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A summer of sound, open your ears and the rest will follow
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IN THE BEGINNING... In the Beginning.. brings ten creation stories from around the world to life, transporting through the cosmos, into dreamtime, down a golden chain and through nature’s arc where we meet animals, gods and spirits - the makers, shapers and creators. Immersive audio drama for summer family listening. You won't have heard anything like it!
Written and Produced by Lucia Scazzocchio + Hawa Khan featuring Chizzy Akudolu + Nicole Davis & many more. Produced with support from the Audio Content Fund for Fun Kids - The UK’s children’s radio station. Every Wednesday and Sunday at 4.45pm from 13th July. TUNE INorCATCH UP
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RADIO ART ZONE Broadcasting in Luxembourg and over selected radio stations around Europe and online until 25th September, Radio Art Zone is a 100 day radio art station combining sound art and radio with a packed programme of well known and lesser known audio artists and sound makers from around the world. TUNE IN
[LISTEN] WHITE PAPERS ON DISSENT - THE PODCAST Can Blockchain be used as a tool for radical imagination? Through panel discussions, artist talks, participatory events and a podcast, White Papers on Dissent aims to collectively practice the making of the world otherwise. By thinking through the technology it rehearses new social and political imaginaries.
Produced byLucia Scazzocchio (SB) + Barbara Cueto LISTEN HERE
Close your eyes and open your ears for an evening of creative and experimental audio from new producers of radio, podcasts and sound art.
Monday 4th July at Grow Hackney - BOOK HERE
And if you can't make it or are somewhere else in the world, all the audio works selected for the night plus other submissions will be available to listen to on XMTR.FM throughout the summer.
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XMTR.FM: SELECTIVE.HEARING For more listening inspiration and recommendations - XMTR.FM is a curated space dedicated to independent audio works from accomplished radio-makers, emerging podcasters, cultural conversationalists and visionary sound-artists. No more scrolling and searching. join us and have a play
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Transmitter has evolved, audio news from Social Broadcasts and beyond is now [Antenna]
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Happy New Year *|FNAME|*! Thank you for staying tuned to the ever evolving world of sound and audio storytelling.
2021 has been a year of growth and wonderful collaborations for Social Broadcasts, some of the highlights are:
\\ Producing a series of audio postcards about the environment and climate change with Silvia Malnati for Invisible Dust from the North Yorkshire Coast //
// Receiving an honorary mention at the Phonurgia Awards for Loss in Translation (Grief and Death-care during Lockdown) created with Sasha Edye-Lindner, Paulina Kolata and the team from BRIC-19 Manchester University \\
\\ Creating the Tower of London's new children's tour written and produced with Hawa Khan and a team of brilliant voice actors //
// Integrating mobile radio making into the Racial Equity in the City research initiative by ARUP and Decosm (This is what collaborative working should be always strive to be) \\
\\ Taking on the role of executive producer for the Tape Letters radio series with Modus Arts, Oliver Sanders and Leona Fensome //
AND after a year in R&D the launch of XMTR.FM(Transmitter) a curated platform for sonic storytelling, dedicated to independent audio works, archive treasures.
Lots in the pipeline for 2022 including a podcast series on Blockchain and radical imagination, a series on Women in Photography, and an Audio Content Funded dramatised series of creation stories for FunKids Radio.
We celebrate and promote audio works that cut through the noise, bend genres, amplify unheard voices, immerse, surprise and don’t generally feature on mainstream podcast streams and radio.
New audio works are added regularly with special attention given to audio makers from the XMTR community.
THIS IS HOW XMTR.FM WORKS:
Go toXMTR.FM, hit JOIN to subscribe and you will be sent a password to access the 'Listen page'
Here you will find It's like a radio station or a music playlist with a player that works well on a smartphone or web browser.
When you're in the mood for listening just hit PLAY for a curated selection of audio works.
If something peaks your interest and you want more, all the details and web/podcast links are in the 'TRANSMISSIONS' area with colour coded genres to make navigation easier.
