Soundworlds is your gateway to the sonic multiverse. We commission artists, musicians and theatre-makers to compose immersive audio worlds, which we're calling sonic theatre: an intoxicating blend of music and storytelling, documentary and fiction. From short trips to multipart odysseys, Soundworlds transports listeners to strange new places wherever they may be. Winner of Best Fiction Podcast (British Podcast Awards 2022) and Best Use of Sound (BBC Radio Drama Awards 2023). Hosted on Acast. ...
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Do you find yourself stuck in the same channels? Unable to break out of the echo-chamber of your media consumption and worldview. Transmitter is here to cut through the noise. Lucia Scazzocchio from 'Social Broadcasts' scans the digital soundscape every other month to bring you original sounds, new voices and archive treasures from podcasts, radio, sound installations and anything that catches her ears.
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This XMTR (Transmitter) Radio Hour hands over the reigns to Adriene and Stuart from LLtNS (Long Live the New Sound) the freeform anti-podcast podcast for creative audio where audio makers and recordists can freely upload their sounds to add to this ever growing archive. They have chosen a selection of unexpected, eclectic, precise, messy and otherw…
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This XMTR (Transmitter) Radio Hour is a conversation with Ed Baxter who has recently stepped down as Resonance FM creative director after being at the helm for over 22 years. Ed has selected a number of audio works that he initiated, directed or produced during this time, with a common theme of 'creating the conditions for something to happen'. The…
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This XMTR (Transmitter) Radio Hour is dedicated to Lowlines - a sonic scrapbook, a passport to roam, tuning in to the pulse of place, with 2 episodes from this series follows food entrepreneur & urban place-maker Petra Barran as she travels through the Americas, meeting people with profound connections to the places they’re from. We’ll join Petra a…
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This XMTR (Transmitter) Radio Hour celebrates works that have been submitted to xmtr.fm over the past year with an episode from Bristol based radio project Limbo Tapes' new podcast Limbo Calling, an exercise in mischief and the mundane from New York based Icelandic composer/sound designer Andrea Kristindottir, Berlin based photographer and audio st…
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This XMTR (Transmitter) Radio Hour is dedicated to Earlid a gallery of evolving exhibits of sound art. US based Earlid founder and curator and seasoned radio practitioner Joan Shuman talks through a selection of five audio works that come under the theme Hubris and Humility. Works featured are by Bassel, Meira Asher, Evangeline Riddiford Graham and…
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XMTR #26: Steve Urquhart's Audio World
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This Transmitter Radio Hour is a selection of audio works chosen by award winning Glasgow based radio producer and sound artist Steve Urquhart. He joins Lucia to discuss why these works inspire, make him laugh and more importantly break the rules and conventions of radio making. Steve has worked for local radio in Cumbria, National Prison Radio and…
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This show is dedicated to the joyful chaos that is Angel Edmonton in Enfield, North London. Once an industrial hub attracting factory workers and their families, the area has been neglected for decades as factories gave way to warehouses and social housing fell into decay. Today it's a multicultural crossroads undergoing massive redevelopment. Echo…
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This Transmitter Radio Hour is an ode to tapes and time, featuring Glasgow based sound artist Steve Urquhart’s Doing Bird a mixtape recorded with inmates at Perth Prison (Scotland), a meditation on time by Brighton based composer and sound artists Joseph Wilkinson and a wonky plunderphonic mixtape by Bristol based Limbo Tapes. 1. Radio producer and…
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This Transmitter Radio hour is dedicated to a series of 'Audio Postcards' produced by Lucia Scazzocchio (Social Broadcasts) to accompany Sea Change part of At the Docks 2023, a new summer season of arts culture and events at the Royal Docks in East London. Curated by Invisible Dust, Sea Change brings artists together with leading academics and Univ…
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This Transmitter Radio Hour explores the sonic theatre of Soundworlds - in conversation with director Patrick Eakin Young. The award winning Soundworlds is an audio stage for diverse stories where musicians, writers, theatre makers and sound artists collaborate to create a unique and immersive series of musical theatre for the ears. Extracts played…
