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sezija · 10 months

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Ok i think i’m actually going insane not talking abt this so fuck it

Dragonwalker Hiccup AU

My fic of it, set during HTTYD1; basically just a prologue

Ramblings underneath (like, a lot. i’m warning you.)

So basically, Dragonwalkers are humans who, when they fall asleep, turn into dragons. Just go watch Wolfwalkers actually it’s a very good movie and the concept is very hard to put into words, i’ve found.

Anyway; thoughts. Many MANY of them. :)

Valka’s had her dragon form (a night fury) her whole life, and lived on an island w her family AND a family of Night Furies. (Night Furies live in family packs, w the parents leading/raising/teaching their children (they only have 1 egg at a time, and only lay up to 3 in their whole life) until they’re old enough to get their own mate and start their own pack. (When a Night Fury pair’s children all have left and started their own families, they will sometimes join their children’s packs since they can’t hunt and fight on their own that well as they get older.))

And bc thw sucks and Grimmel, a man who is still alive, somehow killing off an entire species of dragons is stupid, i’m using my sibling’s idea, which is that Grimmel’s family has been hunting Night Furies for generations. It’s a family tradition basically, tracking and killing them until none are left. (And every person in his family has been killed by Night Furies, further motivating them.)

So Valka’s family (dragon&dragonwalker) were all killed, and only she escaped, ending up on Berk. Fell in love w Stoick, tried to make the vikings stop killing the dragons, was taken by Cloudjumper, the usual. She reunites with Hiccup early, during RTTE, just bc i want them to kick dragon hunter ass together. The war w Drago happens later.

Also i’m completely discarding the whole “king of all dragons” thing, it doesn’t fit w how i want this world to feel. Also toothless sucked as Alpha, i dont want that. And what i’ve always liked abt the HTTYD dragons is that they’re animals. The whole “king of all dragons” kinda,,, ruins that. So that’s also gone now.

I’ve been having a lot of thoughts abt how dragon flocks/packs/pods work, and these are my current ideas;

A “Flock” is a group of dragons of different species, under the control/protection of an Alpha (the Red Death’s flock, (Valka’s) Bewilderbeast’s flock, that one flock of dragons in RTTE s2e8-9 “Edge of Disaster”)

A “Pack” is a group of dragons of the same species, under the control/protection of a leader/queen/etc. etc. (speed stingers, fire worms, terrible terrors, (night furies in this AU))

A “Pod” is the same as a Pack, except for Tidal-class dragons specifically (a pod of seashockers, scauldrons, etc.)

The whole franchise is very inconsistent abt this so i’m working w what i have ok

The “Great Beyond” was separated from Berk/Berserkers/etc. by a heavy wall of fog all around them. There were some spots you could cross, used by traders and such, but the rest of the world has stayed pretty separated from this one corner of the world that experiences Dragon Raids.

However, after the Red Death’s demise, the fog has been slowly dissipating, allowing more to cross over; this way, the riders taking hours and hours of exhausting flight to reach “the great beyond” AND Gobber somehow making his way to Dragon’s Edge on a small, rickety boat both make sense; the more time passes, the easier it is to cross.

A lot of the conflict in the series comes from the human characters not understanding why the dragons are doing something, so giving Hiccup the ability to communicate with them takes away a lot of it, which i’m not happy abt bc it means i need to come up w my own stuff >:( (communicating w the dragons is actually kinda difficult in human form, since his hearing isn’t good enough to hear a fair amount of their vocalizations, and his throat isn’t made for producing those sounds.)

Anyway, my thoughts have been specifically focused on one episode of RTTE, my favourite one since i first saw it, up there w Dire Straits and Enemy of my Enemy; s3e8 “Stryke Out”.

In this AU, hiccup is taken by dragon hunters in his dragon form, taken to a dragon fighting ring. He’s worth a lot to them, being a Night Fury (this is what the art at the top of the post is depicting). He’s caged up for a few weeks until the news of a Night Fury in the ring spread enough, and he has to start fighting. The Riders figure out where he is due to these rumours, and interrupt his fight with the Triple Stryke 3 days into him being forced to fight the other dragons, the same day Ryker came to collect his cut of the money again.

