Dead Air

Wherever we are, what we hear is mostly noise. When we ignore it, it disturbs us; when we listen to it, we find it fascinating…

So if silence [...]]]> Students from my Audio Workshop class at UTS will be taking over the airwaves at 2SER tonight and tomorrow night to present their live radiophonic features:

Dead Air

Wherever we are, what we hear is mostly noise. When we ignore it, it disturbs us; when we listen to it, we find it fascinating…

So if silence is the absence of sound, then what is the sound of silence?????

Tune your radio into 107.3fm (2SER) on the 26th, October at 9.00pm to find out.

Produced by:
Emily McDaniel
Kimberley Bulliman
Cristina Sebastian
Min Tack Cho
Rosi Tuck
Fei Fei Jian

Sydney Underground: An Aural Odyssey

A radio documentary produced by UTS Audio Workshop. Sydney Underground explores the sociological, historical, and transitory nature of Sydney’s underground tunnel systems through sound. Come on an Aural Odyssey featuring musical compositions inspired and constructed by sounds from within the tunnels. Interviews and ambient soundscapes created from audio captured from the tunnels of Sydney provide an interesting auditory perspective of familiar terrain. A Live audio feed from inside the Chalmers Street pedestrian tunnel at Central railway will be manipulated and blended using granular sound treatment. The Documentary will be performed live at the Bon Marche Theatre at UTS and transmitted live on 2SER (107.5) on Oct 27th at 9pm.
Be sure to tune in on Oct 27th at 9pm on 2SER 107.3

Over the past few years most of my media consumption has switched to downloads, whether netcasts or torrents, accessed via RSS feeds, aggregated using Google Reader. My use of radio and TV is now mainly for news and occasional sports [...]]]> Some friends of mine are getting broadband (at last) and I’ve been asked for netcast recommendations.

Over the past few years most of my media consumption has switched to downloads, whether netcasts or torrents, accessed via RSS feeds, aggregated using Google Reader. My use of radio and TV is now mainly for news and occasional sports broadcasts. This feels like an inevitable technological and cultural shift, so I was surprised when I discovered recently that very few of my students subscribe to any netcasts.

Here are my current subscriptions. As you can see, there are a lot of them! I don’t have time to catch every episode, so pick and choose based on episode descriptions.

UPDATE: This post has been receiving links, so I’ll endeavour to keep it updated. I’ve just added some recent finds, such as Are We Alone?, The Bugle, and Epic Fu, and removed several others that I was no longer downloading.

Audio netcasts:

• Adam and Joe BBC 6 Music

Humour is such a personal thing, but Adam and Joe make me laugh. Frequently. I first got into them via their great XFM podcast.

• All in the Mind

Interesting RN program about psychology, neurology, philosophy of mind, etc.

• anonradio: the next generation

Run by Tom Ellard, this has evolved over the years and is currently mainly providing downloads of John Blades’ 2MBS-FM program ‘Background Noise’.

• Are We Alone?

The SETI Institute’s excellent program about science and skepticism.

• Artworks

A good arts program.

• ASX Investor Update Podcast

Nonsense, but useful if, like me, you’d like to understand the world of finance.

• Background Briefing

RN’s in-depth current affairs program.

• Big Ideas

Mostly public lectures from Australia.

• Blogariddims

Dubstep mixes.

• The Bugle

The Times Online’s satirical podcast, with John Oliver (of The Daily Show) and Andy Zaltzman

• CBC Radio: Quirks & Quarks Segmented Show

An entertaining Canadian science show, split into bite-sized chunks.

• CBC Radio: The Best of Ideas

Mostly public lectures from Canada.

• First Monday Podcast

Monthly academically-inclined podcast about digital culture.

• FLOSS Weekly

Interviews and discussion about the world of open source software. Often quite technical, which I reckon is a good thing.

• Hindsight

RN history program.

• hungbunny

Experimental music.

• In Conversation

RN interview program.

