Pedestrian Sketches is a one-hour cassette mix built from the sketches of Speedy J’s Walkman. Designed as a listening method, it invites movement. A walk, a pause, a loop. The listener follows the same rhythm as its making, drifting through sound while navigating space.
ConceptPedestrian Sketches translates studio fragments into a physical, time-based experience. Released as a double cassette, it reintroduces listening as something durational and embodied. The format encourages slowness, repetition, and presence. The concept is rooted in wandering. Listening becomes an act of movement, mirroring the way the material was explored and reflected upon. Rather than presenting a finished statement, the project embraces incompleteness, allowing sketches to exist as a continuous, evolving flow.
DesignThe visual language extends this sense of movement and reflection. Photography by Stijn Berer (rodevlekjes) captures moments of listening and walking, forming a series of abstract “postcards.” These images function as fragments of place and mood, selected to accompany the mix. The cassette format reinforces tactility and ritual. Handling, flipping, and replaying become part of the experience. The cover features Pedestrian Sketchman, a digital collage constructed from photographic outtakes. A walking figure assembled through fragments, echoing both the act of wandering and the layered nature of the sound.
ResultsPedestrian Sketches reframes listening as an active, physical process. It invites the audience to step outside, move, and engage with sound in relation to their surroundings. The combination of cassette, photography, and collage creates a cohesive object that extends beyond audio. It becomes a companion for movement, where sound, image, and environment merge into a personal and repeatable experience.
Printing the cover at Riso Attic
Getting the perfect shot