← Tuesday 31st October 2023 →

Joined once more by Montañera, this time sheltered by a much venerated bandstand with a green woodpecker's eye view of the river lea's encounter with the Stanstead Mill Stream.

The porous structure blurs inner and outer soundworlds, filtering birdsong, trees, and the reverberations of our thoughts as we dial through the frequencies, before eventually reemerging into early afternoon sunshine.

Littoral Transmissions meander through the sonic landscape of the River Lea from Stonebridge Lock to Leamouth. Recordings from the field converge with layers of sound to create an aural impression of the navigation.

Tse Tse Fly Middle East was a nonprofit arts and activist organisation that existed from 2015 until 2023. Throughout that time, it presented a monthly two-hour radio programme showcasing sound art and experimental music from the Middle East, India and North Africa.

London-based art, music and architecture writer Bobby Jewell plays a selection of ambient, jazz and classical music over two hours.

This first night came live from London's Servant Jazz Quarters, and features Palestinian artist Haya Zaatry, who performs her debut album Rahawan, breaking down geographic and temporal borders.

Then, Tunisian artist Badiâa Bouhrizi presents her project KahruMusiqa, bringing together her works for the first time in 20 years.

And finally, Lebanese DJ and producer Sam Karam ensures the movement of bodies on the dance floor.

The Sonic Agent presented two live-broadcast nights in June 2023, which conjured our listening abilities and aimed to capture and reflect upon the evolution of sounds and music coming from Southwest Asia and North Africa. In partnership with Radio Alhara, Wave Farm and Soundcamp.

Here we present all episodes back-to-back.

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.