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This Transmitter Radio Hour is a selection of audio works chosen by sound artist, musician and audio maker Samuel Robinson who joins Lucia in conversation as they discuss what audio works bring him joy, as well as unpacking some of the current podcast tropes, listening in on some heart- felt conversations and joining some dots between Sam’s life in…
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This next hour is dedicated to a single project recorded and produced by Lucia Scazzocchio in collaboration with the Tower Hamlets Regeneration team. Docklands and the Isle of Dogs has changed dramatically since being established as a busy industrial hub centred around the docks to an industrial wasteland in the 1980's and then an ambitious redevel…
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Every location on the Cities and Memory sound map features 2 sounds, the original field recording of that place and a reimagined sound that presents that place and time as somewhere else, somewhere new. There are over 5,000 sounds featured on this sound map, spread over more than 100 countries and territories. We’ll visit a selection and keeping wi…
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The Devil Museum is a one man radio play, the audio diary of a man photographing all three-thousand of the museum’s devil sculptures. (And yes the museum exists, we looked it up) For a number of reasons, however, the project cannot be completed. As the diary tracks these failings, the peice moves subtly into less tangible subjects such as boredom, …
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Writer and theatre-maker Travis Alabanza conjures a riotous fantasy of spectacular queer resistance, sparked by the apparently mundane act of four trans friends leaving the house together. With an original score by DJ and producer Mwen. Featuring Afi, Chloe Filani, Alexis Meshida & Ebun Sodipo. Directed by Patrick Eakin Young, with sound design by …
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The Transmitter radio hour showcases the kind of works you will find on xmtr.fm, a sonic storytelling platform dedicated to independent and archive audio. The next hour is dedicated to sounds from the North Yorkshire Coast and more specifically the Wild Eye Project by Invisible Dust. If you miss the sea or just want to enjoy a moment near the water…
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Musician and theatre-maker Aminita Francis uses looped vocals, song and spoken word to navigate her own mental health crisis in this virtuosic new piece of solo hip-hop theatre. With additional music and production by Matt Huxley, sound design and mixing by Ross Flight, and directed by Patrick Eakin Young. Co-commissioned by Camden People's Theatre…
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Playwright and performer Joana Nastari presents a new sonic theatre piece based on her award-winning theatrical love letter to strippers: Fuck You Pay Me. With a banging favela-funk score by Char Bickley. Starring Joana Nastari and Chloe Petts. Directed by Bethany Pitts, dramaturgy by Bethany Pitts and Patrick Eakin Young, and sound design by Ross …
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XMTR#16: Phonetics, a Pilgrimage, a Portuguese Man and a Meteor
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This episode has a distinctly European flavour and will be showcasing work from the Italian radio platform Radio Papesse, the Belgian space for sonic creations RadioLa as well something from the prolific Italian multi-media artist Cristina Marras and a short from the Social Broadcast archive. 1. Me My English and all the languages of my life by Ann…
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Anna Rheingans of folk duo The Rheingans Sisters provides vivid musical tableaux in this sonic adaptation of Joanne Schwartz's award-winning children's book, depicting a day in the life of a young boy growing up in a seaside mining town in Nova Scotia. Featuring Vox Smith as Davey. Directed by Patrick Eakin Young, text by Joanne Schwartz, and sound…
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Canadian performance company Quote Unquote Collective construct a multicultural, multi-national, multi-lingual rallying cry for universal childcare, using a cappella vocal music and verbatim interviews with caregivers from around the world. Crafted by Amy Nostbakken & Norah Sadava. Additional mixing and mastering by Matt Smith. Full credits at www.…
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The next hour will be showcasing some audio works featured on xmtr.fm as well as some works produced by Social Broadcasts over the past year. The first piece you’ll hear is from a series of Audio Postcards commissioned for the Wild Eye Project by Invisible Dust in Scarborough who work with artists to explore the environment and climate change. Here…
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Singer-songwriter Douglas Dare plays a festive living-room set at an East London Christmas party in this holiday special, which embroils the listener in all the messiness of the season. With text co-written and performed by George Heyworth. Conceived and directed by Patrick Eakin Young. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. Hosted on Acast. See acas…
