[ GUNST ]

radia #199 our domestic radiation + frequencies from the cell phone tower

[pls. scroll down for english version]

erst lädt uns anna friz nach toronto ein, um mit ihr die elektromagnetischen felder in ihrer wohnung zu erkunden.
im anschluss dreht justin robert den regler auf, um die energieströme der sendemasten hörbar zu machen.

credits und hintergrundinformationen: siehe unten

[english]

first we are invited by anna friz to toronto for an acoustic research on the electromagnetic fields in her apartment:

"Our Domestic Radiation (2009): A composition made from the imagined and actual intercepted fields of electro-magnetic and acoustic signals in and around my apartment in Toronto, Canada. This piece seeks to express some of the wireless action surging daily on site. I am particularly interested in the relative flatness and depth perceivable in both acoustic and Hertzian space, and in the diminishing horizon in the city as a result of urban design and an exponential increase in wireless infrastructure (or electro-magnetic clutter). Additional filters include mason jars, theremin, ring modulator, staged interference, and delay. […]" [A.F.]

afterwards justin robert opens our ears for the energy streams generated by cell phone towers:

"'Cell Phone Tower' was inspired by the huge flood of electro-magnetic energy that is constantly floating around our world in the form of wireless technology. […] This immediate increase in electronic manipulation of our living space is having a direct effect on our thoughts as well as our physical environment. When we move and direct energy in a space in which everything is connected, we will without a doubt manipulate to some extent all that exists in this space. Our brains and nervous systems operate with electricity, and the so called 'invisible' signals traversing by means of the techniques used as the titles of this piece of music, such as 'Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum' and 'Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing' are indeed the manipulation of the very element that runs our bodies and minds. […]" [J.R.]

Justin Robert: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing / Convergence Layer / Direct Frequency Spead Spectrum – Cell Phone Tower – 2008 – Timetheory – [tmth017] – cc-by-sa

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;
anna friz and radio free103point9, new york, for acoustic insight into intimate dimensions of electromagnetic fields;
justin robert for making us listen to the strange music of cell phone tower;
as well as radia.fm radio art network for being a crowd of incredibly creative partners.