Anyway, that’s all i rly wanted to get out rn. Just. Obsessed. Hiccup becoming crueler and much less forgiving towards dragon hunters after this experience. He’s seen their cruelty many times before, but being caged and muzzled and forced to hurt other dragons if he wants to live, dependant on them for food, even for the capability to eat it, bc of the hook they put in his mouth, really just... changes him. God i love torturing my faves <3

He would take the Dragon Fliers&their Singetails so personally here.

anyway, art;

(i forgot to add his chin scar in many of these oof)

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8084um · 3 months

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ancienttheblackangel · 1 year

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euthu euti euto eutoi eutou eutu euva euvai euvau euve euvei euveu euvi euvo euvoi euvou euvu euza euzai euzau euze euzei euzeu euzha euzhai euzhau euzhe euzhei euzheu euzhi euzho euzhoi euzhou euzhu euzi euzo euzoi euzou euzu eva evai evau eve evei eveu evi evo evoi evou evu eza ezai ezau eze ezei ezeu ezha ezhai ezhau ezhe ezhei ezheu ezhi ezho ezhoi ezhou ezhu ezi ezo ezoi ezou ezu fach faf fah faich faif faih faik fail faim fain faip fair fais faish fait faith fak fal fam fan fap far fas fash fat fath fauch fauf fauh fauk faul faum faun faup faur faus faush faut fauth fech fef feh feich feif feih feik feil feim fein feip feir feis feish feit feith fek fel fem fen fep fer fes fesh fet feth feuch feuf feuh feuk feul feum feun feup feur feus feush feut feuth fich fif fih fik fil fim fin fip fir fis fish fit fith foch fof foh foich foif foih foik foil foim foin foip foir fois foish foit foith fok fol fom fon fop for fos fosh fot foth fouch fouf fouh fouk foul foum foun foup four fous foush fout fouth fuch fuf fuh fuk ful fum fun fup fur fus fush fut futh gach gaf gah gaich gaif gaih gaik gail gaim gain gaip gair gais gaish gait gaith gak gal gam gan gap gar gas gash gat gath gauch gauf gauh gauk gaul gaum gaun gaup gaur gaus gaush gaut gauth gech gef geh geich geif geih geik geil geim gein geip geir geis geish geit geith gek gel gem gen gep ger ges gesh get geth geuch geuf geuh

geuk geul geum geun geup geur geus geush geut geuth gich gif gih gik gil gim gin gip gir gis gish git gith goch gof goh goich goif goih goik goil goim goin goip goir gois goish goit goith gok gol gom gon gop gor gos gosh got goth gouch gouf gouh gouk goul goum goun goup gour gous goush gout gouth guch guf guh guk gul gum gun gup gur gus gush gut guth hach haf hah haich haif haih haik hail haim hain haip hair hais haish hait haith hak hal ham han hap har has hash hat hath hauch hauf hauh hauk haul haum haun haup haur haus haush haut hauth hech hef heh heich heif heih heik heil heim hein heip heir heis heish heit heith hek hel hem hen hep her hes hesh het

