#560: 2016.07.10 [jason sloan]

this edition has been produced in baltimore, maryland in the united states by jason sloan. for more information on his work see http://www.jasonsloan.com. notes from the producer:

Harbor Study

Harbor Study examines three different planes of sound throughout the Baltimore Inner Harbor area and the micro sounds unique to each location. The recordings titled “Earth”and “Water” employ the use of granular sampling. This form of sound synthesis captures small samples or “grains” of a live audio signal and splits them into tiny one- to fifty-millisecond pieces and plays them back in real time. This process acts as a sort of microscope for the ears that focuses the listener’s attention to the minutiae comprising each unique sound space. […]

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#559: 2016.07.03

the summer schedule pushes on, as we return from one road trip and begin preparing for the next. we should start preparing you, dear listeners, for our annual summer break: as usual, we will be taking the month of august off from new programming to recharge our batteries and our ears. still several shows left before that happens, though, so fear not. along with several regular editions you can look forwards to framework:afield editions produced by blanca rego and jason sloan, and our annual observance of world listening day. in the meantime you can sit back, relax, and enjoy this week’s collection of sounds. […]

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#558: 2016.06.26 [slavek kwi]

this is the third of a multipart series produced by slavek kwi, aka artificial memory trace, entitled soundlife. this is chapter 3, TH RE_ALITY &”I” (THE TRIALITY SONG). for more information, see http://www.artificialmemorytrace.com. notes from the producer:

This is third instalment of another Soundorganism destined for Frameworkradio. These Soundscapes contains sequences triggered by my ordinary and extraordinary Soundenvironments, which includes also creative-process-fragments from my Soundays* and spoken or sang thoughts. […]

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#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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#556: 2016.06.12 [dave phillips]

this edition of framework:afield has been produced in switzerland by dave phillips. in his words:

57 minutes for framework by dave phillips, march 2016

recordings made november 2015 – january 2016 in
kgalagadi transfrontier national park, northern cape province,
marloth nature reserve, western cape province,
addo national park, eastern cape province,
oribi gorge nature reserve, kwazulu-natal province,
amatikulu nature reserve, kwazulu-natal province,
hluhluwe-imfolozi national park, kwazulu-natal province,
isimangaliso wetland park, kwazulu-natal, south africa,
mmabolela reserve (“sonic mmabolela”), limpopo province, south africa,
in varying topographies and climates, from hot and dry desert (kgalagadi) over hilly forests (marloth, oribi), semi-arid karoo (addo, mmabolela, hluhluwe) to humid forests and wetlands (isimngaliso), with day temperatures between 30° and 43°C.

play loud […]

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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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#554: 2016.05.29 [matthew swiezynski]

this edition, entitled urge along the pathways of the sky and the first of a 3-part series, has been produced in portland, oregon by matthew swiezynski, whose last name i actually know how to pronounce, as completely coincidentally we worked at a cinema together in cambridge, massachusetts in 1996. isn’t it a small world?

matthew, purveyor of the great invisible birds record label, and member of projects such as ingenting kollektiva and community of light, had this to say about this edition:

Urge Along the Pathways of the Sky; being a 57 minute sound experience, obsessively investigating Satyajit Ray’s film Pather Panchali (first in The Apu Trilogy from the year 1955) as source material, with a concentration on sound design and field recording elements from the film. Music by R. Shankar, sound recording by Bhupen Ghosh, Samir Ghosh and Durgacharan Mitra. Mixed by Matthew Swiezynski of the Ingenting Kollektiva. Includes rain, elements, birds, night sounds, trains, fuzz, drone, interrupted music, and speech fragments. Next installment will be the 2nd and 3rd in The Apu Trilogy.

for more information on matthew and his work, see:
http://invisiblebirds.org/fledgelings/swiezynski.html

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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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#552: 2016.05.15 [slavek kwi]

this is the second of a multipart series produced by slavek kwi, aka artificial memory trace, entitled soundlife. this is chapter 2, CHOOLTD (THE DUALITY SONG). for more information, see http://www.artificialmemorytrace.com. notes from the producer:

CHOOLTD. HOTCOLD. This is second installment of another Soundorganism destined for Framework Radio. These Soundsketches contain (and will contain) various episodes inspired by my ordinary and extraordinary Soundenvironments, which includes also creative-process-fragments from my Soundactivities and spoken or sung thoughts. Still clumsy, but getting slowly more in balance. Normality re-installed? […]

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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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#550! 2016.05.01 [slavek kwi]

this edition of framework:afield is the first of a multi-part series produced in ireland by slavek kwi, aka artificial memory trace, entitled soundlife. for more information see http://www.artificialmemorytrace.com. notes from slavek:

ARTIFICIAL MEMORY TRACE
presents
SOUNDLIFE CHAPTER 1:
PROPAGANDA, FRAGMENTATION AND CONFUSION (IN MANY LAYERS)

Since I became a father, my immediate sound environment and its perception changed rather dramatically. Also relation to the time, before perceived as basically amorphous entity – nowadays became a moment with very definite boundaries. My week is composed from Sounday (if lucky Sounday with “s” on the end) and the other Days (always with “s”). My Soundays are increasingly more and more dense. In every sense. Sometimes I am so exhausted that I am sleeping first half of my Sounday hoping the second half-day will be dedicated to Sounds, which means: exclusively to my Sounds and in association with cherished collaborations with my fellow Soundpeople. […]

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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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#548: 2016.04.17 [jeph jerman]

this edition of framework:afield has been produced in the united states by jeph jerman. it is titled tour ephemera, and features field recordings made while touring between the years 2004 and 2015. all recordings made using minidisc recorders, cassette and microcassette recorders, condenser and contact microphones.

for more information on jeph’s work, see http://ribexibalba.com/jj/.

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