Name: Magnificent Desolation by Kalou
Duration: 3 min 7 s
Description: First Kalou album. Released summer 2007. Recorded in Catford, London. All songs produced by Sam.

This album is a story I wrote moving from meeting a Woman to the birth of my 1st born son. 
He was Born on the 13th of June 2013. this album is dedicated to him.

4. Tired Eyes

What is it like to experience a manic episode? And how does one go about dealing with the repercussions of being extremely happy one day, and depressed for many days afterwards?

Aspiring radio producer Robin Blamires who underwent an episode of hypomania aged 22 uses his audio abilities to reveal how a love for the medium helped him to discover more about himself mentally, and dealing with scary situations that have recurred throughout a lifetime.

Narrated by Robin Blamires, with the additional voices of Ian Parkinson, Joe McDaniel, Georgina Davies-Knight, Andrea Rangecroft, Kemi Fatola,  James Waters, Jonathan Easton, John Harris, Sandie Pearson, and Karen Pearson.

Check out the audio diary showing the making of the podcast!
http://www.mixcloud.com/FoldedWing/tuned-in-to-the-future-inside-the-mind-of-a-hypomanic-audio-diary/

And the behind the scenes blog from Folded Wing!
http://www.foldedwing.co.uk/news_and_blog/1806-behind-the-scenes-inside-the-mind-of-a-hypomanic--a-bipolar-journey-through-sound

And last of all, a Spotify playlist showing the music used in the piece
and audio diary.

http://open.spotify.com/user/robinblamires/playlist/6E61KaggnT2OUcILVGRVel

Mental Health Websites:
http://www.rethink.org/

http://www.mind.org.uk
(Produced by Folded Wing)

Inside The Mind Of A Hypomanic - A Bipolar Journey Through Sound

Our Mind’s Eye’ is an audio exhibition that explores issues including social norms, gender identities, and mental health. 

A collaboration between Creative Facilitator, Samuel Robinson and Raw Sounds artists Hani Malcolm-Ibrahim, Rowan Bhatti, Nicola Laughton & Skye Moseley, the piece showcases how the artists “see the limitations but don't accept them as reality”. 

Using art, media and music this audio exhibition takes the listener on a number of stops across three different rooms, demonstrating each artist's personal relationship to the destination to produce in an emotive and immersive work.

‘Our Mind’s Eye’ was commissioned by the ICA and BBC New Sounds initiative.

BBC New Creatives: Our Mind's Eye

Ten years from the well-received “Inside The Mind Of A Hypomanic” soundscape,
Robin Blamires returns to provide a similar and extended exploration of autism and a love of audio and radio.

From nursery rhyme and story cassette tapes, to present day podcasts, with soul, jazz, and jingles in between, Why is sound is special? How does it create special memories out of simple experiences? And would it stay special if pursued as a career path?

Guest starring the voices of Karen P who co-produced the original bipolar soundscape, and those of many friends and family, it’s a unique audio insight into autism and special interests.

Read more at: https://robinblamires26.wordpress.com/rainbow

Special thanks to Luke Davies for use of audio from the “Radio Greats” podcast. 

Other archive audio via Paul Teague, Andy Walmsley and Jonathan Gold.

The Audio Rainbow

"America's only festival devoted to the performance of audio works projected in three-dimensional space, The San Francisco Tape Music Festival features three distinct evenings of classic audio art and new fixed media compositions by 20 local and international composers. Hear members of the SF Tape Music Collective, along with guest composers, shape the sound live over a pristine surround system consisting of 24 high-end loudspeakers while the audience is seated in complete darkness. It's a unique opportunity to experience music forming - literally - around you."

Features: Luciano Berio "Visage", Pamela Z "De-Spangled" and Hugh Le Caine "Dripsody"

Theatre For The Ears: The San Francisco Tape Music Festival

My Synthetic Thoughts explores the complex intersection of mental health, medication, and one’s subconscious, and memories. The protagonist seeks support to understand and take action related to persistent disorientating transportations and their resulting experiences. However, with little sense of agency, the protagonist’s search for meaning, motive, and resolution becomes increasingly desperate. Their subconscious—cluttered with fragments of unresolved time—inhibits their ability to focus, think lucidly, and find the inner peace they long for.

Produced by Samuel Robinson, 2023

Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/na3upfhop74zs6x85n5an/My-Synthetic-Thoughts-transcript.pdf?rlkey=33sx1srn2n71iy7nw7ydhpxcx&st=n6742i09&dl=0


Subtitled version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEFyChY2Sio

My Synthetic Thoughts

First Kalou album. Released summer 2007. Recorded in Catford, London. All songs produced by Sam.

Magnificent Desolation

Juniper (Prod. by Blu Majic Beat Co.)

Raw Meat Radio - Chris Morris

Lori Saginaw leads us on a tour through Detroit's Heidelberg Project where Tyree Guyton transformed the decrepit houses and streets into colourful large-scale art pieces. The project functions as both a commentary of the problems of the city's past and present, and a vehicle to improve the lives of people and neighborhoods through art.

Welcome to Heidelberg was produced by Samuel Shelton Robinson and the Kitchen Sisters

Magnificent Desolation

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