heth heuch heuf heuh heuk heul heum heun heup heur heus heush heut heuth hich hif hih hik hil him hin hip hir his hish hit hith hoch hof hoh hoich hoif hoih hoik hoil hoim hoin hoip hoir hois hoish hoit hoith hok hol hom hon hop hor hos hosh hot hoth houch houf houh houk houl houm houn houp hour hous housh hout houth huch huf huh huk hul hum hun hup hur hus hush hut huth iba ibai ibau ibe ibei ibeu ibi ibo iboi ibou ibu icha ichai ichau iche ichei icheu ichi icho ichoi ichou ichu ida idai idau ide idei ideu idha idhai idhau idhe idhei idheu idhi idho idhoi idhou idhu idi ido idoi idou idu ifa ifai ifau ife ifei ifeu ifi ifo ifoi ifou ifu iga igai igau ige igei igeu igi igo igoi igou igu iha ihai ihau ihe ihei iheu ihi iho ihoi ihou ihu ija ijai ijau ije ijei ijeu iji ijo ijoi ijou iju ika ikai ikau ike ikei ikeu iki iko ikoi ikou iku ila ilai ilau ile ilei ileu ili ilo iloi ilou ilu ima imai imau ime imei imeu imi imo imoi imou imu ina inai inau ine inei ineu ini ino inoi inou inu ipa ipai ipau ipe ipei ipeu ipi ipo ipoi ipou ipu ira irai irau ire irei ireu iri iro iroi irou iru isa isai isau ise isei iseu isha ishai ishau ishe ishei isheu ishi isho ishoi ishou ishu isi iso isoi isou isu ita itai itau ite itei iteu itha ithai ithau ithe ithei itheu ithi itho ithoi ithou ithu iti ito itoi itou itu iva ivai ivau ive ivei iveu ivi ivo ivoi ivou ivu iza izai izau ize izei izeu izha izhai izhau izhe izhei izheu izhi izho izhoi izhou izhu izi izo izoi izou izu jach jaf jah jaich jaif jaih jaik jail jaim jain jaip jair jais jaish jait jaith jak jal jam jan jap jar jas jash jat jath jauch jauf jauh jauk jaul jaum jaun jaup jaur jaus jaush jaut jauth jech jef jeh jeich jeif jeih jeik jeil jeim jein jeip jeir jeis jeish jeit jeith jek jel jem jen jep jer jes jesh jet jeth jeuch jeuf jeuh jeuk jeul jeum jeun jeup jeur jeus jeush jeut jeuth jich jif jih jik jil jim jin jip jir jis jish jit jith joch jof joh joich joif joih joik joil joim join joip joir jois joish joit joith jok jol jom jon jop jor jos josh jot joth jouch jouf jouh jouk joul joum joun joup jour jous joush jout jouth juch juf juh juk jul jum jun jup jur jus jush jut juth kach kaf kah kaich kaif kaih kaik kail kaim kain kaip kair kais kaish kait kaith kak kal kam kan kap kar kas kash kat kath kauch kauf kauh kauk kaul kaum kaun kaup kaur kaus kaush

kaut kauth kech kef keh keich keif keih keik keil keim kein keip keir keis keish keit keith kek kel kem ken kep ker kes kesh ket keth keuch keuf keuh keuk keul keum keun keup keur keus keush keut keuth kich kif kih kik kil kim kin kip kir kis kish kit kith koch kof koh koich koif koih koik koil koim koin koip koir kois koish koit koith kok kol kom kon kop kor kos kosh kot koth kouch kouf kouh kouk koul koum koun koup kour kous koush kout kouth kuch kuf kuh kuk kul kum kun kup kur kus kush kut kuth lach laf lah laich laif laih laik lail laim lain laip lair lais laish lait laith lak lal lam lan lap lar las lash lat lath lauch lauf lauh lauk laul laum laun laup laur laus laush laut lauth lech lef leh leich leif leih leik leil leim lein leip leir leis leish leit leith lek lel lem len lep ler les lesh let leth leuch leuf leuh leuk leul leum leun leup leur leus leush leut leuth lich lif lih lik lil lim lin lip lir lis lish lit lith loch lof loh loich loif loih loik loil loim loin loip loir lois loish loit loith lok lol lom lon lop lor los losh lot loth louch louf louh louk loul loum loun loup lour lous loush lout louth luch luf luh luk lul lum lun lup lur lus lush lut luth mach maf mah maich maif maih maik mail maim main maip mair mais maish mait maith mak mal mam man map mar mas mash mat math mauch mauf mauh mauk maul maum maun maup maur maus maush maut mauth mech mef meh meich meif meih meik meil meim mein meip meir meis meish meit meith mek mel mem men mep mer mes mesh met meth meuch meuf meuh meuk meul meum meun meup meur meus meush meut meuth mich mif mih mik mil mim min

