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Show 954: Conversations with My Deepfake Dad: Conversation One by Sarah Sweeney for Wave Farm

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A photograph from the 1970s with two children standing in front of a passing train with part of a red Volkswagen bug in the foreground and mountains in the distance.
Image courtesy Sarah Sweeney.

Sarah Sweeney’s father died when he was forty-four and she was seventeen. When Sweeney turned forty-four, she wanted to talk to him again. She contacted Resemble AI, a company that creates clones of voices using machine learning, and they worked together to create an AI model of her father’s voice. When this model was completed Sweeney was able to type and speak words into the interface and hear him speak. Conversations with My Deepfake Dad is a series of six conversations created through Sweeney’s interactions with this audio deepfake of her father.

Sarah Sweeney received her BA in Studio Art from Williams College and an MFA in Digital Media from Columbia University School of the Arts and is currently Associate Professor of Art at Skidmore College. She is the creator of The Forgetting Machine, an iPhone app commissioned by the new media organization Rhizome. Her work has appeared nationally and internationally in exhibitions at locations including the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, the New Jersey State Museum, the Black and White Gallery, and the UCR/California Photography Museum. Sweeney is a 2023 Wave Farm Media Arts Assistance Fund for Artists grantee for her project Conversations with My Deepfake Dad. https://www.sarahelizabethsweeney.com/

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Show 953: Momentum: Deutsche, by Nat Grant

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Momentum: Deutsche by Nat Grant

This work is the latest in a 10 year long exploration of daily life and travel through sonic journaling. Momentum: Deutsche was created during two weeks in Recklinghausen and Berlin in May and June 2023 and features many layers of field recordings, digitally altered and collaged.

The five previous Momentum releases can be found at
https://natgrantmusic.bandcamp.com/

Dr. Nat Grant is a composer and sound artist working on unceded Wurundjeri country, Naarm/Melbourne (AU), producing works for live performance, recording and broadcast, digital arts, and community arts. Nat’s work focuses on the creation of multidisciplinary and longform musical compositions, performance events, and installations using traditional and graphic notation as well as improvisation.
http://natgrantmusic.com

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Show 952: IRC Theatre V3.14 by Pat456 (TT Node)

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Irc is what brought P-node together , we were all small entities streaming from somewhere at the break of the century , the chat linked us , we had different servers, different bots , some useful some that made a marasma flood that made communication impossible.

The first version of the Irc theater was an idea developed during our residency in Berlin in 2014 where the idea was to read all comments on our website , via vocal synthesisers on on side on the FM waves of Deutchland Radio Kultur , and a human voice on the AM frequencies used by the same radio.

It was an exit stereo experiment , possible to hear the whole thing with two radios.

https://p-node.org/actions/berlin

As of today P-node still keeps a deep link to IRC , if you log on to the site you will be an anonymous pat15 or pat456. A few members have been developing new irc tools , we now have a control over different stream urls , and a great irc commanded synth that we use during our IRC theater sessions that go on mondays wednesdays and thursdays at 1900 cet on p-node.org

This Radia session will be a small compilation of the first weeks of work from the server recordings.

Feel free to come play with us in the future.

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Show 951: The Cave – Dialogue (Usmaradio)

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Usmaradio presents
THE CAVE
DIALOGUE

A reflection on the community approach of music research, waiving together different methodologies in the making of sound, from improvisation to structured compositions, passing through live set and A\V performance and any kind of other related attitudes.

Radio and technology have always been related each others, as long as the broad of a growing non-real and immaterial space as this media represents its arial forms.

Physical, social, human, collaborative – left free in the sonic flux’s ether, layered of real time samplings, transformations, overdubbing and stratifications.

‘Dialogue’ meant through a vast array of non-similar sound’s applications reaching and sharing a network, a platform for conceiving and creating a peaceful listening zone, dreams and oscillations.

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Jacopo Buda: no-input mixer, trumpet, organ, radio, live electronics;

Demetrio Cecchitelli: found sounds, acoustic guitar, radio, live electronics;

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And a special intervention by Simone Doria.