New audio works are added regularly with a selection of 21 to choose from at any one time. START LISTENING
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XMTR.FM: SELECTIVE.HEARING Following this newsletter and the xmtr radio show/podcast on ResonanceFM we are now launching XMTR.FM - a curated space dedicated to independent audio works from accomplished radio-makers, emerging podcasters, cultural conversationalists and visionary sound-artists. No more scrolling and searching.
It's very much at sandbox stage but do join us and have a play
Loss in Translationcaptures a unique moment in time, when many had to navigate profound longstanding traditions around death care and grieving with regulations that have felt cruel and insensitive.
STEREOPHONICA BY GASCIA OUZOUNIAN What is the relationship between sound and space and how did our understanding of sound become spatial? In Stereophonica,Gascia Ouzounian Associate Professor of Music at Oxford, co-director of the research network Recomposing the City, and PI on SONCITIES examines a series of historical episodes that transformed ideas of sound and space, from the advent of stereo technologies in the nineteenth century to visual representations of sonic environments today.
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AUDIO POSTCARDS FROM THE COAST This audio mini-series as part of Invisible Dust's project Wild Eye where we hear from the people of Scarborough and Whitby, about their relationship with the sea, nature and the local impact of climate change. Listen here
[TUNE IN] PHONURGIA NOVA SELECTION
This episode of Transmitter is dedicated to some the shortlisted works and prize winners featured at the Paris Phonurgia Nova Awards including works be Tom Fisher, Phoebe McIndoe, Lucia Scazzocchio and Sasha Edye-Lindner and Pierre Costard Listen here
After a little radio silence there's plenty to shout about as the soundscape shifts once again.
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[LISTEN] LOSS IN TRANSLATION - FUNERALS AND DEATH CARE UNDER LOCKDOWN This is a snap-shot-in-sound through multiple-voices around the country capturing this unprecedented shared experience at a time when questions around mortality have been especially present. We hear testimonies from faith leaders, funeral professionals and community members across multiple faiths, capturing a unique moment in time, when many have had to navigate profound longstanding traditions with regulations that have sometimes felt cruel and insensitive.
TOWER OF LONDON CHILDREN'S TOUR After over a year on pause, this new dramatised children's audio highlights-tour of The Tower of London will finally be available to the public this summer. Join our friendly ghosts Quentin and Olivia as they introduce you to some of the Tower's most notorious characters. This is history not as you know it, brought to life by a brilliant cast. Listen to the teaser
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THE POWER OF CONVERSATION When the drop-in audio appClubhouse launched earlier this year, it seemed like an unlikely gamble that groups of strangers would spend time in purely audio conversations in such a visual era. Lockdown and Zoom fatigue have certainly been a contributing factor, meaning people all over the world were craving the more off-screen serendipitous encounters that have been missing from life recently. It seems that audio is finally entering the social media landscape with Twitter's 'Spaces' and LinkdIn to launch Live Audio Rooms. Dropping into different Clubhouse rooms over recent months has been a bit hit and miss, but when the room is well managed and on-topic it can be quite magical. (Not sure about witnessing a live birth through sound..that was weird)
This drop-in format ins nothing new, Social Broadcasts has been hosting live in-person community 'drop-in' conversations since 2014 as Parallel Radio, with a special 'Remote Radio' season over lockdown very akin to the Clubhouse format, We've finally gathered all the Parallel Radio shows in one podcast archive. Listen here
In this episode of Transmitter we hear from from Phoebe McIndoe from Telling Stories the podcast hosted and produced by herself and Redzi Bernard. Their mission is to understand what makes a good audio story from diverse storytellers who also set listeners a challenge to get their creative juices flowing. Listen here
It's been six months and the world sounds a little different. Remote radio and audio making, participation and listening.
