Monthly Archives: November 2025

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Guest Show 1078 : “Le Leman Mystérieux Merveilleux” par Eric Desjeux – Institut International de Recherche sur la Radio et la Magie

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LE LEMAN MYSTERIEUX MERVEILLEUX
par Eric Desjeux

Ré-affirmer le merveilleux comme une manière de ré-enchanter le réel
Les rives du Léman ont toujours fasciné des artistes, écrivain·es et penseur·euses venu·es des quatre coins du monde.
Nous faisons l’hypothèse que vivre avec nos histoires, nos légendes et nos mythes fondateurs, est une manière de nous ancrer et de nous régénérer en tant que communautés, et que la transmission culturelle est un processus qui contribue à connecter les individus et à perpétuer des groupes humains.
Aux prémices de ce projet nous avons constitué une équipe de recherche pluridisciplinaire, réunissant des artistes et des scientifiques local·es ainsi qu’international·es et leur avons proposé un double temps de résidence croisée. Nous avons pensé que cette immersion offrirait un terreau fertile pour la compréhension, la réinterprétation et la création de récits liés au Léman.

avec Jean-Baptiste Molina, Federica Tamarozzi, Christian Baumann, Dalia Mauvis, Mathilde Tinturier, Jonathan Frigeri, Emmanuelle Nizou, Antoine Schaad, Maryne Lanaro, Henry Deletra, Benoit Grison, Diederik Peeters, Paul Courlet, Luca Schöpfer, Stéphanie Pfister, Eva Zornio, Vanessa Montero.
Une production de l’Institut International de Recherche sur la Radio et la Magie.
Curation : Jonathan Frigeri / Carine Demange.

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Show 1077: Entrances as Other Exits By Andrew Backhouse (Guestshow)

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Surreal collage of a smiling woman and a baby with their eyes obscured by stitched lines, a crown floating above the woman’s head, irises behind them, and a large butterfly and reclining seal layered in front on ornate vintage engravings; muted beige background.

This radiophonic piece is improvised from live broadcast, dubbed and mixed across four channels in real time, with effects layered in the moment. It explores the fleeting quality of sound — how something can be summoned into being just by pressing Play. It’s about listening as a kind of magic, where the act of playback becomes the act of creation, unfolding outward like a ripple
from the centre. A quiet celebration of the ephemeral, the accidental, and the everyday wonder of tuning in.

Andrew Backhouse is one of the founders of Harrogate Community Radio and an artist in his own right. Born in East Anglia and somewhat superstitious, Andrew has lived across the UK but now happily calls Harrogate home.

More about Andrew Backhouse can be found at
www.backhouse.wtf.

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Show 1076: Certain Secret Methods Two by Mykel Boyd (Rádio Zero)

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Certain Secret Methods Two is a new 27 minute composition created specifically for radia. It uses tape loops, harmonium, singing bowls, sequential circuits pro one and field recordings to create a space for you to visit whenever you like. I am intrigued by the concept of dead drops, codes and ciphers and Steganography. In this recording is embedded, messages, codes and location details. Perhaps you will listen closely and figure out what it is all about?

Mykel Boyd (*1970, Kankakee, IL) makes sound recordings, conceptual artworks, photos, installations and films. By experimenting with aleatoric processes, Boyd creates work in which a fascination with the clarity of content and an uncompromising attitude towards conceptual and minimal art can be found.

Mykel Boyd photo credit by e gabriel edvy.

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SHOW 1075: TEA FM. Autumn in Sobrarbe

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This sound creation piece captures the essence of autumn in the Aragonese region of Sobrarbe. Through field recordings collected in forests, rivers, and mountain villages, it reveals the textures of a landscape in transition — the rustle of dry leaves, distant cowbells, the whisper of the wind through beech and pine trees, and the echo of footsteps on ancient stone paths. The composition invites the listener to experience the emotional and acoustic depth of the season, blending natural ambiences with subtle sound design to evoke the quiet beauty and melancholy of autumn in the Pyrenees.

Soundscapes recorded at Bielsa, Pineta and Chisagüés 23-25 october 2025.