reflections about the weather, high fidelity recordings, war, and much … Continue reading →
A new sound collage featuring rotary dial telephones, counting, Sadie Hawkins, Charles Darwin, and much much more!
A new composition (I will/might update the description in a couple of weeks, but in short, sometimes a conversation can make circles and birds more interesting than before).
A new composition for watching the snow melt, or watching the ice float on the Lake, or to calm the mind as it awaits the future. Always remember, composer Milton Feldman worked at his family's business (manufacturing children's coats) until … Continue reading →
Lime Disease, Concussions, the Anthropocene and Sunn O))), with a number of synthesizers. A new sound collage about the brain, body, and environment.
After an unintended 5 month hiatus, the stopGOstop podcast is back with episode 159. Evanston or Midwest in Midwinter or I don't understand Mark Rothko is a 14-minute composition featuring field recordings of walking in the snow, a brass quintet, … Continue reading →
Episode 158 of the podcast features four field recordings from a weekend out and about (August 21 and 22, 2021). On Saturday, I rode my bike downtown to record outside the Phillies v Padres baseball game. Then, while I was … Continue reading →
I have been thinking a bit about electronic voice phenomenon (EVP), clairvoyance, and ways of hearing outside of the normal lately. This is partially influenced by the book Thought-Forms by Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater, written in 1901. In short, … Continue reading →
A binaural recording of a walk from the San Diego County Admin Building to my apartment in Golden Hill. The recording is about an hour.
Can we revisit our past and change it? Jerome wakes up in Omaha, thinking about Jaws, and the summer of 2003. Then, a reporter recounts her experience at an anti-war protest, followed by Jerome talking a bit about the Utah … Continue reading →
A walk in the park, slow notes on a pipe organ, an occasional drumroll, and a plane overhead. Episode 155 is a respite between ISW episodes 5 and 6. Tune in next week for the final episode of the Idaho … Continue reading →
Where do history and memory intersect? Episode five features long sections of fan-fiction involving Ann Rutledge and Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, as well as more information about the end of the relationship between Jerome and Regina.. Honest features the … Continue reading →
A walk on the beach, a slow evolving melody, and computer-generated instruments. Episode 154 is an interlude between ISW episodes 4 and 5. As part of its inaugural season of the Idaho Street Workshop, the stopGOstop podcast is releasing parallel … Continue reading →
How do past, present, and future change when a loved one dies? Episode four is the story of Remy. It takes place in the forest, and involves the CIA, stress positions, Labor Day, the highway, and an undiscovered country.. The … Continue reading →
As part of its inaugural season of the Idaho Street Workshop, the stopGOstop podcast is releasing parallel projects for each episode. Episode 153 is a character study of Jerome, who is the lens that most of the story is told … Continue reading →
Have you ever thought about how your job has changed your sense of self? In this episode, Jerome recounts his first job, and how he got the nickname Rome.. SEX DRUGS ROCK THE DEVIL features the voice talents of Anna … Continue reading →
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