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SOUND WALKS After/during home confinement, walking and deeply listening to the surrounding soundscape has been a wonderful escape. (No airplanes!) Here are some ideas for 'guided' listening experiences as you walk; Royal Academy of Music's Music for Trees app is a geo-located musical tour around the trees of Regent Park, Theatre collective Knee High brings the tales and stories of Cornwall to life via their app Walk with Me, Women Activists of East London very much inspired by Good Night Stories Rebel Girls, have created a local version with their Hackney Rebels Audio Tour and whist you're in the neighbourhood listen to stories of canal life via the Regent's Canal Heritage Walk (London), and for a full month of audio walks everywhere, The Museum of Walking's Sound Walk September is full of possibilities and invitations to create your own sound walks.
[LISTEN] TRUE CURRENCY - ABOUT FEMINIST ECONOMICS What if the way we think about the economy was different, valuing time, care and wellbeing over the value of goods? This podcast series, hosted by artists Amy Feneck and Ruth Beale(The Alternative School of Economics)is the outcome an artist residency atGasworks and takes a deep delve into financial inequality, feminism, labour exploitation, unpaid work, care and reproductive labour. Subscribe / Listen here
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LILY'S LEGACY The story of Liberal Judaism is little known outside the Jewish community and has caused plenty of controversy within it. This multi-media exhibitionand podcast series distilled from over 100 recordings, spanning four generations, charts how Lily Montegu founded Liberal Judaism in 1902 with Claude Montefiore and Isreal Matlock, creating a radical modern vision for religious worship and the impact this has had in the UK and beyond. Listen/subscribe to the podcast
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TAPE LETTERS - MIGRATION ON TAPE A beautifully presented curated collection of anecdotes about and exerpts from letters sent via cassette tape by Pakistanis who migrated to the UK between 1960-1980. Listen here
The series continues with conversations about conversation. If you missed the tete a tete with radio magic maker Cathy Fitzgeraldthen you're in for a treat as she reveals how she navigates the art of conversation. Listen to the latest episode Next Transmitter live onResonanceFM on Wed 14h October 8pm, Thursday 15th 10am
A special newsletter dedicated to remote radio and audio making, participation and listening in these isolated times.
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[PARTICIPATE] REMOTE RADIO Since 2015, Social Broadcasts has hosted local intergenerational live radio broadcasts (Parallel Radio) inviting local community members to get together to talk about universal themes. As many people become more isolated, these conversations are ever more important, so we're launching Remote Radio, a weekly discussion format using online conference tools. CB Radio for 2020? Subscribe to take part here
[TUNE IN ] NODE - ANTI VIRUS RADIO In response to the closure of cultural events across Europe, this Mulhouse based micro FM radio station outfit is bringing together experimental radio makers, musicians, philosophers and poets from around the globe, streaming live everyday at 8pm (7pm GMT). Participation is open to all via their website
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LIFE ON LOCKDOWN Radio Producer Cathy FitzGerald has launched aLife on Lockdownstory collection of life in quarantine initiative in collaboration with BBC Radio4. Using the Speakpipe, she is asking for people around the world to record their experiences of life right now, the good the bad and the ugly of self isolation (as well as hand washing songs).
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THE SOCIAL DISTANCING FESTIVAL An online artist community created in reaction to the cancellation of a musical that was years on the making. Submissions to their live streams is open to most art forms. This is video, but should keep us entertained when Netflix is no longer appealing!
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MAKE YOUR OWN MUSEUM As museums close everywhere, Museum In A Box can send you a kit to make your own - be it family archives, fungi photography or sounds of empty streets, you can build your own collection using their clever technology to tell your own stories. Order yours here!
The next few episodes will be dedicated to the art of conversation. As we become more connected and paradoxically more isolated, face to face conversation is increasingly rare and coveted. Radio and increasingly podcasting provide the perfect medium for more exploratory long-form conversations to occur, providing the space and the context often missing in the everyday. Listen to the latest episode
Next Transmitter live onResonanceFM on Wed 14h April, 8pm, Thursday 15th 10am
AND for some extra listening, tune in to: The Gentle Art of Talking to Strangers recorded live at Tate Modern where 4 total strangers get into deep conversation.
