Don't mention the past
Aug 29, 2022, 12:49 PM
"I listened to the original recording as raw material. Back then, seeking new audio experiences, we could turn a physical dial to tune in and out of different stations.
The wonder that was Amplitude Modulation, split into Long and Short wave brought us exotic possibilities - Luxembourg, Hilversum, Budapest, AFN, many more, many sorts. Static - bleeps, whistles, voice shards and fizzing hiss an insistent companion.
Those radio sounds washing over and through us, covering us with sounds and silence.
"I was inspired to make and combine 3 themes;
"The first theme, built using samples from the 1950 Kenneth Anger film, Rabbit Moon, represents the dream-like state as we sought the aural unknown. What were we seeking? Why did we keep tuning and turning?
We’ve lost that delicious randomness.
"Then a repetitive rhythm track, made up of sampled analogue radio - including the Original Recording, mirrors the constant tuning back and forth across the dial.
"Finally interwoven sound snatches and bites, from the Original Recording, others from my own collection, are mixed in - random and unexpected
"This way for serendipitous satisfaction."
Composition by Ian Evetts.
This is part of the Obsolete Sounds project, the world’s biggest collection of disappearing sounds and sounds that have become extinct – remixed and reimagined to create a brand new form of listening. Explore the whole project at https://citiesandmemory.com/obsolete-sounds
The wonder that was Amplitude Modulation, split into Long and Short wave brought us exotic possibilities - Luxembourg, Hilversum, Budapest, AFN, many more, many sorts. Static - bleeps, whistles, voice shards and fizzing hiss an insistent companion.
Those radio sounds washing over and through us, covering us with sounds and silence.
"I was inspired to make and combine 3 themes;
"The first theme, built using samples from the 1950 Kenneth Anger film, Rabbit Moon, represents the dream-like state as we sought the aural unknown. What were we seeking? Why did we keep tuning and turning?
We’ve lost that delicious randomness.
"Then a repetitive rhythm track, made up of sampled analogue radio - including the Original Recording, mirrors the constant tuning back and forth across the dial.
"Finally interwoven sound snatches and bites, from the Original Recording, others from my own collection, are mixed in - random and unexpected
"This way for serendipitous satisfaction."
Composition by Ian Evetts.
This is part of the Obsolete Sounds project, the world’s biggest collection of disappearing sounds and sounds that have become extinct – remixed and reimagined to create a brand new form of listening. Explore the whole project at https://citiesandmemory.com/obsolete-sounds