By Brett Bloom
Fort Wayne, IN: Breakdown Break Down Press, Reprint: September 2025
Pages: 24
Dimensions: 5.5 in X 8.5 in
Cover: Paper
Binding: staple-bound
Process: Offset
Color: Full-color cover, b&w throughout
Edition size: 750
ISBN: None

Brett Bloom, co-founder of Half Letter Press, occasionally operates Breakdown Break Down Press. He is trained in Deep Listening through the Center for Deep Listening and composes Sonic Meditations, a tool developed by Pauline Oliveros and others. These meditations offer a powerful way to explore various phenomena or ideas through a process inspired by traditional meditation, yet they often take unexpected turns.

One of Bloom's Sonic Meditations, "You Are Compost," is dedicated to exploring the idea that human bodies are made from compost, constantly engage in composting processes, and ultimately return to the earth through composting. This meditation is designed to be easily facilitated with others with no prior Deep Listening experience.

The first version of this publication was printed on a Risograph in a very limited run of 50 copies.