mip mir mis mish mit mith moch mof moh moich moif moih moik moil moim moin moip moir mois moish moit moith mok mol mom mon mop mor mos mosh mot moth mouch mouf mouh mouk moul moum moun moup mour mous moush mout mouth much muf muh muk mul mum mun mup mur mus mush mut muth nach naf nah naich naif naih naik nail naim nain naip nair nais naish nait naith nak nal nam nan nap nar nas nash nat nath nauch nauf nauh nauk naul naum naun naup naur naus naush naut nauth nech nef neh neich neif neih neik neil neim nein neip neir neis neish neit neith nek nel nem nen nep ner nes nesh net neth neuch neuf neuh neuk neul neum

neun neup neur neus neush neut neuth nich nif nih nik nil nim nin nip nir nis nish nit nith noch nof noh noich noif noih noik noil noim noin noip noir nois noish noit noith nok nol nom non nop nor nos nosh not noth nouch nouf nouh nouk noul noum noun noup nour nous noush nout nouth nuch nuf nuh nuk nul num nun nup nur nus nush nut nuth oba obai obau obe obei obeu obi obo oboi obou obu ocha ochai ochau oche ochei ocheu ochi ocho ochoi ochou ochu oda odai odau ode odei odeu odha odhai odhau odhe odhei odheu odhi odho odhoi odhou odhu odi odo odoi odou odu ofa ofai ofau ofe ofei ofeu ofi ofo ofoi ofou ofu oga ogai ogau oge ogei ogeu ogi ogo ogoi ogou ogu oha ohai ohau ohe ohei oheu ohi oho ohoi ohou ohu oiba oibai oibau oibe oibei oibeu oibi oibo oiboi oibou oibu oicha oichai oichau oiche oichei oicheu oichi oicho oichoi oichou oichu oida oidai oidau oide oidei oideu oidha oidhai oidhau oidhe oidhei oidheu oidhi oidho oidhoi

oidhou oidhu oidi oido oidoi oidou oidu oifa oifai oifau oife oifei oifeu oifi oifo oifoi oifou oifu oiga oigai oigau oige oigei oigeu oigi oigo oigoi oigou oigu oiha oihai oihau oihe oihei oiheu oihi oiho oihoi oihou oihu oija oijai oijau oije oijei oijeu oiji oijo oijoi oijou oiju oika oikai oikau oike oikei oikeu oiki oiko oikoi oikou oiku oila oilai oilau oile oilei oileu oili oilo oiloi oilou oilu oima oimai oimau oime oimei oimeu oimi oimo oimoi oimou oimu oina oinai oinau oine oinei oineu oini oino oinoi oinou oinu oipa oipai oipau oipe oipei oipeu oipi oipo oipoi oipou oipu oira oirai oirau oire oirei oireu oiri oiro oiroi oirou oiru oisa oisai oisau oise oisei oiseu oisha oishai oishau oishe oishei oisheu oishi oisho oishoi oishou oishu oisi oiso oisoi oisou oisu oita oitai oitau oite oitei oiteu oitha oithai oithau oithe oithei oitheu oithi oitho oithoi oithou oithu oiti oito oitoi oitou oitu oiva oivai oivau oive oivei oiveu oivi oivo oivoi oivou oivu oiza oizai oizau oize oizei oizeu oizha oizhai oizhau oizhe oizhei oizheu oizhi oizho oizhoi oizhou oizhu oizi oizo oizoi oizou oizu oja ojai ojau oje ojei ojeu oji ojo ojoi ojou oju oka okai okau oke okei okeu oki oko okoi okou oku ola olai olau ole olei oleu oli olo oloi olou olu oma omai omau ome omei omeu omi omo omoi omou omu ona onai onau one onei oneu oni ono onoi onou onu opa opai opau ope opei opeu opi opo opoi opou opu ora orai orau ore orei oreu ori oro oroi orou oru osa osai osau ose osei oseu osha oshai oshau oshe oshei osheu oshi osho oshoi oshou oshu osi oso osoi osou osu ota otai otau ote otei oteu otha othai othau othe othei otheu othi otho