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THE CAVE is an artistic project active in the field of electronic and electroacoustic research music since 2021 and based in Rimini, Italy. The journey started during the pandemic time where selected artists’s pieces, coming from the Italian underground music scene, have been streaming live on Usmaradio which also collected them in its archive reachable at the link below. Then, after covid peaked, the project came back on site through different venues and across almost 30 performances in less than two years offering different layers of listening experience to the audience.

Podcast area within all the performances (2021 – 2023)

Usmaradio – Centro di Ricerca Interdipartimentale per la Radiofonia (CRIR) / Interdepartmental Research Centre for Radio Studies, is a workplace of The School of Radio to develop an innovative radio pedagogy. Workshops, work sessions, meetings, presentations of live performance as sections of the project. Produced by UNIRSM | Università degli Studi della Repubblica di San Marino. usmaradio.org / theschoolofradio.org / unirsm.sm

 

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Show 949: Midnight Echoes by proxy_404 (radioart106)

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Midnight Echoes: A Sonic Journey Through Overthinking

Midnight Echoes explores the theme of overthinking in silence, delving into the sounds that haunt restless nights. It combines samples, field recordings and experimental techniques on DJ decks. The piece consists of four parts, each representing different aspects of overthinking. The first section sets the foundation of the piece, representing the hypnagogic state as fragmented memories and snippets of conversations. The insomnia presents itself in the second section that delves into an inner monologue, where racing thoughts and self-doubt intertwine. The soundscapes transition between calm moments of introspection and frenetic bursts of chaotic energy, reflecting the ebb and flow of overthinking. Sonic elements overlap and collide and heighten the sense of restlessness until the final section introduces a shift towards tranquility. The journey transitions from dissonance to harmony and ends in acceptance and finding peace within the chaos of overthinking. 

The overall aim is to offer a cathartic and introspective experience, inviting listeners to confront their own inner dialogues and find solace within the power of sound. 

proxy_404 is a multifaceted artist hailing from Berlin, Germany, with a captivating blend of Ukrainian-Russian and Turkish heritage. As a psychotherapist, DJ, radio host, and community events organizer, they find inspiration in the intricate workings of the mind and the depths of human emotions. 

proxy_404 fearlessly explores music, pushing boundaries and embracing experimentation. Their sonic landscapes resonate with raw emotion, thriving on the unexpected and the beauty of imperfections. As a DJ, their carefully curated sets transcend genres, captivating audiences with thought-provoking experiences. Their role as a radio host extends their reach, sharing diverse shows and fostering a supportive community. As a psychotherapist, proxy_404 navigates emotions, providing a safe space for exploration and healing. Their art and community work combine music, psychology, and human connection, continuously challenging conventional norms to inspire personal and collective growth. 

Image by Till Rückwar

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Show: 948 Frontyard for Diffusion by Hethre Contant & Jon Panther

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This brunch residency occurred every Saturday morning from 11am (ish) to 2pm (ish) in Frontyard’s Frontyard Marrackville NSW. Hethre and Jon used this time to create process-driven radio experiments using the Mezcal audio streaming platform developed by August Black (https://august.black/mezcal/), extremely low-powered terrestrial radio wave technologies, other electromagnetic and time-based sensing tools. Here is an edit constructed from some of those brunches. https://www.frontyardprojects.org
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Show 947: Concretisations (Radio Student)

