I love an ephemeral chat with a stranger. The kind where you both silently acknowledge it's situational, but it's nice to just make each others' company a pleasant way to pass the time for that fleeting moment. I hardly initiate the conversation these days (I think the pandemic knocked me back a few rungs on the social confidence ladder), but I'm always open to it. It's a good alternative to drifting through life scrolling on a phone in public, and for someone like me, it's always a benefit to be shaken out of your over-analytical thought factory. The only time I'm not shy is when I see someone with a film camera - then I go full motor-mouth.
Feb 26, 2024
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It’s nice to remember that the world is brimming with kind people. I by no means have lengthy conversations with them, but even a joke or an observation to the store attendant makes me feel like I am the sort of person who is casual about things. It’s fun and reminds me to get outside my (sometimes claustrophobic) bubble.
Jan 15, 2025
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Conversing with a stranger for few hours to find yourself exploring your mind in a different light for days to come.
I love it.
Feb 14, 2025
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as an example, i was at a consignment store today and integrated myself into a conversation i overheard and could relate to as we had a shared experience/witnessed the same thing (an exhibit, a show, etc.)
idk it was nice to share thoughts about it
Mar 17, 2025
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The perfect lil snack for when you don’t want a big snack
Apr 3, 2024
Here it is, folks! Volume I of what could very well be a continuous project. Thank you so much to everyone that submitted - I smiled the entire time I was putting this together. It's best listened to with headphones ☺️
Liner Notes:
This collection of field recordings is a collaborative effort with users of PI.FYI, each of which recorded their own pieces. It features audio from all over the world and exhibits eclectic moments from London Underground commutes to cuckoo bird calls in Dhaka to the sounds of a century-old American diner.
Online communities like PI.FYI often represent a diverse set of people, places, and experiences, but together, the submissions form a living collage that highlights the commonalities of modern life - a unifying message for such a tumultuous time. The first track features all of the sounds played at once in an attempt to create an audio snapshot of an online community but in their offline lives.
The individual recordings are unedited except for minor gain and compression adjustments for consistency across the collection.
Mar 29, 2025