othoi othou othu oti oto otoi otou otu ouba oubai oubau oube oubei oubeu oubi oubo ouboi oubou oubu oucha ouchai ouchau ouche ouchei oucheu ouchi oucho ouchoi ouchou ouchu ouda oudai oudau oude oudei oudeu oudha oudhai oudhau oudhe oudhei oudheu oudhi oudho oudhoi oudhou oudhu oudi oudo oudoi oudou oudu oufa oufai oufau oufe oufei oufeu oufi oufo oufoi oufou oufu ouga ougai ougau ouge ougei ougeu ougi ougo ougoi ougou ougu ouha ouhai ouhau

ouhe ouhei ouheu ouhi ouho ouhoi ouhou ouhu ouja oujai oujau ouje oujei oujeu ouji oujo oujoi oujou ouju ouka oukai oukau ouke oukei oukeu ouki ouko oukoi oukou ouku oula oulai oulau oule oulei ouleu ouli oulo ouloi oulou oulu ouma oumai oumau oume oumei oumeu oumi oumo oumoi oumou oumu ouna ounai ounau oune ounei ouneu ouni ouno ounoi ounou ounu oupa oupai oupau oupe oupei oupeu oupi oupo oupoi oupou oupu oura ourai ourau oure ourei oureu ouri ouro ouroi ourou ouru ousa ousai ousau ouse ousei ouseu ousha oushai oushau oushe oushei ousheu oushi ousho oushoi oushou oushu ousi ouso ousoi ousou ousu outa outai outau oute outei outeu outha outhai outhau outhe outhei outheu outhi outho outhoi outhou outhu outi outo outoi outou outu ouva ouvai ouvau ouve ouvei ouveu ouvi ouvo ouvoi ouvou ouvu ouza ouzai ouzau ouze ouzei ouzeu ouzha ouzhai ouzhau ouzhe ouzhei ouzheu ouzhi ouzho ouzhoi ouzhou ouzhu ouzi ouzo ouzoi ouzou ouzu ova ovai ovau ove ovei oveu ovi ovo ovoi ovou ovu oza ozai ozau oze ozei ozeu ozha ozhai ozhau ozhe ozhei ozheu ozhi ozho ozhoi ozhou ozhu ozi ozo ozoi ozou ozu pach paf pah paich paif paih paik pail paim pain paip pair pais paish pait paith pak pal pam pan pap par pas pash pat path pauch pauf pauh pauk paul paum paun paup paur paus paush paut pauth pech pef peh peich peif peih peik peil peim pein peip peir peis peish peit peith pek pel pem pen pep per pes pesh pet peth peuch peuf peuh peuk peul peum peun peup peur peus peush peut peuth pich

pif pih pik pil pim pin pip pir pis pish pit pith poch pof poh poich poif poih poik poil poim poin poip poir pois poish poit poith pok pol pom pon pop por pos posh pot poth pouch pouf pouh pouk poul poum poun poup pour pous poush pout pouth puch puf puh puk pul pum pun pup pur pus push put puth rach raf rah raich raif raih raik rail raim rain raip rair rais raish rait raith rak ral ram ran rap rar ras rash rat rath rauch rauf rauh rauk raul raum raun raup raur raus raush raut

rauth rech ref reh reich reif reih reik reil reim rein reip reir reis reish reit reith rek rel rem ren rep rer res resh ret reth reuch reuf reuh reuk reul reum reun reup reur reus reush reut reuth rich rif rih rik ril rim rin rip rir ris rish rit rith roch rof roh roich roif roih roik roil roim roin roip roir rois roish roit roith rok rol rom ron rop ror ros rosh rot roth rouch rouf rouh rouk roul roum roun roup rour rous roush rout routh ruch ruf ruh ruk rul rum run rup rur rus rush rut ruth sach saf sah saich saif saih saik sail saim sain saip sair sais saish sait saith sak sal sam san sap sar sas sash sat sath sauch sauf sauh sauk saul saum saun saup saur saus saush saut sauth sech sef seh seich seif seih seik seil seim sein seip seir seis seish seit seith sek sel sem sen sep ser ses sesh set seth seuch seuf seuh seuk seul seum seun seup seur seus seush seut seuth shach shaf shah shaich shaif shaih shaik shail shaim shain shaip shair shais shaish shait shaith shak shal sham shan shap shar

