EPISODE · Aug 21, 2024 · 1H 44M
Shortwave Particulates—A Soundscape
from The Holmes Archive of Electronic Music · host Thom Holmes
Episode 131 Shortwave Particulates—A Soundscape Playlist Time Track Time Start Introduction –Thom Holmes 03:36 00:00 Thom Holmes, Shortwave Particulates (2024 Private Release). A sequence composed of a variety of vintage sounds collected from shortwave radios. Interval signals, Identification signals, programs in many languages from the around the globe. Interlaced with electronic sounds and drones. 01:38:18 03:36 Thom Holmes, Shortwave Particulates Loops (2024 Private Release). A sequence of drones and synthesized sounds that repeats as a long loop, to which I added improvised electronic sounds. This plays simultaneously with the last third of the Shortwave Particulates soundscape. 30:40 01:19:21 Opening background music: Thom Holmes, extracts from shortwave mixes. Additional opening, closing, and other incidental music by Thom Holmes. My Books/eBooks: Electronic and Experimental Music, sixth edition, Routledge 2020. Also, Sound Art: Concepts and Practices, first edition, Routledge 2022. See my companion blog that I write for the Bob Moog Foundation. For a transcript, please see my blog, Noise and Notations. Original music by Thom Holmes can be found on iTunes and Bandcamp.
What this episode covers
In this episode, I create a new soundscape by revisiting the practice of using vintage shortwave radio sounds combined with my own electronic music. Enjoy!
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