Events
First Spark 2011
Soundart Radio celebrates the earliest signs of Spring and the first sparks of light, transmission, energy, fire, ideas with a radio festival of local voices and worldwide noises every February.
Archive: Programme of events
Tuesday 1st - Saturday 5th from 10am 'til midday
Radio art broadcasts from contributors on our doorstep, over a hill or two, or the other side of the known world. Soundscapes, electronic work, radio experiments, live streams, drama, friendly, challenging and unique. For more details see our schedule at www.soundartradio.org.uk
Live Events: all at the Gallery, Dartington and broadcast on 102.5fm
Artists talk and discussion
A panel of guest artists respond to the question "Why Transmit?" Join the discussion at the Gallery 6pm, Wednesday 2nd February
Encounters
We would like to welcome Encounters, our new neighbours in the building. From January to April 2011 Encounters will return the Gallery on the Dartington Estate to its original function as a ‘Shop’. In this case it will become a space for dialogue and exchange where an evolving collection of memories, stories, experiences, emotions, ideas and dreams about Dartington’s past, present and future will grow. The Shop will be open on Tuesday 11-5 and Wednesday 11-7. www.encounters-arts.org.uk
Wasteland
Presented by Uta Baldauf and Christy O'Donnell, the Wasteland project can be seen and heard and welcomes the audience to interact. A transient project which can respond to and be influenced by site and social contexts, it brings together a shared love and interest for contemporary art, philosphy and experimental radio and the fusion between them. Noise, Voices,Chaos, Pictures, Books,Records, Radios,Movement,Sound,Space, Void, Possibility, Unknown. Wasteland always is an experiment, don't expect anything but keep an eye out and an ear. 7pm, Friday 4th February.
Live Performances with cafe and studio tours, Saturday 5th February
Cornelius Cardew's The Great Learning Paragraph 7
Is a classic experimental composition, based on Confusion texts. It is a unique experience for anyone prepared to use their voice. It consists of a gently moving cloud of sound, meditative in effect, immersive in quality. Sam Richards will rehearse the piece from 2pm with anyone who would like to take part, for a performance at 3pm.
Fulcanelli's Shoes
World premiere of the new piece from Ergo Phizmiz. This one-man performance is an account of the relationships between the artistic and alchemical worlds of the early 20th century in Paris, centreing around the semi-mythological character of Fulcanelli. Combining new music and songs with a documentary-narrative and stop-motion films, "Fulcanelli's Shoes" is a Dadaist trip into the heart of the cat. From 5pm. A double bill with:
The Mourning Show
Ergo Phizmiz. An opera about radio, magic and the death of Chris Evans. On his regular BBC Radio 2 morning show, in the middle of a big freeze, popular DJ Chris Evans is telephoned by three strange ladies. Over the course of the next 30 minutes they proceed to destroy his mind until, convinced he is a bird, Chris Evans exits through the window. From 6:30pm
Baconhead is Ebola and Autobee. They make sci-fi beats to confuse your brain. A true piece of future bass, digital funk and wonky goodness, taking influence from dubstep, skweee, glitchhop and even hinting at IDM at times, Baconhead's debut ep _Soap_ (released in May 2010) has been receiving a lot of support from Radio 1's Huw Stephens and XFM's Eddy Temple Morris. The Baconhead sound is hard to define, inspired by math-rock and b-movie soundtracks as much as hip hop and dubstep.
Whatever it is, it has caught the ear of a lot of folks, including Kid606, King Cannibal, Slugabed and Loops Haunt.
A true piece of future bass, digital funk and wonky goodness, taking influence from dubstep, skweee, glitchhop and even hinting at IDM at times, Baconhead's debut ep _Soap_ (released in May 2010) has been receiving a lot of support from Radio 1's Huw Stephens and XFM's Eddy Temple Morris. The Baconhead sound is hard to define, inspired by math-rock and b-movie soundtracks as much as hip hop and dubstep. Whatever it is, it has caught the ear of a lot of folks, including Kid606, King Cannibal, Slugabed and Loops Haunt.
Sunday 6th February.
All day: listen again to festival highlights. For more details see www.soundartradio.org.uk