(More of these conversations where planned in March at Tate Modern but as will everything, this is on hold for now!)
How we find, listen to and share audio to understand and tell our stories is rapidly changing. Use Transmitter to scan this soundscape.
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[ EVENT] RADIO AS A SOCIAL MEDIA - ECREA RADIO CONFERENCE 19-21 Siena (Italy) The ECREA conference at Siena University takes a deep look at radio in terms of convivial media, community, participation and public values as 'radio' moves from airwaves to platforms, gathering a plethora of scholars from around the world currently exploring the complex entanglement between radio/audio/digital media and society. Lucia Scazzocchio will present the case for Social Broadcasting - 'participatory broadcasting in a digital age' as part of a session on 'Active Listening'.
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LONDON PODCAST FESTIVAL - MAKER WEEKEND The final weekend of the Kings Place London Podcast Festival is focused on skill sharing and the nuts and bolts of producing a good podcast. From basic skills to pitching, music rights and sound design, pretty much everything is covered through panel discussions and practical guides. Now that the podcast is the new blog, best to learn how to make it sound good!
Kings Place London, Until 22nd September - Book here
RADIO RISING - ROUNDHOUSE (18-25s) A seven week radio production workshop with Transmission Roundhouse for 18-25's with basic radio skills to create a 3 part radio documentary to capture the music and energy at the 'Roundhouse Rising Festival ' celebrating the UK's new emerging Jazz, Soul/RnB and Rap scenes.
More information about how to book a place here
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LOVE AND WORK Have you ever wondered what it's like to run a business with your life partner? Tricia Bacon, founder of Couplepreneurs, speaks to inspirational couples about love, life work and everything in between in a new podcast series: Between the Spreadsheets
Other entrepreneur related podcasts to explore: Monocle's The Entrepreneurs, Gimlet's The Pitch, and more on couples with a fly on the wall couple's therapy session in Esther Perel's Where should we begin?
Do you find yourself stuck in the same channels? Unable to break out of the echo-chamber of your media consumption and worldview. Transmitter is here to cut through the noise. Transmitter scans the digital soundscape every other month to bring you original sounds, new voices and archive treasures from podcasts, radio and sound installations. Next Transmitter live onResonanceFM on Wed 9th October, 8pm, Thursday 10th 10am
How we find, listen to and share audio to understand and tell our stories is rapidly changing. Use Transmitter to scan this soundscape.
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[TUNE IN] TRANSMITTER EP3 - radio show and podcast
Our ResonanceFM radio show and podcast showcases original sounds, new voices and archive treasures from radio broadcasts, podcasts and sound installations.
XMTR Episode 03 explores the rise in Bond like robberies of Chinese artefacts, how one woman believes that trepanning is the answer to spiritual enlightenment and how a Merseyside shopping centre is the home to more than pound shop bargains; featuring works from Undiscovered, The Last Bohemians and Hunt&Darton’s Radio Local.
Tune in via ResonanceFM on Wednesday 12th June 8pm, Thursday 13th June 10am or subscribe to the podcast on iTunesSpotify or Stitcher
[ LISTEN] Our sonic environment The World Soundscape Project created by Canadian R Murray Shafer in the late 60's drew attention to the sonic environment and growing rise of noise pollution, with a focus on paying more attention to the sonic soundscape. This grew into an vast collection of recordings and compositions like the radio series Soundscapes of Canada (listen to an extract here) and multiple sonic research around the world. Cities haven't got any quieter with worrying studies about what this constant noise is doing to our health. For a more contemporary take 99% Invisible's mini series - Sound and Health exploring sounds of cities and hospitals sounds is worth a listen.
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Hunt&Darton's Radio Local Performance art? Community radio? It's kind of both. Performance artist duo Hunt&Darton have been touring 'Radio Local' around the UK, producing live 12h radio events where they 'play' at being radio hosts creating some entertaining and hyper- local radio where audience participation is all part of the show. Often partnering with local FM stations and taking over the airwaves for the day, they play with and break the rules of local broadcasting, often giving them some food for thought as to what community radio could be with a little more imagination.
