My playlist for ‘Spirit’ consists of various encounters with frequencies and unexpected but synchronized connections. 
These vary from radio frequencies, crickets communicating, the local towns’ chimes, and mostly human encounters. I chose to treat and approach the theme of ‘Spirit as analogue as possible, recording valuable existing sounds like the Japanese town alarm (chime) and treating them as an environmental spirit. These spirits are calling their inhabitants, either to wake them up or tell them to make their way home. This makes people aware of time and place whilst also confirming that everything is in order (or perhaps creating the illusion of this message). Spirit for me, is about showcasing the importance and awareness of encounters between human connections and unseen sounds, frequencies, or energy. By picking up signals, and confirming that connection from (at least) two sides spirit can be encountered. 


I experienced the magic of making such encounters in both rural Japan and the Islands of Marquencsas on Monday the 13th of November 2023, through radio frequency, morse code, an 18-meter-long antenna, willpower, coffee, and an unplanned friendship.

Irene de Boer