Curated and hosted by musician Jon Leidecker and commissioned by Barcelona's MACBA. Also, click here to read Leidecker's essay "Radio Music" on different uses of the radio receiver as musical instrument.
The artist's rendition of "New Oysters" by the 17th century composer and folk archivist Thomas Ravenscroft was made as part of a series of installations in the square mile, Surround Me: A Song Cycle For The City Of London. The installation itself can be visited/heard at London's Change Alley every weekend until 2 January 2011. Philipsz is currently shortlisted for the 2010 Turner Prize.
The composer will be performing his only UK date this year as part of the London International Festival Of Exploratory Music on 6 November. LIFEM takes place at London Kings Place & St Etheldreda’s Church, 3–7 November and is supported by The Wire. Click here for more information.
Recorded at Paper Tiger Studios, Lafayette Street, New York and later broadcast on public access television.
Tetsuo Kogawa will be performing at Cut & Splice festival tonight with Nicolas Collins, Resonance Radio Orchestra and Keith Rowe. London Wilton's Music Hall, 4 November, doors 6:30pm.
Video starring Chris Poolman, Suzanne Purkis, Steve Shaw, Keir Williams and Michael Wolters. Chris Poolman and Keir Williams will be leading the Rhythm Section Family Workshop (7 November) during the London ICA's Rhythm Section celebration of percussion, (3–7 November).
A collection of online sound maps compiled by the blog Weird Vibrations. The first post categorises the maps under the themes Collaborative Documentary, Composition/Artwork, Preservation and Policy Data. The second post presents a selection of maps recommended by readers.
In The Dark aims to question the way people think about story telling through sound. To this end, they've recently started a "Sound Bank", which offers funding of £500–£1500 towards the production of new audio pieces of 3 to 15 minutes. They're also hosting an evening of audio works at London's Whitechapel Gallery, 18 November, 8pm.
Included are excerpts from orchestral, choral and electroacoustic works composed over the past three decades, including Kâmakalâ, Fluctuante-Immuable, Yo-In, Erkos and Galaxies.
Eloy's Shânti and Gaku-No-Michi, which have recently been released by the label hors territoires, was reviewed by Rob Young in The Wire 321
Grand Junction by Charles Linehan and Exodus, choreographed by Robert Connor and Loretta Yurrick performed by Dance Theatre Of Ireland.
Charles Linehan will be presenting two new works in London tonight: one performed to a vintage electronic work by Delia Derbyshire, one with live music composed and performed by Richard Skelton (A Broken Consort, Harlassen). London Greenwich Dance, 27–29 October, 7:45pm, £15/£12. Supported by The Wire
Contains excerpts from the forthcoming documentary Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut which will be screened at London's ICA, 29 October, 8:30pm, supported by The Wire.
