Thursday 26 September 2013

James W. Grauerholz: The Great Globe Is Paint In Air

Sound recordist Chris Watson captures 24 hours in the life of Newcastle Central Station

A dynamic and powerful soundscape of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central Station using location recordings to tell a story of 24 hours in the life of this station – from the spring solo of a robin at dawn on the street outside to the pounding roar of the heavy goods trains which thunder along the rails past deserted platforms in the darkness of the night.
Watson regularly travels to and from this station and became fascinated by the sounds and acoustics of the building. So when he was granted permission to record inside, he leapt at the chance, visiting at various times during both day and night over several months, to capture the sounds within; from the quiet crackle of the overhead wires on a misty dawn morning to the terrifying roar and clamour of footballs fans and police dogs when Newcastle were playing at home to Sunderland, and the chanting voices and shouts of the fans overwhelmed even the sounds of the trains.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central Station was designed by John Dobson and opened by Queen Victoria in 1850.
Presenter/ Chris Watson, Producer/Sarah Blunt for the BBC

Wednesday 9 October

11.00-11.30am

BBC RADIO 4

Blood - Meth - Tears

Breaking Bad's final episode is called "FeLiNa"
Iron-Lithium-Sodium
It's also an anagram for "finale"

Wednesday 25 September 2013

HA!

"Hey, Franky, I'm writing a new song. Is thirty seconds too long for the chorus?"
"I don't know, Dino. You don't go by time, you go by bars."
"That's a dirty lie, Frank. I've never gone by a bar in my life!"
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(Hellephant in the comments)

Joe Strummer’s London Calling

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The Clash - Audio Ammunition

Rubber Ramones Masks

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Tuesday 24 September 2013

Addicted to Pleasure: Opium

OBEY (2013)

This is a film based on the book "Death of the Liberal Class" by journalist and Pulitzer prize winner, Chris Hedges.
It charts the rise of the Corporate State, and examines the future of obedience in a world of unfettered capitalism, globalisation, staggering inequality and environmental change.
It was made completely of clips found on the web.
Music by Clark (warp.net/records/clark)

♪♫ Secret Thirteen Mix 052 – Loscil

Tracklist:
0:00 Alleluja for violoncello solo – Giacinto Scelsi (Frances-Marie Uitti)
3:52 Maurice Blackburn – music for Norman McLaren’s “Lines Vertical”
9:31 A Wet Cleaner – V. Gallo
12:19 Krell Shuttle Ride And Power Station – Louis and Bebe Barron
14:46 Mulholland Drive – Angelo Badalamenti
18:56 Spectral Canon for Conlon Nancarrow – James Tenney
22:19 Another Rather Lovely Thing – Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
26:02 Goodbye – Kevin Shields
28:26 Lachrymæ Antiquæ – John Dowland (Kronos Quartet)
31:56 2001 Effects Tape 1 – Daphne Oram
34:23 Atacama – Gustavo Santaolalla
37:51 Campanile – Harold Budd
41:11 In Paradisum Angeli – Trad. Gregorian Chant
44:09 Dry Bones In The Valley (I Saw The Light Come Shining ‘Round And ‘Round) – John Fahey (Gastr del Sol)
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