Monthly Archives: March 2011

Faraday’s Cage

Posted on 29/03/2011 by admin

Although the Faraday Cage, which blocks external static electric fields (and radio signals), was invented by Michael Faraday in 1836, it took almost a century and a half for its concept to be used successfully within Radio Art, in works … Continue reading →

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Call for Curators and Sound Projects.

Posted on 27/03/2011 by admin

http://www.apiarystudios.org/ ‘Apairy Studios invites musicians and minds that work with sound, to submit ideas that explore new boundaries in music, experimental sound projects…etc. Submit your proposals to gallery@apiarystudios.org Succesful applicants will have their work included within our program of events, … Continue reading →

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Studios as Dreamworlds & Sonic Cartoons

Posted on 25/03/2011 by admin

http://www.soundmediaculture.net Public Lecture and Discussion: Realism in Recorded Music and Sound for The Moving Image Programme Paul Théberge: Sounds, Studios and Screens – Studios as Dreamworlds The notion of ‘realism’ that pervades cinema aesthetics is an ideology that conceals the … Continue reading →

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9.11.01 Scapes

Posted on 23/03/2011 by admin

Listen here Helen Thorington in a collaboration with Jo-Anne Green ’9.11.01 Scapes was composed to accompany a series of collaged images created by Jo-Anne Green the day New York’s World Trade Center was attacked. Green’s palette consisted of NASA images … Continue reading →

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A Radiophonic Essay by Franck Vigroux

Posted on 18/03/2011 by admin

Listen here ‘By making D-503, I wanted to create a utopian world of sound while entering a “dystopian” world through excerpts from the work of Eugene Zamyatin, Us Others. Acoustic Utopia – because several sounds come from instruments seldom combined … Continue reading →

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Radio No-Man’s Land

Posted on 17/03/2011 by admin

a radio artwork by José Iges and Concha Jerez. Listen here ‘In the original radioperformance we are revisiting documents of Radio Art that belong to everyone, some of them taken from the web. They are monuments, but in a sense … Continue reading →

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But Is It Radio?

Posted on 16/03/2011 by admin

A pertinent question that remains open: ‘BUT IS IT RADIO? Heidi Grundmann, Kunstradio The history of telecommunication art contains many examples of “sovereign media.” It may suffice to refer to two quotations, 16 years apart, which suggest that, in spite … Continue reading →

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Radioleaks in Sweden

Posted on 14/03/2011 by admin

Get your audio recorders out! Brecht would have been proud: ‘This is Radioleaks, an encrypted service for those who want to provide information to Swedish Radio. Help us expose abuse of power and corruption. How does it work in your home … Continue reading →

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Ondas Awards – Premios Ondas

Posted on 14/03/2011 by admin

http://www.premiosondas.com/ ‘The Ondas Awards, created in 1954, are awarded annually by Promotora de Informaciones SA (PRISA) via Barcelona Radio Cadena SER, in order to reward the production and careers in radio, television, music and radio advertising.’

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Sounds of The Egyptian Revolution

Posted on 14/03/2011 by admin

‘Iqbit has composed electronic music since 2000, exploring different types of sound from Idm to Electroacustic. He partecipates in international festival in Europe and North Africa, organizes small conceptual experimental electronic concert (www.nffcts.com) and collaborates as a co-director with the … Continue reading →

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