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In this episode, new music by FINAL, Rama Parwata, NikNak, Sun Kit, Il Sogno del Marinaio, and others.

New music with The Wire Magazine.

This episode features new music by Prism Capture, Les Antonymes, Loo(p)cy, Mark Hjorthoy, Samuel Goff, Wukir Suryadi, Senyawa, Andy Chia, Capricorni Pneumatici and Stuart Orchard.

A selection of new experimental music and sound work from the international underground network Unexplained Sounds, curated by Raffaele Pezzella (Sonologyst).

Heart Like a Duck parts 1, 2 and 3 were recorded live at Radio V&A, 26 February 2016. Featuring Tom Graham (voice), Adam Bushell (percussion), Keiko Kitamura (bass koto), Peter Lanceley (electric guitar, voice) and Milo Thesiger-Meacham (electronics). Text: Ed Baxter. Supported by PRS for Music Foundation.

The Resonance Radio Orchestra is a floating pool of musicians, engineers, sound-effects creators, actors, writers, composers and broadcasters devoted to making live radio-art. It is based in central London as the in-house artistic wing of Resonance104.4fm, under the direction of Ed Baxter.

A Sonorous Expedition presents a sound and visual, ecological and social research journey in Panama as a transformation to the environment of the Maxilla Space in London. In Panama, Ana Carolina was based in the indigenous community of Guna Yala, which encompasses rainforest and covers much of Panama’s eastern Caribbean coast; the aim was to learn from the indigenous community ecological and sustainable ways of living.

This episode opens with a special introduction by Greek composer Savvas Metaxas who chats about his new album For How Read Now which explores the creative and conceptual possibilities in errors. We also take a closer listen to two other error-inspired albums: Kamran Arashnia's Bounds Elimination and Jonathan Higgins' Good Thanks, You? composed via glitching CD DJs.

We also dive into Rubbish Music's forthcoming debut album via a composition based on a field recording of a recycling centre as well as Australian composer Alexandra Spence's new oceanic release on mappa, a mysterious album by Michigan's Lalén Ríos Luna and we celebrate the arrival of agri-ambient with Michael Lightbourne's Slí na Fírinne.

This is the Flaming Pines radio show featuring new releases, mixes and experiments in field recording, sound art and experimental music, hosted by Kate Carr and guests.

Exploring sound discovery in the internet era with Robin Buckley AKA rkss.

An immersive psychosonic space, where sounds converse, collide and converge, featuring works, selections, edits, experiments, new music, non-music, archival objects, abstract artefacts, sound(system) and A/V art, pop, trash, noise, voice, and the associated mediums, processes and techniques that make up the ongoing audial investigations of Agents of the Culture Industry & OVT, all presented for art not profit.

The title reflects the number of days Niya had to wait for her first appointment at the Gender Identity Clinic. The wait times have been increasing across the UK, with first appointments now taking anywhere from three to five years. The project consists of three parts, each capturing one-third of the 912-day journey, using a 360 degree camera.

Niya engaged with diverse communities of trans and non- binary people in Birmingham and London through workshops and participatory performances. 912 goes beyond a personal story to resonate with a wider audience, exploring conditions of waiting, frustration, hope, resilience and community support.

The podcast was initially designed as an audio description for visually impaired individuals but has since evolved into a distinct audio experience of its own.

Text by Afrah Allsopp & Niya B. Narration by Asher Fynn. Mixed by Lottie Lou Poulet.

For more information visit www.niyab.com/912

Based on a VR 360 degree video by artist Niya B, 912 is an audio project which delves into the lives of trans and non-binary individuals as they navigate the daily challenge of waiting and carrying on.

Score for Open Heart Surgery on Charlie Watts was commissioned by and recorded live at Radiophrenia, CCA, Glasgow, on the 16th April 2015. Thanks to Barry Burns and Mark Vernon. It features Tam Dean Burn (voice), Ed Baxter (bass, music box), Peter Lanceley (electric guitar, voice), Kim Moore (viola), Michael Umney (electric guitar), and Mark Vernon (electronics, objects, etc). Text by Ed Baxter.

The Resonance Radio Orchestra is a floating pool of musicians, engineers, sound-effects creators, actors, writers, composers and broadcasters devoted to making live radio-art. It is based in central London as the in-house artistic wing of Resonance104.4fm, under the direction of Ed Baxter.

Lepke B's blissful disregard for the sacred in life has placed him as one of the testcard knights with a totally unique approach to sound plunderphonics and visual art.

Ambient, folk, ritual, electronic, dub, free jazz and exploratory works selected by BroodingSideOfMadness.

40 years ago during the Summer of 1977 Muhammad Ali visited South Shields and Tyneside in the North East of England, touring South Shields in an open top bus and having his marriage blessed at the Al-Ahzar Mosque in the town. In November last year with first snow of winter blowing in we took a life size image of Ali around Jarrow, South Shields and South Tyneside retracing the route he took.