Tour dates: St Helens 29th June, Fleetwood 21st July, Manchester 28th Sept, Peterborough 16th Nov
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Pay to play - Audio subscription platforms As podcasting moves more into the mainstream, could we be reaching saturation point now that everyone and their nan is releasing their words to the world? Wading through the plethora of podcasts can be overwhelming, so subscription based platforms with guaranteed quality content and individualised recommendations are becoming a more attractive prospect. Amazon's Audible started the trend, the children's platform Pinna is gaining traction and all ears have been pricked towards the recently launched podcast platform Luminary the new 'Netfix' of audio. But does this mean the beginnings of a shift from the wild west of podcasting where big budget productions sit happily alongside bedroom ramblings on the same listening app, to a more sanitised south; following in the footsteps of TV and film where you will have to subscribe to several different platforms to access the podcasts you love?
How we find, listen to and share audio to understand and tell our stories is rapidly changing. Use Transmitter to scan this soundscape.
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[TUNE IN] TRANSMITTER - new radio show and podcast
Our new ResonanceFM radio show and podcast showcases original sounds, new voices and archive treasures from radio broadcasts, podcasts and sound installations across the globe. Lucia Scazzocchio will be scanning the digital soundscape to cut through the noise.
Episode 01 launches with a DJ set for demanding bears, an ultra real teenage shooting and a London sink estate in transition. Featuring works from podcasts Imaginary Adviceand Awful Grace or The tolling of the void bell as well as The London Transport Museum.
Tune in via ResonanceFM on Wednesday 13th Feb 8pm, Thursday 14th Feb 10am and online from Friday 15th Feb via Social Broadcasts.
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Room to Breathe -Migration Museum Room to Breathe is an immersive experience inviting you to discover stories from generations of new arrivals to Britain. Journey through a series of rooms filled with personal narratives and objects that bring to life the struggles, joys, creativity and resilience of living in a new land. Open on Sat/SunMigration Museumat The Workshop 26 Lambeth High Street, SE1 7AG, Free
[ LISTEN] If you you've always been put off by the very wooden radio plays of old or The Archers, then time to reconsider. Here are some audio fiction podcasts worth binging on during your commute: the super sound rich Macbeth breathing new life into an old classic, disturbing yet addictive The Control Group set in a 1960's Psych ward where doctors are encouraged to experiment with their patients and the reality love drama taking various unlikely perspectives - The Shadows.
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EastCast Away - A Radio Listening Lounge
EastCast(East London's art, culture and community radio show + podcast) returns on Thursday 14th March with EastCast Away; their live 'Listening Lounge', where radio, podcast, sound art makers, movers and shakers get to showcase their work. This best way to describe it? - A curated open mic for radio. More details and tickets
How we find, listen to and share audio to understand and tell our stories is rapidly changing. Use Transmitter to scan this soundscape.
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[LISTEN] A Shelter from the Storm - The Story podcast from The Guardian Being Christian and gay can be complicated, in some parts of the world identifying openly as LGBT just simply isn't an option. A small church in the London invites the congregation to worship freely however they identify, providing a sanctuary, a shelter from storm. This short audio documentary invites us in to meet some of these people who have found a family there. Subscribe to The Story on iTunes
Kings Cross Connections One day at Kings Cross Station. What happens when you introduce serendipity and coincidence into the station’s waiting area? Produced forThe Kings Cross Story Palace- collecting stories that have been important to the people that have lived, worked and played in the area over the last 100 years.
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EastCast Away - A Radio Listening Lounge
EastCast(East London's art, culture and community radio show + podcast) returns on Wednesday 24th October with EastCast Away; their live 'Listening Lounge', where radio, podcast, sound art makers, movers and shakers get to showcase their work. This best way to describe it? - A curated open mic for radio. More details and tickets
[TUNE IN] Knife crime is a serious threat in many of the UK's major cities, but getting a proper perspective is challenging. Here's some listening; inviting the people most affected do the talking: Beyond the Bladea 3 part series for The Guardian by Max Sanderson and Spitting Blades for Radio 4 by Rebecca Lloyd-Evans.