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Concretisations

For this edition of Radia Network, Radio Študent is featuring an excerpt from live broadcast of the annual event Radart, which is organized by R A D A R – Open Radio (Art-Theory) Investigative Platform at Radio Študent in Ljubljana. The event took place on May 9th, coinciding with Radio Študent’s 54th anniversary.
The opening act of RADART#14:Sonor(n)ost, which was held at Cirkulacija2, was “KONKRETIZACIJE” (Concretisations), performed by Marko Košnik, Borut Savski, and Luka Prinčič. All three were members of the experimental unit MZX or Ministry for Experiment, which was active in the 1990s and focused on experimental radio activities, streaming production, and building international connections.
The performance was accompanied by a stream of videos from Košnik’s archive. The computer-controlled accompaniment of the projections was made up of samples of concrete sounds that Marko and Borut captured pictorially in a full-length session in the old RŠ studio in autumn 1994. Part of the video premiered in “CONCRETIZATIONS” was recorded in May 1996 by Gerard Couty and Marko Košnik for the production of the short video “A Day in the Life of the Music Editor of RŠ.” The audience was also able to view footage produced in 1992 for the Piazza Virtuale interactive television that was part of Documenta 1992, or in 1997 for the first XLR Internet radio, produced simultaneously from several linked locations in Europe, and from the footage of some other projects produced during this period on Radio Študent.
Radio listeners though, will have the opportunity to listen to a soundscape created by the unique collaboration of Košnik-Savski-Prinčič, which features voices of numerous participants and passers-by from a quarter of a century ago, to name just a few: Roberto Truzardi, Gerard Couty, Monika Glahn, Dagmar Gabler, Ulf Freyhof, Mike Hentz, Salvatore Vanasco, Karel Dudesek, Slavoj Žižek, Rastko Močnik, Rade Šerbedžija, Jure Longyka, Mojca Dimec, Mare Kovačič, Miran Divjak, Ema Kugler, Mojca Kumerdej, Lidija Bernik, Silvo Zupančič, Mira Berginc, Martina Vičič, Aleks Žagar, Leon Rolih, Boštjan Napotnik, Katarina Pejović, Alenka Veler, Bruno Subiotto, Igor Brlek, Miha Zadnikar, Sabina Potočki, Špela Stare, Peter Kisin, Borut Osonkar, Ali Žerdin, Miha Fras, Tomi Matič, Nataša Serec, Namita Subiottova, Franci Cotman, Vuk Čosić, Jaka Železnikar, Špela Virant, Jurij Krpan, Brane Zorman, David Kodrič, Viva Videnović, Jernej Kolenik, Niko Novak, Vito Rožej, Ksenja Perko, Katja Šoltes, Barbara Kelbl, Jana Slaček, Uroš Prestor, Krištof Savski, Mojca Savski, Boštjan Vrhovšek – Botz, Edo Pajk, Mario Kapelj, Barbara Borčič, Katjuša Kovačič, Koen Van Daele …
The full-length performance is available for listening here: https://radiostudent.si/kultura/r-a-d-a-r/konkretizacije
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MZX
https://old.radiostudent.si/mzx/before2000/
PIAZZETTA LJUBLJANA – PIAZZA VIRTUALE / Documenta 1992
https://vangoghtv.hs-mainz.de/?portfolio=ljubljana-2&lang=en
XLR
https://old.radiostudent.si/mzx/before2000/xlr.html
INŠTITUT EGON MARCH
https://www.culture.si/en/Egon_March_Institute
EMANAT
https://emanat.si/si/

Radio Študent Radia.fm programme curated by Urška Savič.

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Show 946: Comfort Noise by Iru Ekpunobi for Wave Farm

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“I have made a mark, and I do not know whether I am drawing or writing. I am thinking about marks and how they collect on a surface. I have accumulated marks, and I believe that this accumulation is at once a drawing, a text, and an archive.”. –Steffani Jemison

Writes Ekpunobi, “Comfort noise, or comfort tone, is synthetic background noise used in radio and wireless communications to fill the artificial silence in a transmission in which low volume levels are ignored by the transmitting device. In a system that disregards sound under a designated threshold, the absence of that sound must be reintroduced to ‘comfort’ the listening ear.

Drawing on Saidiya Hartman’s process of critical fabulation, comfort noise reintroduces speakers and practitioners of love, freedom, and memory in conversation with one another. In this sonic third space, audio samples originating from 1976 to 2023 not only coexist, but collaborate. ”

