[ GUNST ]

band : band
radia #438: imaginary radio band no. 1 + radia #271: endangered radio band
[pls. scroll down for english version]

die band? das band? die bandbreite? experimentelle radiokunst in ihrer ganzen bandbreite – als band über die bande gespielt…

zunächst mit der – und dem – "imaginary radio band no. 1". und im anschluss noch einmal mit mit einer lbandpartie durch verschiedene interferenzen.

credits und hintergrundinformationen: siehe unten

[english]

(a) band is a band is a band? experimental radio art. full bandwith. with more but one band…

first with the "imaginary radio band no. 1":

"A radiophonic live performance as part of the Addicted2Random festival by Radio Corax in Halle, 10th July 2013. Special augmented edit for Radia on behalf of Resonance104.4fm by Xentos ‘Fray’ Bentos. Musicians: Knut Aufermann (DE), electronics, voice / Andre Damião (BR), computer, voice / Børre Mølstad (NO), tuba, voice / Sarah Washington (UK), electronics, voice / Xentos ‘Fray’ Bentos (UK), guitar, voice" [K.A.]

afterwards, we'll get another good portion of radio bands:

"An intrinsic feature of radio broadcast is on the verge of extinction: interference. Artists have always loved interference. Early memories convey intoxicated sweeps of an old valve radio dial, simultaneous capture of two shortwave stations, the swashing sounds of the in-between as a prerequisite for sleep. The new interference is reduced to metallic distress at the breaking point of digital transmission; the new silence of buffering and disconnect presents a wholly characterless absence. What happens now? Will people forget what a rotary dial is? Will the radio band become an endangered species?
Whilst digital audio technology tries to emulate the analogue sound wave as closely as possible, digital transmission renders the radio spectrum inaccessible. The bits in-between are reallocated or discarded. The noise that changes when you touch the aerial is out of reach. Maybe the caller on the Harmon E. Phraisyar show Album One is correct when she says: 'You and your stupid radio programmes, I'm fed up. Tell me this you stupid radio worms: radio interference, often it is that I am getting the interference. Why is it that the interference is always more interesting than the programme itself?' Endangered Radio Band is a performance by Mobile Radio, voyaging the vocal and electromagnetic spectra in search of an answer to this question." [S.W./K.A.]

credits:
miss.gunst would like to thank the following artists and sound collectors:
jovica for the space machine, corsica s for some beautiful radiator sounds;
knut aufermann, xentos 'fray' bentos, andre damião, børre mølstad, sarah washington and resonance fm, london/uk, for playing in/with band(s);
as well as radia.fm radio art network for being a crowd of incredibly creative partners.

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