Endless will be making an environmental mix all afternoon in celebration of World Listening Day.

"We will be creating a few different soundscapes: One of all generaly interesting evvironmental sounds (birds wind rain waves cities...) One where we do the same but will be incorporating different sound field recordings and regular recordings of different ethnic folk music... and one where we use just local sounds..."

Also, stop by to pick up a neighborhood Self-guided Listening Walking Tour. Endless has put this map together to help clue people in to the wide variety of sounds available to the astute listener. We'll have these maps starting Sunday and until we run out.

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The purposes of World Listening Day are:

. to celebrate the practice of listening as it relates to the world around us, environmental awareness, and acoustic ecology
. to raise awareness about issues related to the World Soundscape Project, World Listening Project, World Forum for Acoustic Ecology, and individual and group efforts to creatively explore phonography
. to design and implement educational initiatives which explore these concepts and practices

July 18 was chosen as the date for World Listening Day because it is the birthday of the Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer. Schafer is one of the founders of the Acoustic Ecology movement. The World Soundscape Project, which he directed, is an important organization which has inspired a lot of activity in this field, and his book Soundscape: The Tuning of the World helped to define many of the terms and background behind the acoustic ecology movement.

Here is how you can participate in World Listening Day:

- You can set aside some time when you pay attention to your soundscape.
- You can organize a listening party when people play field recordings.
- You can organize a soundwalk.
- Other possibilities-