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Aho Ssan's experimental electronic album Simulacrum becomes a sonic dystopia and the setting for a chilling fable that draws on the artist's own experiences growing up in the French suburbs. With text by James Ginzburg. Voices by Tevye Matheson. Conceived and directed by Patrick Eakin Young. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. Hosted on Acast. See…
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Christopher Cerrone's pulsing electroacoustic album Liminal Highway is transformed into a luminous landscape for this dreamlike journey through city streets, in pursuit of a mysterious woman. With text by Stephanie Fleischmann and flutes by Tim Munro. Performed by Ally Murphy. Conceived and directed by Patrick Eakin Young. Full credits at www.sound…
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The next hour showcases some winning and shortlisted English language or no language works from the Phonurgia Nova Awards - a celebration of radiophonic creation. Winner of the Field Recording category Tom Fisher aka Action Pyramid captures the Suffolk countryside with ‘Hoverflies, Reed Pipes, Cockchafers and Bullroearers’, there’s surreal interrog…
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Welcome back to Soundworlds! Here's a little taste of our upcoming season, which launches on 4th November 2021. We'll be releasing new brand new sonic theatre projects every fortnight. Subscribe to the Soundworlds feed on your favourite podcast app and you'll be sure not to miss out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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We continue our exploration of the art of conversation with Joy Kahumbu who spent several years coordinating the ‘Compassionate Neighbours’ initiative at St Josephs Hospice in Hackney; essentially a match-making service connecting mobile with more isolated house-bound members of the community to create regular social interaction. Conversation is at…
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Telling Stories is hosted and produced by Phoebe McIndoe and Redzi Bernard. Listen and subscribe to Telling Stories here The audio storytellers featured where: Arlie Adlington Axel Kacoutié Bea Duncan from ELAN James T Green Ariana Martinez Sarah Geis (Audio Playground) Transmitter is hosted and produced by Lucia Scazzocchio from Social Broadcasts.…
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In this episode we explore what it means to escape; From the separation caused by Covid with a A Lockdown Love Letter from a daughter to her mother, read by poet and author Julieann Campbell in Derry. Produced by Peter Curran at The Foghorn Company as an Audio Content Fund commission for community radio stations across Northern Ireland. From one co…
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This episode takes a break from the conversation theme and introduces a new audio experiment: LEvitAtion. An immersive radiophonic mix of music, found sounds, field recordings and original recordings. The theme is ‘Blackout’ as we’ve all been grappling around in the dark somewhat recently and hopefully there is a glimmer of light on the horizon. Th…
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The first of three new sonic theatre commissions from artists on the Erased Tapes label, reflecting on the concept of "home". Composer-saxophonist Daniel Thorne contrasts vivid, sensuous impressions from his childhood home of Perth, Australia, and from his adopted home of Liverpool, England. Written, composed and performed by Daniel Thorne. Editing…
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The second of three new sonic theatre commissions from artists on the Erased Tapes label, reflecting on the concept of "home". American multi-instrumentalist and singer Peter Broderick takes a wander through the landscapes, both natural and manmade, of his adopted home on the west coast of Ireland. Featuring music from his album Blackberry (courtes…
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The last of three new sonic theatre commissions from artists on the Erased Tapes label, reflecting on the concept of "home". English songsmith Douglas Dare shares the euphoria of a night out with his chosen family: the fabulous denizens of London's queer East End. Composed, performed and recorded by Douglas Dare. Written by Patrick Eakin Young, fro…
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In the next few episodes Lucia Scazzocchio from Social Broadcasts explores 'the art of conversation'. As we become more connected and paradoxically more isolated, face to face conversation is increasingly rare and coveted. Especially now. This episode explores the role of conversation in faith leadership and practice with Claire MacDonald; artist, …
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Club Gewalt's electro-pop documentary based on Philippe Petit’s legendary tightrope walk between New York’s Twin Towers in 1974. In this new audio adaptation of their 2014 production, members of the Rotterdam-based performance collective relate Petit's extraordinary feat to their own ambitions and fears as artists. A Club Gewalt production, present…
