Open Sources #15: Clamor and Tumult in Mexico City 23.07.2019

Takeover by Hugo Esquinca:

The mix is composed of Field Recordings from different areas of Downtown Mexico
City which are sonically populated by dense clouds of clamor and tumult, these
recordings include the Zócalo or Main Square, the Main Cathedral, Pirate
Software & Phone Unlock Stands, DIY Sound System Shops, Public Transport
Commuting in the area and a Police Raid in a tianguis market near the Barrio of
Tepito.

I consider that, clamor and tumult constitute a paradoxical frontier in the
everydayness of Mexico City sonority, one that could be understood or examined
under opposite perspectives, as either vibrant, alive and rich, or excessively
disturbing and disordered.
This Frontier, where the idyllic scenario of quietness favorable to listening,
which at times collides with the presence of sonic overabundance, finds a
particular resonance in Mexican Philosopher Leopoldo Zea observation of the...

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