[ GUNST ]

radia #183 + radia #083
fantasia en echo + assembly line story

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wie kann man mit klängen geschichten erzählen?
zwei unterschiedliche antworten:
im ersten teil der sendung stellen gina mattiello und pia palme eine komposition vor, die dem niederländischen komponisten jacob van eyck (1589-1657) gewidmet ist.
im anschluss daran präsentiert ricardo reis ein pastiche aus klangspuren und -referenzen.

credits und hintergrundinformationen: siehe unten

[english]

how are stories told with sound(s)?
two different proposals to answer this question:
in the first part of the show gina mattiello and pia palme introduce a composition dedicated to the dutch composer jacob van eyck (1589-1657):

"Jacob van Eyck was a remarkable composer of the florishing early baroque period in the Netherlands: born blind, of noble family, educated in music, he turned into a renowned organist, recorder-player, composer and carilloneur. He was famous for his ability to tune bells and carillons. Pia Palme, composing and playing modern recorders, uses contemporary means for her homage to her famous predecessor. A subbass-recorder without its headpiece is used to create sound by means of finely balanced inner microfones and feedback-techniques; sounds which remind of bells, including very deep basses. For the composition Palme plays and processes themes from Eyck's recorder-pieces by means of electronics.
Texts by John Milton ((1608 – 1674), who turned blind in the course of his life, add another dimension. The title is a quotation from Milton's poem: "On his Blindness", describing the author's willingness to just stand and wait instead of acting." [G.M/P.P.]

the piece is based on a concert/performance taking place oct 11 & 12, 2008 at MUSEUM AUF ABRUF (MUSA), with: pia palme (feedbacktubes, electronics), yoshie maruoka (performance) and gina mattiello (voice).

afterwards, ricardo reis presents a pastiche made of sounds that consist of traces of and references to other sounds:

"What kind of space is build by mixed references and what story can be build with them?
This lie that I bring you is a deception on senses. Like hidden small children hitting keys on a loose keyboard behind a curtain in front of an intelectual assistance. Well, what kind of "great art" do they perceive? Another way to put it is to go to a party and jump around conversations. Call it collage, call it pastiche but also composing and directing. It's all about this: cut this bit here and join it there and present it through this very small door opening. What does it mean? The answer is, off course, between each pair of ears." [R.R.]

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;
gina mattiello and pia palme from radio orange, vienna for sharing with us the story of a fantasy in echoe(s);
ricardo reis from radio zero, lisbon, for inviting us to expore the space of stories untold, yet existent between our ears;
as well as radia.fm radio art network for being a crowd of incredibly creative partners.

metadata:
radiator x [rx-081010-ab]
studio-preproduction
transmission on radio x ffm: fri 10 october 2008, 3to4pm
ptI: fantasia en echo | they also serve who only stand and wait, by Gina Mattiello and Pia Palme, radio orange, Vienna, 2008
ptII: assembly line story, by Ricardo Reis, Radio Zero, Lisbon, 2006