Diving beneath the tidal flow we explore the complex ecosystems and myriad organisms that we find harbouring on the cusp of the continental shelf.

We were joined on this expedition by Brigitte Hart (https://www.brigittehart.com/) weaving together texts and sounds discovered amongst the currents.

First broadcast: 11am-12noon, 15 June 2019 www.threadsradio.com
Link to full show: https://www.mixcloud.com/ThreadsRadio/littoral-transmissions-15-jun-19/?fbclid=IwAR3WJ48DcVGORtOA7p4xzdXPBF0LI8wA3_0ojPkyJYR4Y9GSYzkrj6bUCOk

Image credit: Nellie LeFey

Coastal Waters w.Brigitte Hart ~ excerpt

As the sea ebbs, we scramble over exposed rocks and peer into the shimmering pools it leaves behind. Once submerged, shelled assemblages now relax their grip and slowly unwind.

Sylvia Hallett (https://sylviahallett.bandcamp.com/releases) joins us in our luminous discoveries with voice, violin, field recordings & electronics.

First broadcast: 11am-12noon; Sat 10 Aug 2019 www.threadsradio.com
Link to full show: https://www.mixcloud.com/ThreadsRadio/littoral-transmissions-transmission-16-rock-pool-wonders-wsylvia-hallett-10-aug-19/

Photo credit: Nellie LeFey

Rockpool Wonders w.Sylvia Hallett ~ excerpt

Excerpt from a special physical-only release made to accompany our performance at Fort Process festival on 22 Sept 2018

Featuring James Worse (jamesworse.bandcamp.com & https://soundcloud.com/jamesworse)

Artwork: Adam Kinsey

Fort Process ~ excerpt

Charlotte Law (http://charlottewendylaw.net/home.html) joined us for this coastline sounding as we follow the warp and weft of myriad seabirds weaving through sea and sky.

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First broadcast: 11am-12noon; Sat 30 Nov 2019 www.threadsradio.com
Link to full show: https://www.mixcloud.com/ThreadsRadio/littoral-transmissions-transmission-18-aqueous-flight-30-nov-19

Aqueous Flight w.Charlotte Law ~ exerpt

Extract from our maiden voyage on Threads Radio featuring a collaboration with Alexandra Spence & James Worse (vocals & glossolalia throughout)

~~ Explorations of the algal-dominated straits emerging at low tide ~~

Alexandra Spence: https://soundcloud.com/alexandraspence
James Worse: jamesworse.bandcamp.com & https://soundcloud.com/jamesworse

First broadcast: 10am-12noon; Sat 23 Feb 2019 www.threadsradio.com
Link to full show: https://www.mixcloud.com/ThreadsRadio/23022019-littoral-transmissions-transmission13-neriticobfuscations-walexspence-james-worse/

Neritic Obfuscations w.Alexandra Spence ~ excerpt

Inimitable tapewrangler Howlround joined us for this radiophonic exploration of the airwaves...

"rappelling down the cliff face at the point where the sea is roughest... the very point where the waves break and the 2 material phases, the liquid and the solid, intermingle, lose definition, become imprecise. When least you expect it, where a moment ago before you were rocks and mollusks, suddenly all is sea, foam and liquid vectors"
Agustín Fernández Mallo, Nocilla Experience, p.315

First broadcast: 11am-12noon; Sat 18 April 2020 www.threadsradio.com
Link to full show: https://www.mixcloud.com/ThreadsRadio/littoral-transmissions-w-howlround-22-feb-20/

Storm Vectors w.Howlround ~ excerpt

At the tide's continued withdrawal we step out across the wave-scarred rocks and out into the emergent landscape of limpets, oarweed and lichen, uncovering once-hidden sounds from the newly exposed ocean floor.

Delighted that this show features our collaboration with the excellent Megan Steinberg: soundcloud.com/megansteinberg megansteinberg.com

First broadcast: 11am-12noon; Sat 18 April 2020 www.threadsradio.com
Link to full show: https://www.mixcloud.com/ThreadsRadio/littoral-transmissions-20-skewed-meridians-18-apr-20/

Ballantine Scale w.Megan Steinberg ~ excerpt

compass in sway ... subterranean sonics .... testing transmissions .... send help.

Thanks and big waves to Nellie LeFey for submerged recordings from the field.

First broadcast: 11am-12noon; Sat 18 April 2020 www.threadsradio.com
Link to full show: https://www.mixcloud.com/ThreadsRadio/littoral-transmissions-20-skewed-meridians-18-apr-20/

Skewed Meridians ~ excerpt

transoceanic sonics via submerged fiberoptics...seafloor tunings...

This show features: Gabrielle HB: https://www.gabriellehb.com/ https://soundcloud.com/gabriellehb 

First broadcast: 11am-midday; Sat 13 June 2020 www.threadsradio.com
Link to full show: https://www.mixcloud.com/ThreadsRadio/littoral-transmissions-21-sunken-forests-w-gabrielle-hb/

Image credit: Nellie LeFey

SunkenForests w.Gabrielle HB ~ excerpt

Extended improvisational wranglings of modular synth, percussion and tape.

First broadcast: 11am-12noon; Sat 08 Aug 2020 www.threadsradio.com
Link to full show: https://www.mixcloud.com/ThreadsRadio/littoral-transmissions-transmission-22-subsurface-08-aug-20/

Subsurface ~ excerpt

Littoral Transmissions (Adam Kinsey & Stephan Barrett) explore an imagined coastline through improvisation and shifting soundscapes, seeking to reinterpret raw materials through improvisational and collaborative approaches. The duo formed exploring the interplay between clarinet and modular synth which provides the core of their sound. Their performances increasingly utilise alternative sound sources including tape loops, found objects, radio, microelectronics and field recordings. They often collaborate with other artists and re-purpose submitted material in live settings. 

The primary medium for this project are regular live broadcasts on Resonance Extra, developing long-form sonic explorations in the medium of radio and transmission art. They are regular performers on the London Free Improvisation scene.

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