shas shash shat shath shauch shauf shauh shauk shaul shaum shaun shaup shaur shaus shaush shaut shauth shech shef sheh sheich sheif sheih sheik sheil sheim shein sheip sheir sheis sheish sheit sheith shek shel shem shen shep sher shes shesh shet sheth sheuch sheuf sheuh sheuk sheul sheum sheun sheup sheur sheus sheush sheut sheuth shich shif shih shik shil shim shin ship shir shis shish shit shith shoch shof shoh shoich shoif shoih shoik shoil shoim shoin shoip shoir shois shoish shoit shoith shok shol shom shon shop shor shos shosh shot shoth shouch shouf shouh shouk shoul shoum shoun shoup shour shous shoush shout shouth shuch shuf shuh shuk shul shum shun shup shur shus shush shut shuth sich sif sih sik sil sim sin sip sir sis sish sit sith soch sof soh soich soif soih soik soil soim soin soip soir sois soish soit soith sok sol som son sop sor sos sosh sot soth souch souf souh souk soul soum soun soup sour sous soush sout south such suf suh suk sul sum sun sup sur sus sush sut suth tach taf tah taich taif taih taik tail taim tain taip tair tais taish tait taith tak tal tam tan tap tar tas tash tat tath tauch tauf tauh tauk taul taum taun taup taur taus taush taut tauth tech tef teh teich teif teih teik teil teim tein teip teir teis teish teit teith tek tel tem ten tep ter tes tesh tet teth teuch teuf teuh teuk teul teum teun teup teur teus teush teut teuth thach thaf thah thaich thaif thaih thaik thail thaim thain thaip thair thais thaish thait thaith thak thal tham than thap thar thas thash that thath thauch thauf thauh thauk thaul thaum thaun thaup

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AMS 2023 Schedule

Saturday, October 11th

12:30-2:00pm- Workshop/Business Meeting (Governors Square 12)

Workshop discussion of 'White-Hot Jazz:' Aesthetic Judgement and the Racial Imagination in Occupied Paris, Kira Dralle (University of California, Santa Cruz)

Respondent: Charles Kronengold (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities)

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8:00-10:00pm- Panel: Archives (Location: Vail)

"Earth as Sound Archive," Peter McMurry (University of Cambridge)

"Materiality, Mobility, and Music in an Early Modern Maritime Archive," Nathan Reeves (Northwestern University)

"How would a post-custodial archive look like in the case of the AUMI Consortium?," Valentina Bertolani (University of Birmingham)

"What is the Status of a Vaulted Tape When the Building Burns?," Michael Heller (University of Pittsburgh)

Abstracts

Earth as Sound Archive

Peter McMurry (University of Cambridge)

Do archives need humans to exist? Recent archival studies (e.g., post/decolonial studies, media archaeology) highlight the significant gaps caused by the various political and social contexts in which they were established. But even in these critiques of archival ontologies, humans play a central role in establishing and maintaining archives and their holdings. Yet in this moment of anthropocenic reckoning, it seems equally viable to reflect on archives beyond the human, and particularly what historian of science David Sepkoski has called “the earth as archive.” In this paper, I consider three different instances of geological listening in which the earth functions as a kind of sound archive: first, the noise of boulders being pushed by mountain rivers until they become sand in the ocean, an auditory experience Charles Darwin used to conceptualize the deep time of the earth; second, the emission of sound from bubbles in glacial ice which have recently been recorded and analyzed as a way to measure the rate of ice melt (Tegowski et al, 2014); and finally, in a slightly different configuration, the increasing use of sound (and ultrasound) waves in oil extraction, both to query the earth-as-archive in order to locate oil wells and also to extract oil more efficiently. Listening to the earth-as-archive offers affective and geological insight, yet it also suggests the ways listening itself can easily become co-opted as a tool of environmental destruction, contrary to a long history of sentimental listeners from the Romantics to the World Soundscape Project.

