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William Gibson Reads Neuromancer (2004)

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Re: William Gibson Reads Neuromancer (2004)

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Post by mapontosevenths »

acuozzo wrote: post #39
IlikeKitties wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There was a wetransfer link but that expired. Has anyone got a torrent for the CD Version? Or perhaps a reddit acount to contact that OP to get another download for it? If you can make it available i can seed it indefinetly

I have the CD version, but I stupidly re-encoded it to something like 256kbps CBR MP3 back in 2012. Still, the fidelity is far greater than what was shared here. I can uploaded it somewhere if you'd like. Edit: Here you go: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MvEQd-V3Ma86XMnQYpCa... Please share this far & wide. I have a busy night ahead of me or I'd take the time to upload it to IA.

The CD set is ISBN 1-57042-156-0. There are two available on ebay, one at ~$2,500 USD and the other (in worse shape) for $450.

I think the mp3 might have to do for now. :) Thanks for sharing.

Re: William Gibson Reads Neuromancer (2004)

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Post by pdntspa »

acuozzo wrote: post #39
IlikeKitties wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There was a wetransfer link but that expired. Has anyone got a torrent for the CD Version? Or perhaps a reddit acount to contact that OP to get another download for it? If you can make it available i can seed it indefinetly

I have the CD version, but I stupidly re-encoded it to something like 256kbps CBR MP3 back in 2012. Still, the fidelity is far greater than what was shared here. I can uploaded it somewhere if you'd like. Edit: Here you go: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MvEQd-V3Ma86XMnQYpCa... Please share this far & wide. I have a busy night ahead of me or I'd take the time to upload it to IA.

256kbit CBR MP3 is pretty good for spoken word material

Re: William Gibson Reads Neuromancer (2004)

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Post by exitb »

speakspokespok wrote: post #40

A number of years ago driving late one evening an interview of his came on the radio. It might have originally been WGBH or a Canadian affiliate I can't recall, but just listening to him talk and expound on his views of the world gave the same thrill as reading Neuromancer and that same thrill of exploring the world through a phone line.

I can recommend „No Maps for These Territories” (found bootleg on YouTube) for that kind of thing.

Re: William Gibson Reads Neuromancer (2004)

#46

Post by kogus »

viccis wrote: post #5

I listened to Neuromancer on a long drive one time, and I will say that it's a wonderful book but not one that's particularly suited to the audiobook medium. It's hard to follow at times because it avoids a lot of big picture narrative and instead focuses on very small scale scenes of events happening within a broader story. It means that it can be confusing at times, as you are often as in the dark as the characters…

I had to read Neuromancer twice; once to learn the world, then once to actually enjoy the story.

Re: William Gibson Reads Neuromancer (2004)

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Post by acuozzo »

pdntspa wrote: post #43
acuozzo wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have the CD version, but I stupidly re-encoded it to something like 256kbps CBR MP3 back in 2012. Still, the fidelity is far greater than what was shared here. I can uploaded it somewhere if you'd like. Edit: Here you go: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MvEQd-V3Ma86XMnQYpCa... Please share this far & wide. I have a busy night ahead of me or I'd take the time to upload it to IA.

256kbit CBR MP3 is pretty good for spoken word material

Agreed. With that being said, I meant that it was a stupid move from an archival POV.

Re: William Gibson Reads Neuromancer (2004)

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Post by acuozzo »

mapontosevenths wrote: post #41
acuozzo wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have the CD version, but I stupidly re-encoded it to something like 256kbps CBR MP3 back in 2012. Still, the fidelity is far greater than what was shared here. I can uploaded it somewhere if you'd like. Edit: Here you go: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MvEQd-V3Ma86XMnQYpCa... Please share this far & wide. I have a busy night ahead of me or I'd take the time to upload it to IA.

The CD set is ISBN 1-57042-156-0. There are two available on ebay, one at ~$2,500 USD and the other (in worse shape) for $450. I think the mp3 might have to do for now. :) Thanks for sharing.

You're very welcome! Please pass it along.

Re: William Gibson Reads Neuromancer (2004)

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Post by throwawayben »

LiquidSky wrote: post #30
sien wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is a BBC Audio drama of Neuromancer that is 1:56 long. It is excellent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S89BHnaxULo I haven't listened to the audio book of Neuromancer but I re-read it a few weeks back. The audio play I still go back to once in a while as well.

Two minutes hardly seems enough time to do the story justice.

it's 2 hours

Re: William Gibson Reads Neuromancer (2004)

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Post by throwawayben »

gabriel666smith wrote: post #36

A real classic. As an author who was asked by my publisher to perform my own audiobook: 1. There is a reason 'reader of audiobooks' is a profession - it is stupid difficult. I will never do it again. 2. I loved this tape so much. It does such interesting things with its soundscape (from memory - if it actually is just Gibson reading it, then he must have embedded those memories through the sheer brilliance of his per…

the best author-read audiobook I've listened to recently has been Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky[0]. He did a really good job and I would never have guessed it was the author himself. As you say, it's a very different and difficult job.

[0] https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0CMXTZZN2

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