[microsound-announce] [framework radio] #421: 2013.05.19

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#421: 2013.05.19

recently luís antero, curator of the green field recordings label, and 
producer of the radio show o colecionador de sons (the sound collector), 
invited me to produce a piece to celebrate one of the last broadcasts of 
his show before leaving on an extended hiatus. it was an honor, and i 
took the opportunity to explore an idea that had recently come up. the 
resulting work, entitled 'raadio mälu' (radio memory in estonian), 
debuted on his show last week, on the the 13th of may, and with luís' 
kind agreement i am rebroadcasting is as this week's edition of 
framework:afield. some further notes:

raadio mälu
by patrick mcginley

a few months ago i found a small portable radio, dating probably from 
the 1980′s and made during soviet times, is a secondhand shop in the 
small village of mooste in southeast estonia. i have a thing for old 
radios, so i bought it, and it got me to thinking about the place of 
radio, not in this present world of internet streaming, podcasting and 
so forth, but in our past, and in our memories. i know i have distinct 
memories of radio, radio stations, djs, events, situations, and even 
places that i relate to radio from my own past, growing up in boston, 
during my student days in western massachusetts, all the way through my 
years at the resonance fm studios in london, and my attempts now to 
listen to estonian radio to improve my language skills. i wondered if 
this particular radio, alien to me but possibly familiar to estonians, 
might trigger memories for those around me, and i decided to find out.

i composed this piece from four elements: memories, stories and 
observations from a handful of estonians, related upon being presented 
with this particular radio for the first time; sonic material produced 
by the radio itself, both when tuned to and tuned between stations; 
field recordings from the surrounding landscape, vibrations in the 
immediate airwaves that have carried these radio signals; and archive 
material from estonian radio’s past, both in and before the country’s 
soviet era.

the estonians interviewed were given the choice of speaking in their 
native language or in english; two chose estonian, and two english. i 
have left the estonian language untranslated in the audio itself – much 
of what is being communicated can be heard in the tones of their voices, 
and through shared vocabulary. that said, i am providing written 
translations for the estonian language sections on the framework website 
- just visit the entry for the show, under the 'latest' tab this week, 
or by searching for show #421.

again, we are always looking for new material, whether raw field 
recordings, field recording based composition, or introduction 
submissions. we are also now accepting proposals for full editions of 
our guest curated framework:afield series. send proposals or material, 
released or not, on any format, to the address at the bottom of this 
mail. if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch!


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framework intro submissions:

   1)    take yourself and an audio recorder to a location of your choice
   2)    record for AT LEAST 1 minute before you -
   3)    read aloud the following text (in english or translated):

welcome to framework. framework is a show consecrated to 
field-recording, and its use in composition.  field-recording, 
phonography, the art of sound hunting; open your ears and listen!

   4)    continue recording for AT LEAST 2 minutes after the text
   5)    post the recording to us on any format, or send us an mp3
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