Guest Post: Darin Bradley Provides an Audio-Visual Tour of Noise
First-time novelist Darin Bradley, guestblogging on Omnivoracious this week, has published short fiction, poetry, and critical nonfiction have appeared in a variety of journals. He also served as founding fiction editor of the experimental e-zine, Farrago's Wainscot.
Noise takes as its premise that, in the aftermath of the switch from analog to digital TV, an anarchic movement known as Salvage hijacks the unused airwaves. Mixed in with the static’s random noise are dire warnings of the imminent economic, political, and social collapse of civilization—and cold-blooded lessons on how to survive the fall and prosper in the harsh new order that will inevitably arise from the ashes of the old. Critically acclaimed writer Paul Jessup has called Noise "Little Brother meets Lord of the Flies meets Heart of Darkness meets Mad Max and the Road Warrior meets Letham."
This is Bradley's last post for Omni--you can read his previous posts here and here. Thanks, Darin!
So, in my last post, I talked a bit about Noise, the CTB, Salvage Country, and the mishmash of videos, audio clips, and images that make up the whole meta-content that accompanies Noise. Sometimes, blinky moving things are worth a thousand blog posts, so here's a small selection for your media pleasure. Thanks for reading this week.
"The First Broadcast"--an example of one of the many ways Salvage warns itself about what's to come in Noise.
A recording of me reading the first chapter of the novel. Be sure to listen with your security blanket close at hand.
This is just an example of one of the many ways Salvagers use graffiti to get themselves ready for the Collapse.
A still-shot of a short wave television broadcast, Salvage-style. Imagine catching this late one night while suffering from insomnia . . .
Noise, by Darin Bradley--teaser trailer #3 from Darin Bradley on Vimeo.
Another example of Salvage at work--this one's been re-mixed, but you can imagine the original message wasn't very friendly.
There's plenty more of this at Salvage Country. Some of them are creepy, so it's probably best if you watch/listen/click at home and not at work.
怀淰＠＾过厾 on September 03, 2010 at 12:09 AM
Another example of Salvage at work--this one's been re-mixed, but you can imagine the original message wasn't very friendly.