Asphyxia: The "Idiote", the Library Wifi and the Suppressed Safe #12 - Creepbeat

Originally commissioned in 2022 as part of Radio Art Zone's tapestry of 22-hour radio productions, this project by Daniel R. Wilson is re-presented here in episodic form. Asphyxia hacks the antagonising systems which thwart and forestall projects (its name also acknowledges the asphyxiating atmosphere of long-form radio when made by a single person). It is a damaged would-be radio documentary exploring the Narnia of restricted access material and gatekept employment.

At this mid-point crisis in the Asphyxia series, a discourse on the new genre of music known as 'creepbeat' is provided. Creepbeat emerged as a viable "going concern" during investigations into a remote music event.

As with breakbeat, sampled 'beats' are creepily sought, albeit dulled through distance - the creepbeat producer works with the sonic dregs of a faraway revelry, filtered by environmental pressures and obstructions.

Just like the researcher of suppressed material, the creepbeat producer works with incomplete and compromised artefacts. This necessitates various forms of cognitive leaps to complete the bigger picture.

In the case of creepbeat, this involves identifying patterns; the half-audible melodies and rhythms are accentuated, creepily re-painted back into definition. Analogous to the investigation of suppressed materials, the task is one of recuperation - following the ghost of the gesture. The show's creator may release an album if enough interest is shown.