• In Our Time

Essential. A panel of experts discusses a topic from science, history or the arts. Hosted by Melvyn Bragg.

• KCRW’s Le Show

Harry Shearer (Spinal Tap, The Simpsons) has a voice that could make reading the newspaper sound interesting, which is sort of what he does here, along with sketches and songs. One of my favourite shows.

• Late Night Live

Interviews and current affairs presented by Philip Adams.

• Lingua Franca

RN program about language.

• MacBreak Weekly

A favourite, mainly because of the amusing banter between Leo Laporte, Merlin Mann and Andy Ihnatko.

• Movie Time

Movie reviews and interviews, featuring some great collages by Paul Gough (aka Pimmon).

• National Interest

Australian national politics and current affairs.

• net@night

Amber Macarthur and Leo Laporte are the engaging hosts of this net-surfing show.

• Ockham’s Razor

Short talks by various Australian thinkers.

• Over The Edge

Negativland’s legendary live mixing show which has been going for decades.

• Philosopher’s Zone

I love this show. Accessible discussion of philosophical issues.

• Eleven Eleven

Excellent sound art and experimental music podcast by Jen Teo.

• Chasing the Tangent

Sofie Loizou presents lovely, soulful electronica.

• Radio Eye

Radiophonic features from RN.

• Read/WriteTalk

From the excellent blog on Web 2.0 etc., this podcast is good when they’re not recording from a speaker phone.

• SALT – Seminars About Long Term Thinking

Interesting lectures from people such as Brian Eno, Joline Blais & Jon Ippolito.

• Some Assembly Required

A musical fix for the Negativland/John Oswald style cutup scene.

• Stephen Fry’s Podgrams

I wish I could live in Stephen Fry’s world.

• The Book Show

Reviews and interviews.

• The Economist

A recent subscription, I’m still making up my mind about this. Mainly short but serious political commentaries.

• The Media Report

When the topics interest me, this is a great program, with insights into the media industries.

• The Music Show

Andrew Ford is a respected classical composer who is open-minded enough to engage with all sorts of music makers on this program.

• The Night Air

Radio art is increasingly rare on the ABC, but The Night Air maintains the tradition. Its emphasis is on collage and remixing from the ABC’s archives.

• The Science Show

An Australian national treasure, the ABC’s flagship science program.

• The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe

Your escape to reality. The panel of rogues turn debunking feeble-minded superstition into laugh-out-loud fun. Cruel, but fair.

• The Sound of Young America

One of my faves. Entertaining interviews with smart people – mostly writers, comedians and media makers.

• The SubGenius Hour of Slack Podcast

Church of the SubGenius. Nuff said.

• The VFX Show

Mainly concerned with feature film CGI and compositing. One of the hosts is Australian, which is nice.

• this WEEK in TECH

I’m a big fan of Leo Laporte – he’s the consumate, charming tech broadcaster. The panel usually includes John C. Dvorak and others with plenty of personality, chatting about the week’s tech news.

• WFMU’s Codpaste with People Like Us and Ergo Phizmiz

Amusing mixing from two well-known collagists. See also their individual shows below.

• WFMU’s Do or DIY with People Like Us
• WFMU’s Phuj Phactory with Ergo Phizmiz
• WNYC’s Radio Lab

Essential. This is one of the most interesting programs anywhere. Ostensibly a science feature program, the radiophonic production techniques take it into the realm of art.

• You Look Nice Today

Merlin Mann and friends being silly.

Video netcasts:

• Boing Boing TV

Xeni Jardin is a good presenter, and there’s plenty of the weirdness one would expect from Boing Boing, but I want more from this show. Maybe longer, less frequent episodes, rather than the current morsels which leave me remembering the ads more than the content.

• Cranky Geeks

John C. Dvorak is indeed a very cranky geek, which makes this otherwise typical discussion of tech news entertaining. Some of the guests are interesting, too.

• Diggnation

I watch this so that I don’t have to read Digg.com. Like many Revision3 shows, it can be painfully frat-boy, but Alex Albrecht & Kevin Rose have enough charisma to carry it off.

