#557: 2016.06.19

this show constitutes something of a travel diary – on june 9th i had the privilege of traveling to hamburg, germany to experience and perform at the blurred edges festival. i took an extra few days after my own performance to see some others and meet some old friends (and make some new ones) and i came home with a nice collection of sounds (from other artists as well as my own recordings). i have built this show from a mixture of the sounds i received as gifts (some by people present, some not), other releases by people i spent time with there, or, in the case of the intro, a sound i recorded myself. there were a lot of folks involved, so this show is quite dense, but i think the density reflects the whirlwind few days spent amongst great people. […]

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#555: 2016.06.05

all the fives this week – that won’t happen again until the controversial edition #666 sometime in 2019, if we make it that far. a long, long list of great sounds for this edition, but we’ve got a few other things to mention first: this week is wgxc’s (broadcasting in the upper hudson valley, new york state, usa) annual pledge drive. wgxc makes amazing radio, and they are our only fm partner station in the u.s., so they really deserve your support. if you value hearing things like framework on fm(!) go and show them you care:

https://wavefarm.org/wgxc/donate
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#553: 2016.05.22

a long playlist this week, and already a little late, so i’ll try to be brief. several physicals, 2 cds from yannick dauby’s kalerne label, a limited cdr version of an online release by jonáš gruska, and a very beautiful (and beautifully packaged) cd by giovanni lami (sounds recorded to, buried on, and subsequently dug up and recovered from cassette tape). also an unreleased submission by monikapich, and several more sounds from the aporee soundmaps.

this week one of our favorite radio stations – certainly our favorite station that we’re not aired on – kfjc, in los altos hill, california, broadcast a 4-hour special focusing on framework radio and my solo work as murmer. dj abacus finch played lots of sounds from framework editions releases, and also played this entire edition as part of his show. so finally, framework has been aired on kfjc! the whole thing is available for streaming from their archives, which was be found here:

http://www.kfjc.org/broadcast_archives/index2.php

look for the hours from 2-6pm on may 23rd, hosted by abacus finch, and you’ll hear us. […]

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#551: 2016.05.08

many fine sounds this week as spring springs quite manically here in southeast estonia. feels like just yesterday the last snows were melting, and now it’s 25C and the lawn needs to be cut. so save this show for cool evening listening – for now, go outside! […]

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#549: 2016.04.24

this is our second of two shows featuring the works from the latest edition of framework:seasonal, our fund-raising compilation series. issue #8, spring 2016 is now available and features new works by blanca rego, christopher delaurenti, christina kubisch, stephanie spray, darius ciuta, cathy lane, julia hanadi al abed, martin kay, magali babin, and rodolphe alexis. we make these releases to thank our wonderful supporters for donating and helping to make the show possible; they are automatically sent out to all supporters who subscribe to donate 5€ per month or more, or they are available in as a thank-you for one-time donations of 20€ or more. so please, show framework you care, and sign up on the right for a monthly subscription, or make a one-time donation, and pick up a set of these awesome sounds!

along with these sounds we heard another selection of recent uploads to the aporee soundmaps. if you are the author of any of the recordings marking ‘anonymous’ and would like to be fully credited, just let me know! and the whole show began with a framework introduction recorded for us by long, long-time regular contributor keith de mendonca. […]

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#547: 2016.04.10

we’re back folks! if you hadn’t heard, we departed for the month of march for the very best of reasons – on self-imposed paternity leave, to welcome a new pair of ears into our house. it’s been quite a month, but we’re happy to be back in the studio, which is only upstairs, so we can still be on call whenever paternal duty calls. we welcome our beautiful new daughter to the framework fold!

meanwhile, there was another arrival during our break: the newest issue in our fund-raising framework:seasonal series, issue #8, spring 2016, was officially released on the spring equinox, and we’re very excited about. once again it features an all new cast of characters, ten artists who have never before appeared on one of our releases, several new names, and several that we’re sure you’ll recognise. never-before-heard works by blanca rego, christopher delaurenti, christina kubisch, stephanie spray, darius ciuta, cathy lane, julia hanadi al abed, martin kay, magali babin, and rodolphe alexis. we make these releases to thank our wonderful supporters for donating and helping to make the show possible; they are automatically sent out to all supporters who subscribe to donate 5€ per month or more, or they are available in as a thank-you for one-time donations of 20€ of more. so please, show framework you care, and sign up on the right for a monthly subscription, or make a one-time donation, and pick up a set of these awesome sounds! we know you care – help us celebrate (and support) our new set of ears!

