SP* Episode 39: REVERSE POLARITY – with Negativland [podcast]

Negativland has always been about media literacy; their sound collages and pranks are not only humorous but reveal something about how media function. But in recent years, as the world has changed around them, their relationship to this aspect of

SP* Episode 39: REVERSE POLARITY – with Negativland [podcast]

Negativland has always been about media literacy; their sound collages and pranks are not only humorous but reveal something about how media function. But in recent years, as the world has changed around them, their relationship to this aspect of

Yara Asmar ~ Stuttering Music

By 2006, more than a decade and a half after the conclusion of the Lebanese Civil War, the city of Beirut seemed to be experiencing an era of cultural resurgence. The Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon had finally ended in

Yara Asmar ~ Stuttering Music

By 2006, more than a decade and a half after the conclusion of the Lebanese Civil War, the city of Beirut seemed to be experiencing an era of cultural resurgence. The Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon had finally ended in

V/A ~ Ukrainian Field Notes Volume II

News on the war in Ukraine has greatly accelerated.  A new president was elected in the U.S., pledging a swift end to the war; but many fear his allegiances lie with russia.  The sitting president approved the use of long-range,

V/A ~ Ukrainian Field Notes Volume II

News on the war in Ukraine has greatly accelerated.  A new president was elected in the U.S., pledging a swift end to the war; but many fear his allegiances lie with russia.  The sitting president approved the use of long-range,

Ukrainian Field Notes XXXVIII

This month we have a predominantly female lineup starting with Iryna Lazer from Mavka talking about art as beauty and war as absolute blackness. Meanwhile Anna Aloka delves into Ukrainian traditional music and Advikainsane dispels some of the misconceptions about

Ukrainian Field Notes XXXVIII

This month we have a predominantly female lineup starting with Iryna Lazer from Mavka talking about art as beauty and war as absolute blackness. Meanwhile Anna Aloka delves into Ukrainian traditional music and Advikainsane dispels some of the misconceptions about

Michael J. Schumacher ~ Living Room Pieces

“Here’s something genuinely new for you.” We receive many submissions that make such a claim, but rarely have they lived up to their promise so fully as Michael J. Schumacher’s Living Room Pieces. A sound installation designed for living spaces, the

Michael J. Schumacher ~ Living Room Pieces

“Here’s something genuinely new for you.” We receive many submissions that make such a claim, but rarely have they lived up to their promise so fully as Michael J. Schumacher’s Living Room Pieces. A sound installation designed for living spaces, the

Félicia Atkinson ~ Space As An Instrument

Standing but not facing completely what’s in front of me…Félicia Atkinson softly utters in the opening track “The Healing” off the aptly titled Space as an Instrument. Piano and subtle field recordings accompany Atkinson’s deeply poetic words, her enchanting exchanges

Félicia Atkinson ~ Space As An Instrument

Standing but not facing completely what’s in front of me…Félicia Atkinson softly utters in the opening track “The Healing” off the aptly titled Space as an Instrument. Piano and subtle field recordings accompany Atkinson’s deeply poetic words, her enchanting exchanges

Ká ~ Bridesmaids’ Autumn

Bridemaids’ Autumn was released just before the world took an even darker turn, and as such, its message is perfect for the season.  Loosely based on the parable of the ten bridesmaids from Matthew 25, the album suggests that some are

Ká ~ Bridesmaids’ Autumn

Bridemaids’ Autumn was released just before the world took an even darker turn, and as such, its message is perfect for the season.  Loosely based on the parable of the ten bridesmaids from Matthew 25, the album suggests that some are

Ben Lukas Boysen ~ Alta Ripa

After 20 years in Berlin, Ben Lukas Boysen began to think about the “youthful musical language” that he spoke in the first 20 years of his life in Altrip, on the left bank of the Rhine.  Alta Ripa is the town’s Roman

Ben Lukas Boysen ~ Alta Ripa

After 20 years in Berlin, Ben Lukas Boysen began to think about the “youthful musical language” that he spoke in the first 20 years of his life in Altrip, on the left bank of the Rhine.  Alta Ripa is the town’s Roman