[ EXHBITION]
Room to Breathe -Migration Museum Room to Breathe is an immersive experience inviting you to discover stories from generations of new arrivals to Britain. Journey through a series of rooms filled with personal narratives and objects that bring to life the struggles, joys, creativity and resilience of living in a new land. Opens 1st November,Migration Museumat The Workshop 26 Lambeth High Street, SE1 7AG, Free
[TECH] Entale - More than just a podcast player The race to create more intuitive podcast platforms is on.Entaleis a UK based new podcast platform expanding the listening experience by allowing podcasters to add pictures, maps, links, quotes and chapters to audio content to create a more interactive journey through sound.
How we find, listen to and share audio to understand and tell our stories is rapidly changing. Use Transmitter to scan this soundscape.
We're still trying to figure out this GDPR business. You're receiving [Transmitter] because you've connected with Social Broadcasts, Cultivaters or Lucia Scazzocchio about something audio related. If this isn't your jam, apologies, just hit unsubscribe.
[RADIO LOUNGE]
EastCast Away - A Radio Listening Lounge
EastCast (East London's art, culture and community radio show + podcast) returns on Weds 20th June with EastCast Away; their live 'Listening Lounge', where radio, podcast, sound art makers, movers and shakers get to showcase their work. This best way to describe it? - A curated open mic for radio. More details
[LISTEN] Rainbow Pilgrims - Refugee Week Rainbow Pilgrims explores the ‘hidden history’ of LGBTQI migrant and travelling communities in Britain. They've been touring their innovative oral history audio installation as a 'pop-up' exhibition The next instalment is Fri 22nd June as part of the V&A's programme marking 20 years of Refugee Week. Can't make it? The exhibition is also online.
Seeing Red - Lansbury Micro-Museum See Red Women's Workshop printed consciousness-raising posters contesting sexist stereotyping, encouraging women to recognise their personal experiences as deeply politicised (1974-1990). Hear each poster explained by the surviving See Red founders and listen to how local school pupils interact with the slogans of the time.
[TECH] Museum in a Box Using Raspberry Pi technology, Museum in a Box an interactive speaker start-up founded by Flkr Commons founding designer George Oats puts a new spin on museum handling collections. Encouraging curators to create exhibits that talk to you or give an audio dimension to an inanimate object or image, the imaginative sound possibilities are endless..
How we find, listen to and share audio to understand and tell our stories is rapidly changing. Use Transmitter to scan this soundscape.
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Headtrip: Hearing depression Most experience negative thoughts at some point, but what happens when they get too loud to function? Headtrip is a pilot exploring whether immersive binaural audio experiences can help change attitudes and behaviours, building empathy and reducing the stigma that surrounds depression. Experience Headtrip and find out more *Headtrip is a collaboration between King’s College London’s Arts in Mind Innovation scheme and S.I.D.E Projects.
[TUNE IN] From the abstract to the ordinary sometimes just listening closely to what's around us is a delight. For a monthly dose: La Cosa Preziosa's 'Secret Soundscape Club' or catch the latest from Framework Seasonal, a regular review of of sound artists working with field recordings featuring 'What You See' by JP Renoult + Dinahbird (recorded on the crash site of a WWII Junker plane)
[SUPPORT] ResonanceFM Fundraiser London based, but globally respected not-for profit arts radio station ResonanceFM going strong since 2002, expanding to DAB in Greater London, Brighton and Hove and launching another platform Resonance Extra. Support this brilliant radio platform raise much needed funds through donations, an auction and a whole host of events. In London on 8th February? Join radio show EastCast at fundraiser event promising an evening of sound and saké: EastCast Away
[ EXHBITION]
The Land at Hauser & Writh Lucia Scazzocchio's sound piece Phytology Radio Hour originally commissioned by Nomad Projects will be featured as part The Land We Live In -The Land We Left Behind at Hauser & Writh in Somerset, curated by Adam Sutherland, featuring 50 international artists exploring society's relationship with the rural.