• Epic Fu

At last, a Revision 3 show that has a clue about art and music. This is quickly becoming a favourite.

• iFanboy

I don’t have time to read comics these days, so I watch this instead.

• Lynchland: The Liam Lynch Podcast

The guy who sang ‘The United States of Whatever’ and directed ‘Jesus is Magic’ makes this amazing-looking show full of music and humour.

• Rocketboom

I love this show. One never knows whether to expect serious news or something completely whimsical. Often it’s somewhere in-between.

• Tekzilla

Hosted by Patrick Norton, this Revision3 show isn’t sure what it is yet, but I think it’s intended to become a relatively mainstream, viewer-friendly tech show. UPDATE: The wonderful Veronica Belmont, whose talents had been wasted at Mahalo Daily, is now co-host of Tekzilla. Roger Chang is getting more screen time too. This bodes well.

• The Digg Reel

A compilation of popular videos from around the net. It’s funny downloading a huge HD file to watch lo-res YouTube videos.

• The Totally Rad Show

Reviews of TV, films, comics, etc. by ‘three rad dudes’. Good production values.

• Tiki Bar TV

A very silly show featuring Dr Tiki, Johnny Johnny and Lala.

• UChannel Video Podcast

Video recordings of lectures. Sometimes fascinating, sometimes dull.

• Wallstrip

A humorous show about the stock market? It shouldn’t work, but it kinda does, mainly cos it keeps things short and punchy, with each episode focusing on a single stock.

• Web Drifter

Martin Sargent meeting Internet weirdos again, this time on their turf.

• XLR8R TV

Whether it’s checking out Matmos’ record collection, or getting Ableton Live tips from Christopher Willits, this is a cool show for music geeks.

• Yacht Rock

A brilliant, melodramatic piss-take of the world of 70s smooth rock.

Any others you’d recommend?

The full program for Electrofringe is now online. This year sees an unprecedented diversity in the Electrofringe program, as well as a stock of brilliant and stimulating events of the calibre you’ve come to expect from the October long weekend in Newcastle. Themes include accessibility and collaboration in electronic arts, wearable art, [...]]]>

Electrofringe 2007 Program Online!

The full program for Electrofringe is now online. This year sees an unprecedented diversity in the Electrofringe program, as well as a stock of brilliant and stimulating events of the calibre you’ve come to expect from the October long weekend in Newcastle. Themes include accessibility and collaboration in electronic arts, wearable art, rethought radio and new approaches to electronic music. Screen works, contemporary dance, immersive and site specific works are nestled alongside dynamic panel discussions, workshops and gigs.

International guests include Tim Hecker (Canada), Leafcutter John (UK), Sebastien Roux (France), Jason Kahn (USA) and Ralph Steinbruchel (CH) alongside local artists including Robin Fox, Machina Aux Rock, Darrin Verhagen, SpatnLoogie, Sanso-Xtro, Pimmon, Shannon O’Neill and Gail Priest, plus may more.

Head to the Electrofringe website, www.electrofringe.net to check out the program and stay tuned for further updates.

:: :: :: ABC Radio National special :: :: ::

As part of the festival on Radio National Sunday night 1st July at 8.35pm till 10pm Liquid Architecture and The Night Air present “Radiophonic Remix”. Some of Australia’s leading sound artists interpret the idea of remix [...]]]>

Liquid Architecture 8 :: newsletter 8 :: Tuesday 26th June, 2007

:: :: :: ABC Radio National special :: :: ::

As part of the festival on Radio National Sunday night 1st July at 8.35pm till 10pm Liquid Architecture and The Night Air present “Radiophonic Remix”. Some of Australia’s leading sound artists interpret the idea of remix for radio.

Buttress O’Kneel remixes her favorite remixers, including Negativland, John Oswald and Coldcut.
Rik Rue remixes a whole world of sounds and music.
][oyd Barrett remixes dreams, nightmares and talkback radio.
Lucas Darklord remixes the culture of Black Metal.
And Shannon O’Neill remixes all of them.

