Ten pieces about the mysteries, realities and prospects of airwaves. 30-minute mix with works by The Android Sisters, Dan Lander, Negativland, Phil Harmonic and others.
Produced for Cashmere Radio’s all-day broadcast during the Radio-Aktivität exhibition at the Lenbachhaus in Munich on 24 July 2020.
Featured cover art: The Conet Project – Recordings Of Shortwave Numbers Stations
Playlist
Vladimir Ussachevsky – Wireless Fantasy
Homage to Lee De Forrest, whose invention of the vacuum tube made modern radio possible. (1960, Ellipsis Arts)
William S. Burroughs – The Total Taste Is Here – News Cut-Up
Fathoming the potential of radio news for cut-ups. (early 1960’s, Industrial Records)
Phil Harmonic – Radio Music (mixed by “Blue” Gene Tyranny)
Four channels with alternating radio information, mixed ‘intuitively’ to pseudo-stereo. (1980, Lovely Music)
Dan Lander – Talking To A Loudspeaker: Call Now
A call-in programme with technical problems. (1988-90, Empreintes Digitales)
Negativland – Over The Edge Vol. 2: Pastor Dick: Muriel’s Purse Fund – Bible Quiz
Coining the term culture jamming, i.e. the ‘hacking’ of public radio frequencies and their repurposing for independent communication. (1982, Seeland)
Angus MacLise – Shortwave-India
Bathing in air waves. (1968-72, Siltbreeze)
Gregory Whitehead – Little Tina
WFMU Live on Air Screamscape (with Kenny G.). (2004, excerpt)
The Android Sisters – Ray-Dee-Oh
Radio play producers lament the decline of radio. (1984, EM Records)
Stewart Home – Boycott Stockhausen
Spontaneous conversation during an arranged call-in, broadcast live on Brighton Festival Radio. (1993, Sabotage Editions)
The Conet Project – Eastern Music Station
Shortwave radio transmitter of unknown origin, presumably operated by a government agency for communication with a deployed spy. (1997, Irdial Discs)
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