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In this book, Barbara Ellison and Thomas B. W. Bailey lay out and explore the mystifying and evanescent musical territory of'sonic phantoms': auditory illusions within the musical material that convey a'phantasmatic'presence. Structured around a large body of compositional work developed by Ellison over the past decade, sonic phantoms are revealed and illustrated as they arise through a diverse array of musical sources, materials, techniques, and compositional tools: voices (real and synthetic), field recordings, instrument manipulation, object amplification, improvisation, and recording studio techniques. Somehow inherent in all music--and perhaps in all sound--sonic phantoms lurk and stalk with the promise of mystery and elevation. We just need to conjure them.

Battlefield Forensics for Persian Gulf States provides an illustrative reference of various weapons, toolmarks, headstamps, and other traits in order to identify the origins of a variety of guns, casings, and ammunition that can be found in the Middle East. Various conflicts in the region have led to innumerable weapons being used throughout the years. The lead author, Don Mikko, has investigated and examined firearms related items of evidence in countless crime scenes throughout the world. As the Chief of the Firearms Branch at the United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory (USACIL), Fort Gillem, Georgia, he recruited, trained, and competency tested military contractors deploying to various combat related areas of the world, those providing forensic firearm and toolmark identification support to local commanders. What was learned was that various foreign weapons and ammunition were being utilized in conflicts and by opposing forces. This book educates readers on the technical data for different types of firearms, ammunition, countries of origin, proof marks, penetrator information and the typical firearm markings imparted on fired cartridge cases, such as breech-face, firing pin, ejector, and extractor markings. Forensics and biometrics within the Persian Gulf have been leveraged since the early 1990s and many of the firearms and types of ammunition covered in this handbook are addressed in an effort to assist those on the ground who are required to be able to identify such items in various scenarios. The information contained within the book has proven to be effective on the battlefield and has helped shape combat operations. This handbook will serve as a useful reference not only to assist military and contractor personnel within the various combat locations but will also prove to be beneficial for law-enforcement, crime laboratory personnel, forensic firearm and toolmark examiners, crime scene investigators, students, practitioners, and civilian personnel throughout the world.

Der Raum der Stadt ist nicht nur ein Ort des Konsums, des Verkehrs, des Politischen oder des Wohnens, immer ist er auch ein akustischer Raum: ein Netz von Klängen, Bewegungen und Rhythmen an der Schnittstelle von Öffentlichem und Privatem, Individuellem und Kollektivem. Auf den Spuren der Brüche und Neuverhandlungen überkommener Wahrnehmungsmuster fragt der Sammelband Verortungen / Entortungen: Urbane Klangräume nach anderen Erfahrungsräumen des Urbanen und den Möglichkeiten einer Mikropolitik des Alltags. Vor dem Hintergrund einer zunehmend auch auf Klangdesign abzielenden Ästhetisierung dieses Alltags – beispielsweise umsatzfördernde Hintergrundmusik in Kaufhäusern oder die Eliminierung störender Stimmen in Wohngebieten – stellt sich die Frage nach dem ästhetischen, politischen und ethischen Potential von Sound Art heute in Relation zu Performance und Medienkunst. Was hören wir, wie hören wir und wie setzt uns das Hören in Bewegung oder in Beziehung zu Anderen? Verortungen / Entortungen: Urbane Klangräume greift die Allgegenwart des Klangs im urbanen Raum auf und fragt nach dem Ungehörten im Gehörten, dem Unbekannten im'allzu'Bekannten. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Frage nach dem ästhetischen und politischen Potential künstlerisch-experimenteller Verhandlungen der Verhältnisse und Erfahrungsformen von Klang und Ort.

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