There's no greater feeling of relief than when you're driving to an address for the first time, and the house number is legibly displayed on the mailbox or the front of the building, no matter the font choice. tbh it's wild that this crucial piece of infrastructure signage is left unregulated and up to individuals and that it may or may not even be required.
long trip, short trip, doesn’t matter. Seeing signs for your city, signs for your street, the sign for your block. Number on the curb, above the garage. Home.
Is there anything sweeter than seeing the green and white lamp of a subway entrance, or highway exit number that’s your exit, or any other landmark you know like the back of your hand because seeing it means you’re just one turn away from being home? No there is not!
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.
