I selected the article "The Art of Noises" by Luigi Russolo. Of all the articles to read, I found this one most relevant to the sound walks we are currently taking part in. I found this article interesting because of it taking something today we almost taking for granted, and gives it a history and a past. I like the idea stated about the evolution of sound, how it was look at as sacred, before the modern area has turned a precious sound into noise.

The article states several important facts about sound development. One of the most critical points is the complexity of sound increasing through the ages. It states how machines can give us new sounds, that we could not develop without using them. Previous era's before the 19th century are talked about as the silent era. The isn't just related to film, but to life. Back in that time the only thing that constantly made noise were living things like people and animals. Now with the development and technology of machines, electricity, and radio were can have become accustomed to constant noise which we have even learned to block out. Even nature used to be described as silent. The article says that despite natural diasters like earthquakes or storms, nature was peaceful and quiet. Now nature is full of the industrial world, all combining together to create a more complex sound, that could not be created without the updated technology in this era.

After reading the article I'm going to take this type of idea about noise versus sound on my drifts. I feel that I might try to stay away from machine made noises, and find sounds in nature. Original sounds that are overpowered by the loud banging noises that we commonly hear. I am going to attempt to avoid traffic, industries, and people, but instead look for the simple things in life that people in past era's truly appreciated. I think the coolest sounds I can find as the article states, will be sounds and not just noise.