Materiality, Mobility, and Music in an Early Modern Maritime Archive

Nathan Reeves (Northwestern University)

Throughout the early modern period, Spanish overseers of the city of Naples maintained a fleet of galley ships that provided military protection to its busy port and patrolled the coasts of the wider kingdom. As was typical throughout the Mediterranean, these ships relied on rowing labor from enslaved men (mostly north Africans and Ottoman Turks) and local convicts, identified collectively by contemporaries as galeotti. Given the constant provisioning these ships required, Spanish bureaucratic officials called veedores kept meticulous records of rations, munitions, equipment, and the crews themselves. Today held in the military section of the Archivio di Stato di Napoli, the archive of this fleet preserves traces of musical life in a maritime carceral space. Alongside contents ranging from cannons to coils of rope, surviving inventories document the presence of musical instruments and the galeotti musicians who would have played them.

This paper examines how Spanish state agents monitored the movements of people and objects within an internal economy dependent upon forms of unfree labor, including music-making. Drawing from recent discussions in early modern studies, I consider these inventories as subjective records of space that index contemporary material associations between objects and their functions. The organizing principles of veedores allude to idiosyncratic notions of material and aesthetic value that temper the Foucauldian vision of panoptic state surveillance. Taking up Ann Stoler’s call to think along as well as against the archival grain, I argue that the maritime archive of the Mediterranean galley reveals music’s circulation within a fluid, contingent space.

How would a post-custodial archive look like in the case of the AUMI Consortium?

Valentina Bertolani (University of Birmingham)

The music archive has long favoured collections produced by a single creator, be it a composer, performer, collector. However, continuing to produce archival collections based on the primacy of individual creators is not enough to record the complex assemblages of many musical experiences of the last century. This paper mobilizes the concept of post-custodial archival paradigms, community ownership and long-term sustainability of these models in the case of the Adaptive Use Musical Instruments (AUMI) ideated by Pauline Oliveros, Leif Miller and Jackie Heyen in the early 2000s and the consortium created around AUMI (http://aumiapp.com/).

The diversity and dispersion of AUMI documentation (e.g., coding of various versions of the program; paper-based and digital documentation such as meeting minutes, email exchanges; performance documentation such as video; and traces of online presence) makes it a perfect candidate to apply post-custodial archival principles. Indeed, the post-custodial archive, theorised by Terry Cook (1994), articulates ‘a turn from “archives” as collection or location to “archiving as practice”’ (Zavala et al. 2017, 204). The work presented in this paper is based on interviews with members of the consortium and a survey of existing materials and it will propose possible ways forward on how to archive an experience such as the AUMI consortium. This case study can offer a paradigm for many other musical experiences since WWII in which the communal aspect is paramount (e.g., the Deep Listening community also started by Pauline Oliveros, improvising collectives, the live-coding community).

What is the Status of a Vaulted Tape When the Building Burns?

Michael Heller (University of Pittsburgh)

In 2008, a massive fire tore through Building 6197 of the Universal Music Group in Hollywood, a building known to employees as the “Video Vault.” This structure was a storage facility containing over a half-million master tapes recorded by luminaries of American music. While reports vary, the blaze likely destroyed over one hundred thousand tapes, a devastating loss of cultural artifacts documenting American popular music. The list of artists affected is sobering: Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Chuck Berry, Patsy Cline, Mary J. Blige, Elton John, Slayer, on and on. Yet this was hardly the first tragedy of its kind. Earlier fires had destroyed storage facilities of Atlantic and MGM Records, and in other instances record executives have intentionally destroyed archival materials in order to save money on storage costs.

This presentation considers what it means to preserve massive holdings of cultural history in the storage facilities of commercial record companies, facilities that have been repeatedly shown to be both inaccessible and fragile. In particular, it examines the fuzzy epistemological boundary between archives and vaults. While the two are often conflated in news stories about tape losses, in practice their missions can differ widely in regard to user access, preservational priorities, and conceptions of perceived value (economic, cultural, and otherwise). The presentation draws on Achille Mbembe’s theory of necropolitics to ruminate on the status of vaulted tapes, as objects which are perceived as having tremendous value, yet are intentionally shunted away from listening ears for decades, until they are (sometimes) destroyed.

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