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Joshua Robinson

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May 2026 Newsletter – Akira, Gamelan, and the Semiotics of Sound

Gamelan and Semiotics I’ve been thinking lots about the semiotics of sound and music, particularly regarding gamelan. Semiotics is essentially the idea saying that music often represents something that it doesn’t inherently represent. It sounds more complicated than it is, because a few examples show quite clearly how this can be. Usually music is an […]

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Reviews

Why I love ‘Whiplash’ (2014)

When people ask me what my favourite movie is, I usually go for Whiplash (2014). It’s an oddball choice for sure — and it’s definitely not one because it’s a feel-good movie. Indeed, I think it gets to the heart of what a favourite film is: this is undoubtedly the film that I think is […]

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