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/nightair

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:: :: :: Resonant Tapestry Liquid Architecture special :: :: ::

Resonant Tapestry is an experimental radio show that interweaves music genres, taking listeners on an elaborate sonic journey.

http://www.straightup.com.au/page?n=825

This episode Migration Of The Snails celebrates the eighth coming of Australia’s premier sound-arts festival Liquid Architecture. A special thanks to Shannon O’Neill and Ben Byrne of Alias Frequencies for organising the Sydney LA8 shows. This playlist features some artists from their net release Pink Sheets – Edition One www.aliasfrequencies.org/ps

: : RESONANT TAPESTRY : :
Presented by Yun Mei & Sofie Loizou
www.myspace.com/resonantapestry
www.myspace.com/plumindustries
www.myspace.com/sofieloizoumusic

Full program details at www.liquidarchitecture.org.au/la8program.html
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Liquid Architecture 8 Sydney: Festival of Sound Arts Thursday June 28 – Saturday June 30

http://liquidarchitecture.org.au

Alias Frequencies and Performance Space present Liquid Architecture 8 at the Carriagworks from Thursday June 28 to Saturday [...]]]> The program has been locked off and we can’t wait for the festival to begin! Please tell your friends about it. Hope to see you there!

Liquid Architecture 8 Sydney: Festival of Sound Arts
Thursday June 28 – Saturday June 30

http://liquidarchitecture.org.au

Alias Frequencies and Performance Space present Liquid Architecture 8
at the Carriagworks from Thursday June 28 to Saturday June 30 2007.
The festival will this year feature three nights of groundbreaking
performances from local and international artists as well as an
installation program staged in the unique environs of the
Carriagework’s wonderful original architecture. International guests
include the shudder inducing French audiovisual performance group
Cellule d’Intervention Metamkine and Swiss aktionist performance
artists Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock and Dave Phillips.

Season Passes – $30/$25
available from Moshtix

http://moshtix.com.au

Full Program:

Thursday June 28 from 8pm – Gala Opening!
$10/$8

WINNER
TONY MASON-COX WITH ANN ONYMOUS
THE DANIEL GREEN TRIBUTE SHOW

+ Very Special Guests!

Friday June 29 from 8pm – Main Concert One
$15/$12

RUNZELSTIRN & GURGELSTOCK (SWITZERLAND)
DAVE PHILLIPS (SWITZERLAND)
NATASHA ANDERSON (MELBOURNE)
LUCAS DARKLORD

Saturday June 30 from 8pm – Main Concert Two
$15/$12

CELLULE D’INTERVENTION METAMKINE (FRANCE)
][OYD BARRETT (BRISBANE)
ABJECT LEADER (BRISBANE)
KAMUSTA
PETER NEWMAN

+ THE NIGHT AIR: REMIX
ABC Radio National 8.35pm, Sunday July 1.
Four leading Australian sound artists (][oyd Barrett, Lucas Darklord,
Buttress O'Kneel and Rik Rue) explore the concept of the radiophonic
remix and are in turn remixed by Shannon O'Neill.

+ 'TERMINAL' Exhibition
at Carriageworks throughout the festival.
Artists Include:

NATASHA ANDERSON
JOKE LANZ
RIK RUE
WADE MARYNOWSKY

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By Adam Buxton of Adam and Joe. The Adam & Joe XFM Podcast is essential listening.

Next Tuesday night on 2SER’s Methodology I’ll be [...]]]> My five minute radiophonic piece ‘Figure/Network’ was played on ABC Classic FM’s New Music Up Late last Saturday. It’ll be online for another couple of days, if you’re prepared to listen to a Real Audio stream. It should also appear sometime soon on Radio National’s The Night Air.

Next Tuesday night on 2SER’s Methodology I’ll be improvising live to air with Jaime Fennelly and Clayton Thomas. I’ll be playing Korg MS-20.

