Blog Post #4 – Say Something Bunny!

Alison S. M. Kobayashi obsessive research on her performance, Say Something Bunny! came with hundreds of hours of listening, which led Kobayashi to decode the depth in the dialogue of the recording and discovers a detailed history of an unforgettable Jewish family from New York. This performance was very intriguing for someone who has always been interested in deep listening. The thought that Kobayashi spent hundreds of hours just listening to this recording trying to process and figure out who, what, where, and when is truly incredible. I found it so fascinating because of how much I enjoy deep listening when I listen to music. I always find myself deep listening to Hip-Hop/Rap trying to uncover the deeper meaning of the song and trying to put the piece of who this rapper is, what they are rapping about, why they say what they say and how they are rapping about it on the song. I also find myself at times listening to conversations in public and trying to decode what people are saying and trying to imagine the scenario of the subject that is being discussed. During the writing of this blog post I realized that my family doesn’t have many family films or recordings which is why could not relate to the performance, but I could relate to the deep listening aspect. The idea of deep listening and truly understanding all the sounds that you hear and understanding what is being heard and the reasons for it is such an incredible concept that I will continue to be intrigued by.