Broadcasts of the displaced
Jul 13, 07:05 AM
""Broadcasts of the displaced" is a soundscape composition exploring the transient nature of migration, combining the provided field recording, which was then manipulated to be come the source for all of the additional sonic content. I am drawn to the ideas surrounding ghost voices in the airwaves, and the idea of slowly decaying radio broadcasts.
"Inspired by the my own migration and a connection with home being only through radio waves, creating a sense of being ‘between’ place, not really know where or what home is, merely place. I aimed to capture a sense of journey, travel and an essence of liminality—the state of being on the threshold between worlds—while drawing on Mark Fisher's concept of hauntology, where the present and perhaps place is haunted by the lost futures of the past.
"The radio recording I was provided with was manipulated through time-stretching and pitch-shifting, and also convolution with other radio static, highlight the fleeting moments and ephemeral nature of the migration experience. The added shortwave radio static, often fading or corrupted, was processed with digital effects to simulate further degradation, creating a ghostly quality reminiscent of voices lost in the ether. I created synth parts for the background from the record to provide droning vistas to evoking a sense of otherworldliness.
"The composition deconstructs a migration narrative, beginning with the familiar radio broadcast sounds will always hear and gradually introducing dissonant, decaying elements. Moments of clarity symbolise hope and connection amid uncertainty. "Broadcasts of the Displaced" is a tribute all of those who are in a state of migratory flux, be it chosen or force, trying to demonstrate the resilience and an exploration of their liminal existence."
Vancouver radio recording reimagined by Spencer Bruce.
Part of the Migration Sounds project, the world’s first collection of the sounds of human migration.
For more information and to explore the project, see https://www.citiesandmemory.com/migration
"Inspired by the my own migration and a connection with home being only through radio waves, creating a sense of being ‘between’ place, not really know where or what home is, merely place. I aimed to capture a sense of journey, travel and an essence of liminality—the state of being on the threshold between worlds—while drawing on Mark Fisher's concept of hauntology, where the present and perhaps place is haunted by the lost futures of the past.
"The radio recording I was provided with was manipulated through time-stretching and pitch-shifting, and also convolution with other radio static, highlight the fleeting moments and ephemeral nature of the migration experience. The added shortwave radio static, often fading or corrupted, was processed with digital effects to simulate further degradation, creating a ghostly quality reminiscent of voices lost in the ether. I created synth parts for the background from the record to provide droning vistas to evoking a sense of otherworldliness.
"The composition deconstructs a migration narrative, beginning with the familiar radio broadcast sounds will always hear and gradually introducing dissonant, decaying elements. Moments of clarity symbolise hope and connection amid uncertainty. "Broadcasts of the Displaced" is a tribute all of those who are in a state of migratory flux, be it chosen or force, trying to demonstrate the resilience and an exploration of their liminal existence."
Vancouver radio recording reimagined by Spencer Bruce.
Part of the Migration Sounds project, the world’s first collection of the sounds of human migration.
For more information and to explore the project, see https://www.citiesandmemory.com/migration