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Hackney's local mobile intergenerational Parallel Radio has been gathering momentum since it's foundations at Open School East with Hackney Stream. Syndicating a dedicated group of conversationalists of all ages, engaging in spirited discussion, this is real live community radio at its best! Now broadcasting live monthly from their new home Dalston Eastern Curve Garden (next broadcast Sat 18th Feb, 2pm-4pm) Listen in
How we find, listen to and share audio to understand and tell our stories is rapidly changing. Use Transmitter to scan this soundscape.
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Hearing Voices : Rethink Schizophrenia Mental health awareness charity 'Rethink' commissioned Social Broadcasts to create a binaural sound piece to give a sense of what hearing voices might actually sound like, inspired by in-depth conversations with people who experience auditory hallucinations. To get the full experience use headphones:Listen here
[TUNE IN] There's been plenty of renewed interest in social housing and high-rise living following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Cutting through the noise is High Rise a beautifully produced poetic sound mosaic by Rebecca Lloyd-Evans and Alan Hall, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 last month. Also recommeded is Rebecca's 3 part series 'Camera Off' produced for The Guardian - The Story podcast.
[EVENT] HearSay Festival On the 29th September audio makers from all over the world will be descending en masse on the mountain village of Kilfinane in Ireland for HearSay, a community spirited festival celebrating all disciplines of creative audio. With 90 events over 3 days in every corner of the village, this is set to be pretty epic!
[AUDIO TOUR]
EastCast's East London The magazine radio show and podcast EastCast has been celebrating East London's arts culture and community for over 5 years. Using the storytelling platform and app Izi.travel you can now take a geo-located 'podcast amble' of many of the places featured over years through the voices of the people who are behind the scenes. Explore
How we find, listen to and share audio to understand and tell our stories is rapidly changing. Use Transmitter to scan this soundscape.
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24H RADIO LOCAL : Watch Out Festival After the successful interactive community cafe in Cambridge Hunt & Darton Cafe, live artists Jenny Hunt & Holly Darton take a nosedive into community radio that's 'so local you can smell it' creating a 24h radio experience as part of the Cambridge Junction Watch Out Festival and broadcast live on Cambridge 105. Audience participation is expected so if you're in Cambridge, get involved, if you're not listen livehere
Featuring the specially commissioned Social Broadcast 'Resident Frequencies' created by Lucia Scazzocchio, an original sound piece in 2 Episodes exploring communities around Cambridge Leisure. 24H Radio Local- Cambridge Leisure/Cambridge Junction, Noon 27th May - Noon 28th May.
[LISTEN] The third installation of The V&A's Lansbury Micro Museum's Neighbourhood Number 9 exhibition series about The Lansbury Estate in Poplar, investigates the future of the Lansbury estate. Lansbury Micro Museum, Unit 27, Chrisp Street Market, Poplar, E14 6QA. Launch June, Open Fri-Sat, 10am-4pm. Free Listen to the previous sound installation created from stories and memories of local residents past and present recorded at the museum.
Who Are We? : Beyond the Babble Participants spoke candidly about identity, belonging and citizenship in the Beyond the Babble audio booth at Who Are We?Tate Exchange in March.
Experience a digital interpretation of this installation here Created with support of Giota Alivizou & OpenLearn
[TUNE IN] We've been exploring what inner voices might sound like for an exciting new project. Here are some podcasts that do just that: series 3 of NPR's Invisibilia exploring the invisible forces that shape human behaviour, starts in June as a alternative reality concept album, Here be monstersis an episode by episode trip into the unknown and if that gets too much theLive Awake guided meditations are the perfect antidote.
[TECH & TOOLS]
Anyone into audio has got quite excited about the possibilities of binaural and 3D recording. 3Dio and SR3D are making this relatively accessible with their 'ear' microphones. Here's what something recorded with these mics might sound like, pretty amazing!
