Interview with Australian electronic sound artist, writer and researcher Gail Priest originally aired on Eastside Radio 89.7FM.

Ira and Gail talk about Gail's recently released album Heraclitus in Iceland recorded during her 2016 art residency in Northern Iceland. The album is based around various field recordings mixed with vocalisations and instrumental improvisation, and can be found on gailpriest.net.

They also speak about Gail's project SonoLexic recently premiered at Experimenta Makes Sense triennial in Melbourne in which Gail looks at relationship between sound and language - how do we speak about what we hear and, in turn, how do we sonically imagine someone else's description of sound.

MUSIC PLAYED:
- Friglob, 'Gravity' (excerpt for intro)
- Gail Priest, Home Moan from Heraclitus in Iceland
- Gail Priest, Scraps for Sirens and Harpies from Heraclitus in Iceland
- Gail Priest, Particle Flux from Heraclitus in Iceland
- Gail Priest, Toxin Tales from Heraclitus in Iceland (shortened for outro)

Gail's album is available for purchase via bandcamp, etc. More info on gailpriest.net

Interview with experimental sound artist Gail Priest

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PODCAST-CONVERSATIONS with artists and art theorists, from visual to performing arts, discussing conceptual frameworks and philosophical outlooks. Also some SOUND-COLLAGES, assembled together on variety of themes, such as: sleep, silence, intuition, collaboration, failure, and more. 

Available via iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/artemis-projects/id1462300886

PRODUCER & HOST: Ira Ferris (https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/projects-ira-ferris)

Interview with experimental sound artist Gail Priest

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