How to fall in love with football for its sound: a sound ethnography

Sound designers do it different, we all know that. And Italians love football, it’s another dogma that we do not doubt upon.

But when I met Davide Tidoni and his project called The Sound of Normalization I thought that, well…this was really a different way to love football and work with sound at the same time. I wanted to know more about it and I’m sure you want to know more, too….

Since 2002 Davide is investigating the football supporters subculture, dominated by the use of sound as a real weapon. He documented all his work recording the football chants and organized sounds during football matches and here what he told us about his amazing field recording experience.

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SonorApuliae open call to create a sound map in Italy

SonorApuliae / Taranto Sonora is a workshop with the aimt to build an happening based on the sounds of the old town of Taranto (Italy), from 11th august to 17th august 2010.

The project will mix sound design, musical experimentation and active citizenship in order to produce a sound archive online (sound cards) of the town and a final performance.

The entry form must be completed in all fields and sent via email no later than the deadline of July 20 2010 at the following email address: [email protected].

The fee for the workshop is EUR 100,00. The maximum number of members is 35. For any kind of informations you can write to: [email protected]. For specific informations about the workshop and/or to collaborate: +39 349/5012612 or use the skype contact below: francesco_giannico.

SonorApuliae is promoted by the Laboratory of Ecology of Sound part of the LAB LIB Association.