This amazingly brilliantly scientific chart showing the fingerprint of the phenomenon known as ‘vocal fry’ is courtesy of Science News.
Fraserhead here. Four years behind the times as usual because I’ve only just found out about the phenomenon of the vocal fry register and how it is terrible for young women in the USA to practice it (but it’s okay for men to do so). Happy to admit that “vocal fry” has never bothered me but “upspeak” does get on my tits. Some reading for your Sunday morning below…
NPR: From Upspeak To Vocal Fry: Are We ‘Policing’ Young Women’s Voices?
Naomi Wolf: Young women, give up the vocal fry and reclaim your strong female voice
Al Jazeera: Stop telling women how to talk
And here’s the playlist in full…
Direct download: The_Joint_2015-07-25-12-14.mp3
12pm – 1pm
- Bodem – Malfunktion
- Afacan – Ooh Oooh
- Run The Jewels – Meowrly
- Ash Koosha – Harbour
- Jessy Lanza, DJ Spinn & Taso – You Never Show Your Love (feat. DJ Rashad) [Teklife Mix]
- yvnalesca – All My Life **NZ**
- Rat Boy – Neighbourhood Watch
1pm – 2pm
- Swell Maps – Full Moon in My Pocket
- Swell Maps – Blam!!
- Swell Maps – Full Moon (Reprise)
- Mulchzoid – Earthrise **NZ**
- Ultimate Painting – (Ive Got The) Sanctioned Blues
- Moonpup – Rot **NZ**
- Kelvin Hurts – Desert Got Me **NZ**
- Deaf Wish – They Know
- The Pagan Rites – Every Mauser & Browning
- Plus Instruments – 13 Sailors
- Jacuzzi Boys – Happy Damage
- Afacan – Ooh Oooh
- Jared Wilson – Ghostminers 9
- Swim Deep – Grand Affection
