Broken Record Sale 2014

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 (16:35) Once upon a time, in a far off land with free radio, there was a small community called The Outside World.  Although it appeared only once a week, the residents were numerous, since they were linked by a golden net that was spread out over the sleeping countryside, at midnight every Friday.

Each year, the village elders (and anyone else they could encourage to join them) gathered together to announce an annual book and record sale.  They did this by playing and reading things that would be on sale.  As many and as much of it as they could.  All at the same time.  

These polyrhythmic sound streams, lasting several hours, would usually just burn off into the air.  But in 2014, a traveling anthropologist managed to capture some of the festivities.  Here, with minimal curating, is 16 or 17 minutes of same.

Broken Record Sale 2014