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This week we pay special tribute to the life and work of the pioneering composer éliane radigue, who passed away in paris on the 23rd of february at the age of 94.
i can’t overstate the extent of radigue’s importance and influence to the world of experimental music and experimental musicians globally, and while framework is ostensibly focused on field recordings, we chose to stretch our arms a bit wider for this show, as her influence on our world can also not be denied. in this edition though we will subtly focus on works that may relate, however slightly, to field recording – especially her piece elemental 1 from 1968, which is composed explicitly from sounds and feedback of air, water, earth and fire; but also her work with spoken word and voice, and her pre-synthesizer works for pure feedback, a type of field recording in itself, perhaps. there is plenty of information about the artist and her work online; i encourage you to search for it and explore. there are some links below to get you started, but i won’t say too much more here – i’d prefer to leave you with her sounds.
there are, however, scattered throughout those sounds in this edition, a few words and observations written by longtime friend of the program emmanuel holterbach (https://emmanuelholterbach.bandcamp.com/), who spent many years working with éliane to digitize her archives and is intimately familiar with her work. he also made the beautiful mixes of her early vice-versa, etc piece, originally a 1970 multiple of 10 copies on 2 reel to reel tapes, that appear on the feedback works 1969-1970 release, one of which is in our mix. many thanks to manu for his expertise and his contribution to our appreciation and knowledge of radigue’s work.
a few links:
https://elianeradigue.bandcamp.com/
https://ressources.ircam.fr/en/eliane-radigue
https://www.discogs.com/artist/96101-Eliane-Radigue
https://thequietus.com/news/remember-them/eliane-radigue-obituary/
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/feb/24/eliane-radigue-french-composer-dies-aged-94
[time / artist / track / release / label]
00:00 – 19:04 / éliane radigue / étude / opus 17 / alga marghen
https://elianeradigue.bandcamp.com/album/opus-17
01:59 – 18:15 / éliane radigue / vice- versa, etc (1970) mix II / feedback works / alga marghen
https://elianeradigue.bandcamp.com/album/feedback-works-1969-1970
11:14 – 21:44 / éliane radigue / symbols for yogic experience / songs of milarepa / lovely music
https://elianeradigue.bandcamp.com/album/les-chants-de-milarepa
19:53 – 37:42 / éliane radigue / adnos I / adnos i-III / table of the elements
https://elianeradigue.bandcamp.com/album/adnos
22:52 – 34:57 / éliane radigue / elemental I / jouet electronique/elemental I / alga marghen
https://elianeradigue.bandcamp.com/album/jouet-lectronique-elemental-i
31:38 – 52:12 / éliane radigue / [extract] / jetsun mila / lovely music
https://elianeradigue.bandcamp.com/album/jetsun-mila
34:55 – 43:31 / éliane radigue / [extract] / mila’s journey inspired by a dream / lovely music
https://elianeradigue.bandcamp.com/album/les-chants-de-milarepa
43:33 – 57:05 / éliane radigue / usral / feedback works / alga marghen
https://elianeradigue.bandcamp.com/album/feedback-works-1969-1970
46:35 – 58:45 / éliane radigue / N°17 / opus 17 / alga marghen
https://elianeradigue.bandcamp.com/album/opus-17
52:58 – 59:00 / éliane radigue & kasper t toeplitz / [extract] / elemental II / recordings of sleaze art
https://eliane-radigue.bandcamp.com/album/elemental-ii