Modern immersive listening re-creates primal ocean-womb acoustics

Evidence

The experience of immersion rather than concentration forms one of the strongest links between modern and medieval man. But we can look back farther still to determine a common origin. Where then is the dark and fluid space from which such listening experiences spring? It is the ocean-womb of our first ancestors: the exaggerated echo and feedback effects of modern electronic and popular music re-create for us the echoing vaults, the dark depths of ocean. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 419

Categorization

• FICTION: A striking origin story for sonic immersion — the ocean-womb echo as ancestral acoustic memory.
• XREF: Ties back to the book’s identification of cathedral Gregorian chant as the prior moment of immersive, non-directional listening. — connects to: Cold water layers create a natural acoustic amphitheater — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 241; Listening actively shapes the sound it perceives rather than merely registering it — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 346; Gothic cathedral acoustics may echo the reverberation of primeval evergreen forests — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 83 (+1 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 419

Broader Connections

• Listening actively shapes the sound it perceives rather than merely registering it #expands (0.35) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 346