in this show we took a listen to the first five tracks from the release, along with a palate of recent favorite recordings culled from our favorite place, the aporee soundmaps. we began with a domestic intro recorded for us by regular contributor (and contributor to framework:seasonal #6) slavek kwi (aka artificial memory trace). […]

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#545: 2016.02.21

several physical releases this week along with some online released (or unreleased) work. another lovely project by gruenrekorder, following the river rhine (a few more releases from them coming soon) and two new releases released by daniel crokaert, one on his unfathomless label, and the other on his mystery sea imprint. plus virtual offerings by tom white, proxemia, and david velez, all begun with a framework intro by regular contributor martin clarke. […]

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#543: 2016.02.07

we’ve got a big pile of releases on our desk, some of which have been waiting for a very long time to get on the framework airwaves. it’s always a tricky balance keeping up with new and current submissions without forgetting about the ones that are waiting. the truth is, we simply can’t get to it all, but that’s not for wont of trying. so, a few very patient submissions make it into our playlist this week – two works by terje paulsen from a handmade cdr labeled ‘unreleased’ that have since both appeared on labels, and ottoanna’s debut cd release from 2014. maybe not so old, but soon we’ll start digging deeper into the pile.

these were accompanied by some more recent arrivals – ánde somby’s amazing yoiks, recorded on location in norway by chris watson. toy bizarre’s latest effort as part of drone records’ substantia innominata 10″ vinyl series. some unreleased works by a few new names to our playlists. and another selection of sounds from the aporee soundmaps. […]

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#541: 2016.01.24

lots of soundcloud links this week, as many of our contributions are very interesting unreleased works from new contributors. which isn’t to say we’re short on long-time favorites either: artificial memory trace, yiorgis sakellariou, john levack drever. and another batch of great sounds from the aporee soundmaps, including one from a town i once lived in, concord, massachusetts. […]

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#539: 2016.01.10

a small pile of physical media this week, cds from éric la casa, rodolphe alexis, and nicholas perret & silvia ploner. also the latest great podcast from nula and recent sounds from the aporee soundmaps, including a new year’s eve opener. […]

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#537: 2015.12.13

this was a fun show to make – revisiting the great and/oar compilation another kind of language (originally from 2003, now re-released with an extra disc), explored two great new lps from invisible birds, swimming in the buzzing of one of framework’s newest contributors, and my always-favorite segment of the most recent uploads to the aporee soundmaps.

someone asked recently if there was, somewhere online, a 24/7 stream of field recording radio, and it dawned on me that maybe some of you don’t know about aporee’s radio project (hopefully you all know about the maps by now). radio aporee is a 24/7 interactive radio stream, playing a constant mix of sounds from the maps, with occasional interjections from live streaming boxes from around the world, live phone connections, and realtime reactions to where listeners are connecting from. it’s amazing, and when you’re not listening to framework, you should be listening to it. it’s here, and it’s what’s on in our house all the time:

http://radio.aporee.org/
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#535: 2015.11.29

our last traveling show for 2015, this one comes to you from a windy back garden in north london, even though we are now already back in the early dusk of estonia, with a handful of snowflakes falling. we are very pleased to present you this week with a new lp of glorious site-specific vocal experiments by stine janvin motland on lasse marhaug’s pica disk imprint, along with a fine collection of online releases by joshua adams acosta, darius ciuta, and luí­s antero. all begun by a framework introduction recorded in our presence in oxford, england by our great friend jonathan coleclough. […]

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#533: 2015.11.15

a little late getting this show out to you, due to my hectic traveling schedule. today, for example, i had to be treated to an amazing 5 course lunch by a good friend at his wonderful restaurant here in london, and then take a long leisurely walk along a canal. you see what i have to put up with?

but i’m finally back to fulfilling my responsibilities, which include this show for you, and preparing for the rest of my activities here in the uk. yesterday we had a nice talk with students at goldsmiths hosted by john levack drever. early next week i’ll be meeting with students at oxford brookes university hosted by paul whitty, and making an appearance at oxford’s playground event hosted by stavroula kounadea. then next thursday, back here in london, at lcc hosted by cathy lane, be presenting my collaboration with daniel allen, the ongoing work-in-progress documentary film, the mill. come along if you can!

meanwhile, a very long playlist this week with lots of great sounds, including some of my own, which i don’t put into the shows very often, a first look at some of the recent releases on and/oar, as well as works by aino tytti, lewis gilbert, kate carr, mathias delplanque, and more sounds from the aporee soundmaps. […]

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