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The first of four sonic theatre miniatures inspired by the suffocating interiors and suburban tableaux of Raymond Carver's iconic 1981 short story collection. "Gazebo" is adapted and directed by Patrick Eakin Young, with music by Matt Huxley. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The second of four sonic theatre miniatures inspired by the suffocating interiors and suburban tableaux of Raymond Carver's iconic 1981 short story collection. "Sacks" is adapted and directed by Patrick Eakin Young, with music by Matt Huxley. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The third of four sonic theatre miniatures inspired by the suffocating interiors and suburban tableaux of Raymond Carver's iconic 1981 short story collection. "I Could See The Smallest Thing" is adapted and directed by Patrick Eakin Young, with music and sound design by Alex Groves. Featuring vocals by Hatis Noit. Full credits at www.soundworlds.or…
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love - Part 4: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
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The last of four sonic theatre miniatures inspired by the suffocating interiors and suburban tableaux of Raymond Carver's iconic 1981 short story collection. "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" is adapted and directed by Patrick Eakin Young, with music by Matt Huxley and sound design by Alex Groves. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. Hos…
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The first in a three-part sonic theatre piece by Patrick Eakin Young, based on Courtney Angela Brkic’s memoir The Stone Fields. Drawn to Bosnia by her family history, Courtney joins a UN forensics team helping to excavate the mass graves at Srebrenica, unbeknownst to her father. Featuring a score by Christian Mason and Shelley Parker, based on trad…
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The second in a three-part sonic theatre piece by Patrick Eakin Young, based on Courtney Angela Brkic’s memoir The Stone Fields. Courtney tells the sad tale of her aunt Ljubica who fell in love with a war criminal. Featuring a score by Christian Mason and Shelley Parker, based on traditional Balkan vocal music. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. …
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The third in a three-part sonic theatre piece by Patrick Eakin Young, based on Courtney Angela Brkic’s memoir The Stone Fields. Courtney concludes the story of her grandmother Andjelka, who was arrested for hiding her Jewish lover from the Fascists. Featuring a score by Christian Mason and Shelley Parker, based on traditional Balkan vocal music. Fu…
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Soundworlds creator Patrick Eakin Young introduces the concept of sonic theatre and gives a taste of what to expect from our first season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Cathy Fitzgerald has been making audio documentaries, installations and audio tours for a decade now and she has a knack of turning the everyday into moments of wonder. This is what happens when you get two fiercely independent slightly misfit radio makers in a room. Cathy runs workshops in audio magic at her school Strange & Charmed This episode i…
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In the next few episodes Lucia Scazzocchio from Social Broadcasts explores 'the art of conversation'. As we become more connected and paradoxically more isolated, face to face conversation is increasingly rare and coveted. Especially now! Radio and increasingly podcasting provide the perfect medium for more exploratory long-form conversations to oc…
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The next few episodes will be dedicated to the art of conversation. As we become more connected and paradoxically more isolated, face to face conversation is increasingly rare and coveted. Radio and increasingly podcasting provide the perfect medium for more exploratory long-form conversations to occur, providing the space and the context often mis…
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Radio has been, since its introduction into the family home, or as an accompaniment on long car journeys and now through the ear buds of a smart phone, the perfect medium for the spinning of yarns. We begin with a folktale adapted and narrated by Sarah-Lisa Willkinson for The Embers podcast. The Embers collective are a group of story-tellers and mu…
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An hour dedicated to the wonderful world of the Goodwin Sands Radiogram. A part ethnographic, part sound art, podcast series written and produced by Ben Horner with the announcer performed by Peter Kelly. Goodwin Sands Radiogram is broadcast from an imaginary shipwreck off the South East coast in Kent where we meet some of the people who inhabit th…
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Part 1: An extract from The Art of The Heist from the podcast Undiscovered produced by London based team Message Heard. This investigative piece narrated by Jake Warren and produced by Sandra Ferrari, uncovers why Chinese artefacts have been been disappearing from cultural institutions and museums around the works and are being bought by Chinese bi…
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