[a warm-up thesis writing exercise given to us by Anne West]

I don't know if I would put composed music in my soundtrack, but I can think of sounds that are popping into my head. In a lot of cases when I'm involved in the processes that generate these sounds, I will sort of sing along to the noises as if they are music.

The tone of a modem dialing into the internet
the sound of pencil lead scratching on paper
keys clicking on a keyboard
rolling the drum of a printing press
the startup tone on my mac
pulling the squeegee across a screen
error beeps - dunk!
water swishing back and forth in a photo tray
pulling thread through the signature of a book
Ira Glass' voice in my ipod mingled with traffic
shuffling cards

Follow-up
Tonight as I transcribe some of these exercises into my blog, I am inspired to pull together music I am enjoying right now that makes me think about this digital-analog tension I am exploring. Recommendations for more music along this vein would be awesome!

Alone in Kyoto, AIR
Postcards From Italy, Beirut
Tropicalia, Beck
About Fun, Psapp
Tiger, My Friend, Psapp
Starry Eyed Surprise, Paul Oakenfold
Such Great Heights, The Postal Service