Name: Live at Iklectik 23-07-2022 - Binaural recording of quadraphonic set by Mark Vernon
Duration: 35 min 32 s
Description: Mark Vernon live at Iklectik 23rd July, 2022 for Persistence of Sound. Binaural recording of quadraphonic live set diffused over the 13.1 surround sound speaker set up.

I lost hearing on my right ear 23 years ago, so any surround/stereo aspect is lost on me. I find this very pleasant nevertheless.

Mark Vernon live at Iklectik 23rd July, 2022 for Persistence of Sound. Binaural recording of quadraphonic live set diffused over the 13.1 surround sound speaker set up.

Live at Iklectik 23-07-2022 - Binaural recording of quadraphonic set

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Malin Bobo #32 (23/10/22)

From the new album - 'Sound Postcards from the Centre of the Periphery' by Manja Ristić and Mark Vernon.

We made this 13-track journey around the sounds and sonic histories of the island of Korčula. In addition to our own field recordings, we were given access to the audio archives of the local radio station, including recordings of folk customs, traditional songs, dances and music...

This album unites two specific sensibilities that for many years have been embedded in the domain of sound and radio arts. Although they arose from very different environments, their work explores similar issues around preserving personal sonic histories. By stirring up nostalgia and collective memory, both artists often refer to the importance of individual experiences in the poetic "body" of micro-communities. 

The artistic practice of both creators has been deeply immersed in the sonic strata of space and the imaginary narratives that emerge from it. A dedication to the culture of memory, the sounding of lost voices and an unorthodox approach to re-composing the soundscape, conveniently unites these two experimenters in a collaboration that arises from research into one particularly inspiring locality – the island of Korčula. 

In addition to their own field recordings the artists were given access to the audio archives of the local radio station, including sounds of local folk customs, traditional songs, festivities and music. The strong anthropological emphasis in this collection of works is intended to encourage a deeper consideration of the coexistence of people and the environment in a historically dense climate. The appropriation of the hidden narratives of a small town on the fringes of the European Union opens up new fields of reflection on identity that looks back at the "center of the periphery", pointing to the importance of "small" spaces in the creation of European heritage. 

‘Sound postcards from the center of the periphery’ will be stored permanently in the audio archives of Radio Korčula. Who knows, maybe someone will dig them out in 50 years and say: "...there you go! This will make your head ring!" 

Special thanks to Radio Korčula, Gordana Šuperak and Ivan Sardelic Šore. To Pere from the Marasa printing house and to all the fellow citizens of Korčula who found themselves on this album intentionally or accidentally.

Manja Ristić and Mark Vernon - Voli more drš’ se kraja / Love the Sea but Stay on the Shore

nakazakichō

Another Ok Anecdote (Homage to H.G.)

Autre Gonzesse [O Tannenbaum 15 Year Anniversary] [27.01.23]

Kuda plovi ovaj brod? Where is this ship sailing? is a sound work built from hydrophone recordings of underwater sound pollution. The recordings were taken over the span of 2 years in the historical town of Korčula and its immediate surroundings.

This 40–minute long radio adaptation / sound installation is an unsettling journey revealing the dystopian realm of Adriatic noise contamination, due to increased water traffic and the insatiable urge for the expansion of industry and tourism. The work consciously exposes a disturbing marine reality in which an inexhaustible amount of mechanical sources are literally grinding the underwater soundscape.

full essay at >>> independent.academia.edu/ManjaRistic

All sounds recorded, edited & composed by Manja Ristić
Text by Manja Ristić
Mastering by La Plant Studio
Archive images — courtesy of a private archive
Special thanks to Vinka Damjanović, Mark Vernon, Goran Simonoski

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Kuda plovi ovaj brod? Where is this ship sailing?

Avant-garde musician and composer Jim O'Rourke pulls stops by once a month, pulling an hour of picks from his extensive record collection.

https://www.nts.live/shows/jim-o-rourke/episodes/jim-o-rourke-22nd-may-2023

Jim O'Rourke 220523

Salaam Kalyubia et Gunnera nous partagent leur sensibilité pour les musiques des marges. 
Mêlant instruments traditionnels et électroniques, cette sélection est une invitation à se jouer des genres et des rythmes, jusqu’à se perdre au détour de paysages interlopes et oniriques. 


CHRONOLITHE w/ KALYUBIA &GUNNERA (02/01/24)

Radio Poison is back with Nina Harker, magic duo from Nantes in France, they made what they call ”remember kafash”. It’s basically a synthesizer, a guitar, a drum machine with others bizzareries
They released 2LP's and a tape on a great label, le Syndicat des Scorpions.

Radio Poison #2 w. Nina Harker [11.12.2020]

Presented as a re-creation of two live sets performed in 2019, Patrick Gallagher deftly melds field recordings, a "fairly standard" synthesis toolkit, and prepared electric guitar into two peerless electro-acoustic compositions comprising his debut album for ENXPL (enmossed x psychic liberation).

As the album's title implies, "Set In the Bardo" embraces indeterminacy in all respects. An extreme range of timbrel variety and complexity is employed, from pure sine waves to nearly-incomprehensible sonic blasts. With a formal education in mathematics, Gallagher's astute arrangements modulate between smooth glissandos and abrupt interruptions, reflecting the compositional process used: salvaging hitherto-abandoned recordings and live snippets from the artist's archive. Post-processing was eschewed on the album in order to preserve the improvisatory nature of a live performance, giving an organic quality to the album which is often lost in academic compositions.

While "Set In the Bardo" was created in pre-pandemic times, it also functions well at this particular juncture of history. We have been 'set in the bardo' ourselves, and Gallagher has made an engrossing set of pieces - encapsulating and unfolding sonic uncertainties as we venture through trying times. Well worth many listening sessions; high volume and high fidelity during playback are recommended.

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Patrick Gallagher is a sound artist and composer currently residing in Philadelphia, PA. He cut his teeth in the North Carolina avant-garde underground, perfecting his composition processes with numerous live performances as well as releases on Tone Log, Hot Releases, Refulgent Sepulchre, and other independent labels. 

releases January 29, 2021

mastering :: Jack Callahan

cover artwork :: Autumn Casey

design ++ layout :: Robin JM Vanderheyden

a portion of Side A was recorded live at Rhizome (Washington, DC) by Steve Sanford

all proceeds to The Youth Art & Self-Empowerment Project (Philadelphia, PA) :: www.yasproject.com

Set In The Bardo

Patrick Gallagher - Untitled [Set In The Bardo Side B Excerpt] (ENXPL05)

For bookings: meagreresource@hotmail.com

Mark Vernon is a Glasgow based sound artist who works with found tapes and acousmatic presence. His work explores themes of magnetic memory, audio archaeology, voyeurism and nostalgia. His solo music projects have been published through labels including Kye, Glistening Examples, Flaming Pines, Misanthropic Agenda, Entr’acte and Canti Magnetici. He co-runs and curates Glasgow art radio station, Radiophrenia and has produced programmes for stations internationally.

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