[ GUNST ]

aero-spaces
radia #366 ATC mix + radia #301 resonant space
[pls. scroll down for english version]

lufträume als klangräume.

im ersten teil der sendung erkundet john gough den klangraum, der durch die funk-kommunikation zwischen piloten und bodenstationen ensteht.
im anschluss verwandelt david strang einen ehemaligen windkanal in klang.

credits und hintergrundinformationen: siehe unten

[english]

in the first part of the show john gough explores the sonic space of air traffic communication:

"ATC Mix is a compilation of interactions between pilots and air traffic controllers from airports across the globe. The conversations range from controllers directing traffic at Dublin, Rio de Janiero and Barbados Airports to UFO sightings, an air force pilot ejecting from his burning jet and Air Force One taxiing out of a closed Manchester airport.
This show is about the sounds of the radios used between the planes and the towers as much as the transmitted conversations. The human voices, radio interference and alert tones are used as source material for a series of improvisations using tape and feedback loops, digital effects and synthesis to morph the sounds into rhythmic patters and melodies which morph into an alien soundscape." [J.G.]

afterwards, david strang transforms a former wind channel into sound:

"This work is a sonic representation of the space Q121. A space built and designed for the most efficient flow of air at speeds of up to 150 mph. The site was specifically chosen since the movement of air is a form of sound. […] Q121 was decommissioned in 1996 and has sat unused, dark and silent for more than a decade. Built in 1935 it was used in a wide variety of tests on structures such as, propellers, helicopter rotors and architectural features.
The method for creating and collecting the sound refers back to Alvin Lucier's 'I am sitting in a room' (1969). Inside Q121 a recording was made. This recording was then played back into Q121whilst being recorded again. As this cycle was repeated the layers of air became denser until, slowly, the space began to reveal a drone with various overtones determined by the physical dimensions of Q121." [D.S. ]

find out more about david strang at www.davidstrang.co.uk
his radia show is based on his sound installation "resonant space", see: www.davidstrang.co.uk/resonantspace.htm

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;
john gough and curious broadcast, dublin, and david strang and soundart radio, dartington, for guiding us through sonic aero-spaces;
as well as radia.fm radio art network for being a crowd of incredibly creative partners.