We used quotes from the outspoken world champion as prompts to ask people questions about life; South Shields, South Tyneside, their dreams, masculinity and identity. Interviews recorded with Sarah Cotton, Keeper of Contemporary Collecting, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.

The Tyneside Sounds Society is a monthly broadcast dedicated to the recording and reinterpretation of the sonic environment and sound heritage of Tyneside in the North East of England.

Sound collage, record spinning, havering, ear wonk and general head scratch with Dylan Nyoukis of the Chocolate Monk label.

A musical and geographical journey following the culturally influential West African kola nut. Featuring experimental and contemporary African funk and jazz.

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Roamer's Gap is a unique exploration of global sounds through the medium of vinyl records by Sticky Buttons' Alex Wight, Jack Headford and Alex Headford.

This episode features music made by Naviar's community inspired by Marco Sebastiano Alessi’s poem “Pre-dawn inertia / Where do I go / From here?”.

To have your music featured on the show, participate in the Haiku music challenge.

Thirty minutes of experimental music made in response to a weekly haiku poem, curated by Marco Alessi of Naviar Records and Naviar's international community of composers.

This episode features original music by Or Rimer.

Rimer, born in 1986, is a musician and composer based in Tel Aviv who plays in several bands and works with a variety of artists, including video and film makers, choreographers, and visual and performance artists, for whom he creates original scores and soundscapes. He also trains soccer teams

Radio Concrete by **Hagai Izenberg is a monthly experimental radio show focusing on live mixing and processing of field recordings together with contemporary music and soundscapes.

A 22-hour radio project in 7 episodes by Milo Thesiger–Meacham. An unnamed narrator moves house and pieces together a world of recording devices, names, crime, real-world characters and media from across the globe, featuring 10-second audio extracts from over 6000 individual videos found online, original sound recordings, music, hand-held camera audio and writing. Commissioned by the European Capital of Culture, Esch2022 for the temporary radio art station Radio Art Zone. Follow Fox Neame for more.

The idea that song, and the performance of song have some kind of efficacy or sympathy beyond the realm of living humans is an idea that lives and thrives in places far flung from this cluster of mild islands, but has gotten lost and buried in 21st century Western empiricalness. We hope this opens some windows for you.

Some liberties have been taken with interpretation; melodies swapped out, lyrics changed, structures altered, sounds invented, stories retold, truths averted.

Tracklisting:

• Phalay

Secret Reformation-era Votive Antiphon from Stoke Minster (anon).

• Lichens

Early Renaissance Invisibility Spell from England & Denmark. Adapted from The Grand Grimoire (misc., anon.)

• Evergreen

Setting of HeartKickUKTM defibrillator manual text, accompanied by vaguely traditional leaf-blowing techniques.

• Oh Great Goat

Animal Husbandry Song, (anon. Yak Herders), circa Ambleside.

• Janey Has A Friend

Folk song from the 1980s about The Enfield Poltergeist, sung to the tune of “The Bow Gallows”. The story concerns a case of a notorious poltergeist haunting in a small residential house in Enfield between 1977-1979.

A family including two young daughters (Janet was one of them) were tormented by flying objects, toppled furniture, levitations, loud banging. The ghost, who introduced himself as “Bill” spoke through Janet’s own vocal cords in a gruff, low register.

Recorded at Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany, and live at Cafe Oto, London, UK. Recorded, mixed, edited by Neil Luck. Cafe Oto live recordings made by kyle acab. Cover illustration by Monika Czyzyk.

Five English Folk Songs by Neil Luck & Mimi Doulton is a collection of marginal traditional singing techniques and songs dug out by Neil and Mimi. These five songs all explore magical forms of communication with non-human energies; Flora, Fauna, Deities, The Dead, and the Quasi-Dead.

All music by Sirius unless otherwise denoted.

Dusty, bimonthly, high-density mixtapes and exclusive material from London duo Sirius, digging loop-holes and following their nose for the God scent.

Employment is the theme of this week’s episode, as Sam selects songs that speak to labour that does not work.

Sam’s Working to Work project explores the intersection of neurodivergence and work.

Maximum Rocknroll Radio is a weekly radio show and podcast featuring DIY punk, garage rock, hardcore, and more from around the world. A rotating cast of DJs pick the best of the best from MRR's astounding, ever-growing vinyl archive. You can find MRR Radio archives, specials and more on their website.

In this episode, a Trash Panda QC mix of recent influences, featuring classic rhythmic noise and ambience plus recent twisted rave derivations from slugabed, Maral, Five Star Hotel, Oval, and more.

A 16-episode bi-weekly series alternating new and unheard live sounds from Trash Panda QC with DJ selections and guests.

This mix imagines the sounds you might hear as you explore the backrooms of your mind when night bleeds into the morning. Sometimes the music is calm or playful, but mostly it is dark and foreboding, evoking anxious feelings that you struggle to shake as you wrestle with unpleasant and perplexing dreams.

Music journalist Ilia Rogatchevski presents a weekly selection of expansive sounds and adventurous music from the world of audio.com and beyond.