We interrupt this birdsong...
Aug 18, 2022, 09:41 AM
Birdsong on Monte Venda reimagined by Cities and Memory.
An idyllic setting near the top of Monte Venda, listening to birdsong in the sunshine. But just down the track, there's a radio mast sitting at the very top of the hill, preventing us from reaching the actual summit. This piece considers the limitations of human hearing, and that we only take a snapshot from the middle of the huge range of available sounds to hear. This piece reveals the hidden sound world of radio braodcasts, feedback, power lines and interference that are going on all around us unheard, even in the most ostensibly peaceful surroundings.
Shortwave radio samples courtesy of The Shortwave Radio Archive, with thanks.
An idyllic setting near the top of Monte Venda, listening to birdsong in the sunshine. But just down the track, there's a radio mast sitting at the very top of the hill, preventing us from reaching the actual summit. This piece considers the limitations of human hearing, and that we only take a snapshot from the middle of the huge range of available sounds to hear. This piece reveals the hidden sound world of radio braodcasts, feedback, power lines and interference that are going on all around us unheard, even in the most ostensibly peaceful surroundings.
Shortwave radio samples courtesy of The Shortwave Radio Archive, with thanks.