This Is Not Art is on in Newcastle this weekend. It’s my favourite Australian festival – if you’ve never been, you should check it out. I’ll be doing a couple of talks and a couple of performances.

I first heard her work a few months ago on FBi Radio’s Sunday Night at the Movies, and found out today that she’s also participating in ABC Radio’s Figure in a Soundscape project [...]]]> is a brilliant Australian sound collagist and radio producer, working in a similar style to Negativland, but with a more overtly political edge.

I first heard her work a few months ago on FBi Radio’s Sunday Night at the Movies, and found out today that she’s also participating in ABC Radio’s Figure in a Soundscape project that I’m involved in, so I finally got hold of her URLs.

Apart from her MySpace page, some of her work is available on CD and for download from the InterWebMegaLink. Highly recommended! Especially if you like the League of Infinite Justice.

Actor Network Theory – special workshop The Institute for Sustainable Futures will hold a special roundtable/workshop on Actor Network Theory (ANT) on Wednesday 19th July from 11am till 1pm at Level 11, Building 10, Jones Street [University of Technology, Sydney - City Campus]

The aim of the workshop is to share the accumulated [...]]]> Short notice, but I just found out about this:

Actor Network Theory – special workshop
The Institute for Sustainable Futures will hold a special roundtable/workshop on Actor Network Theory (ANT)
on Wednesday 19th July
from 11am till 1pm
at Level 11, Building 10, Jones Street
[University of Technology, Sydney - City Campus]

The aim of the workshop is to share the accumulated wisdom of various ISF PhD students, a guest from Electrical Engineering, Robert Jarman and adjunct Prof. Paul Bryce, who have used ANT, and to enable others to take the first steps in seeing what ANT might offer their research approach.

ANT offers a way of observing and analysing a process of change and, in combination with action research, ANT can identify and guide interventions to effect change. (Bryce & Yasukawa 2004).

Come along if you wish to learn more.
If you would like more information or to RSVP, please email Juliet Willetts (Juliet.Willetts@uts.edu.au) by COB Tuesday 18th.

Although I’m crazy busy at the moment, preparing to travel etc., I’m going to attend this. I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how ANT, as well as D&G’s ‘assemblage’ can be used for theorizing appropriation. Reading Slack & Wise’s Culture & Technology a while ago confirmed that these should be fruitful areas to explore.

Also I’ve been commissioned by the ABC to make a five minute piece on the theme of ‘figure in a soundscape’ as part of a new radiophonic initiative. My piece is provisionally called ‘Figure/Network’ – it will engage with some of these theoretical concerns through sound, using granular synthesis, and generative, patch-based processes. It’s due in a couple of weeks (the day before I leave!) so this workshop is timely.

Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project

Famous Cannabis Users

Google Idol

THE MARRIAGE OF CADMUS AND HARMONY FOR CHILDS

The Mercury Theatre on the Air

Nyet

sCrAmBlEd?HaCkZ! (awesome software!)

SONY admits that CD/44.1PCM is inferior

Stagg Chili Recipes

Video Downloader

xTal – free mp3 DJ VSTi plugin

Zaatar Mix

It has been ages since I last owned a walkman, but the time has come. [...]]]> Now that I’m a student at UoW, I have a 90 minute (each way) train journey from Sydney. And as part of my current health & fitness regimen, I also go for a long (at least 40 min) walk every day.

It has been ages since I last owned a walkman, but the time has come. I’ve been looking at iPods but *fukc* they’re expensive. And they’re a bit lacking in features.

Ideally I want something that has:

at least 20GB storage
can play mp3/aac/wav
can store other file types
includes an AM/FM radio (AM is particularly important, for Radio National/NewsRadio/Cricket).

Ability to record audio would be very nice but is not essential.
Colour screen/video (esp. xvid) playback – nice but not important.

Price should be well under AUD500

I want to get something a.s.a.p. but there are so many products out there, and I’ve yet to find one that meets my requirements, so any suggestions (including stores) would be much appreciated. TIA.