playlist:
Free, Deniece Williams (1976)
Relation, Anaïs Maviel (2018)
Speaking Freely, bell hooks (2002)
welcome, i are u (2023)
Iru’s Introduction, Bongo Herman (2022)
I Love Myself When I’m Laughing…And Then Again When I’m Looking Mean and Impressive (Zora Neale Hurston Tribute), Imani Uzuri (2016)
DNA Activation, Witch Prophet (2022)
Neptune Frost Q&A: Techno-Spiritual Overtones, Neema Githere + Saul Williams (2022)
Creative Matriarchy, Shantrelle P. Lewis (2022)
Slow tv, Thomas Hellum [Invisibilia Podcast, Season 7 Episode 5] (2021)
Hvnli, KeiyaA (2020)
Theater of the Black Church, Serpentwithfeet [reinventing gospel with complex visions of gay black love] (2018)
Neptune Frost Q&A: Encryption, Saul Williams + Anisia Uzeyman (2022)
How do you preserve freedom?, Anisia Uzeyman (2022)
blessings mantra, iru ekpunobi (2023)
Happy Birthday EmmaB, KillMovesNate (2016)
Othership 23, KMNate + MC Maggley + Aleon + Angel (2023)
Grandma E’s Wishes, Esther Igboko (2019)
Can I Hold The Mic (interlude) + Stay Flo, Solange (2019)
The Phone is a Confessional, Miss Cleo (2022)
Are We African Gods or African American Gods?, Jordan Gallimore + Kristin Dodson [Flatbush Misdemeanors, Season 2 Episode 4] (2022)
Gladys is With Me Right Now, Shantrelle P. Lewis [In Our Mother’s Gardens] (2021)
Grandma E’s Wishes: Remixed, Esther Igboko (2019)
We Wear The Mask / That Survival Apparatus, Maya Angelou (1988)
HAHA, Charlotte Adigéry + Bolis Pupul (2022)

Iru Ekpunobi is Wave Farm’s spring 2023 Radio Art Fellow, a deep listener, DJ, and audiofuturist. A recent graduate of New York University, Ekpunobi began their journey in FM radio as an DJ and show host at WNYU 89.1-FM, where they synthesized Black musicology, revolutionary history, and futurist transmission on a weekly, 90-minute broadcast. Culminating in their undergraduate thesis, Ekpunobi launched Third Space Radio, a digital media project and community radio station exploring sonic transmission as a ‘third place’ where community, education, and love can persist.

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Radia 945: Entramadas Anfibias, by Cristina Canedo & Léa Roger (Radio Panik)

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https://archive.org/details/radia-s-50-e-945-entramadas-anfibias-radio-panik

At the debut of 2023, we conducted expeditions with our microphones in the Tariquía and Carrasco National Parks, located in Andean forests and mountain jungle (Yungas) in Bolivia. We found ourselves in the heart of the paradoxes of conservation, far from a romantic view. The Carrasco National Park is an ecological corridor where the last specimens of the Sehuencas frog are found, in danger of extinction by a construction of large hydroelectric plant while the Tariquía National Reserve is threatened by hydrocarbon extractivism. Communities try to resist to the interventions of the companies.

This sound-poetic piece created by two hands, seeks an ecology of encounter to build new relationships with others – humans, animal species, plants and the elements.
At once a journey, a sensory and perceptive multispecies interpretation, this sound piece is part of a political reflection.
We consider this contemplative soundscape as a therapeutic device, where we seek to hear what the landscape diffuses in us.
Our intention emerges from the muddy depths of a reality operated by predatory, extractivist, neoliberal and colonial logics, where the coexistence between the human and the non-human diverges between dense veils that keep us in a loop of disconnection and bewilderment.

Become spirals in the meantime. From the depth of darkness towards a radiant, vibrant dawn. From the great pulse of this planet to the infinite spiral of the cosmos, dancing in the organic and non-organic rhythmic of existence and enjoying the transformation of sound matter into a substance that ceases to be what it is, to be reborn in its infinite possibilities.

Recorded and composed by Léa Roger (Be) & Cristina Canedo (Bol)
Mixed by Léa Roger

Léa Roger is a Belgian sound artist, experimental harpist and electro-acoustic composer. She likes to play with the unpredictable aspects of sound through physical experiments that mix energy flow, psycho-acoustics and sound ecology.

Léa Roger
https://soundcloud.com/lea_roger
Léa Roger – en écoute sur Radiola
https://www.radiola.be/artistes/lea-roger/

Cristina Canedo is a Bolivian artist, cultural manager, multinaturalist ethnobiologist and researcher in bioacoustics and data sonification. She has made incursions into bioacoustics, exploring sound phenomena and investigating biosemiotics.

Photo : Cristina Canedo