[ GUNST ]

far / far
radia #233 Why don't you go home + radia #70 the far east side
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zwei reisen in die ferne.

die erste führt uns nach teigmouth, south devon, wo wir von einem mann hören, der mit seinem segelboot zu weit hinausgefahren ist. die zweite in weitere ferne, gen osten, wo uns der wunderbare mandarin vorgestellt wird.

credits und hintergrundinformationen: siehe unten

[english]

two travels.

the first one takes us to teigmouth, south devon, where we're digging the story of a man who sailed the coast but never returned:

"Donald Crowhurst set sail from Teignmouth, South Devon UK, in the autumn of 1968 on a non-stop round-the-world sailing race in his trimaran 'Teignmouth Electron'. One of nine competitors, Crowhurst saw his initial high hopes for fame and glory dashed when lack of time, a poorly equipped boat and inexperience all conspired against him. With the realisation that neither he nor the boat were up to the trip came desperation, which led to a faked voyage, a breakdown and ultimately his death …" [C. M.-R.]

the second one takes us to the far east, where we are introduced to the miraculous mandarin by dj sztyepp, featuring his "chinese show" with sounds from the far east.

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;
cathryne morgan-richards and radio soundArt, darlington, for her boat song;
sztyepp and radio tilos, budapest, for introducing the miraculous mandarin to us;
as well as radia.fm radio art network for being a crowd of incredibly creative partners.