EP22 Raymond MacDonald

Alexandra Spence is a sound artist and musician living on unceded Wangal land in Sydney, Australia. Through her practice Alex attempts to reimagine the intricate relationships between the listener, the object, and the surrounding environment as a kind of communion or conversation. Her aesthetic favours field recordings, analogue technologies and object interventions.Alexandra’s websiteA Veil, The SeaYour Whistle Tells of LandscapeThe Splinter OrchestraThe MFA Alexandra completed in VancouverStudents of Decay labelBryn Chainey - Rabbit Trap trailerRadiophreniaMappa labelBrigitte HartShortwave CollectiveEMS in StockholmMESS in MelbourneTuning of the World by R Murray SchaferMoss Hopkins / MP HopkinsBanana Photograph for image by Lucy Parakhina      Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Raymond MacDonald is a saxophonist, composer and academic whose work explores the boundaries and ambiguities between what is conventionally seen as improvisation and composition. Much of his recent performing work has been in collaborative free improvisation contexts, however his roots in jazz and pop music are always evident in his playing and writing. MacDonald collaborates widely and has worked with visual artists, dancers, writers and filmmakers and has produced music for film, television, theatre and the concert hall.Behind the Big Clock from A Day for a ReasonAgain and Again from Sounds, Songs, and Other NoisesRaymond’s websiteRaymond’s InstagramRaymond’s UoE pageIsabella Birdhttps://www.antobarandmulltheatre.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/antobarandmulltheatre/Günter "Baby" Sommerhttps://guenterbabysommer.bandcamp.com/https://brotherandsisterhood.de/Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Linda O'Keeffe is a sound artist based in New York. She holds a professorship in art at Stony Brook University, New York. A passionate advocate for the role of women in the sonic arts, she founded the Women in Sound Women on Sound (WISWOS) organisation. Additionally, she served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Interference Journal, a publication dedicated to audio cultures, from 2012 to 2022. In 2009, she co-founded the Irish Sound Science and Technology Association, leading as its President from 2015 to 2017.Her professional focus lies at the crossroads of art, science, technology, and community. This interest has led to the creation of numerous artworks, published research papers, and keynote presentations. As a member of the artist collective, Non Random, she aims to emphasize the union of arts and science to foster dialogues around research and art practices. Non Random is currently engaged in "Evolving Ourselves with Unnatural Selection", a project funded by Creative Scotland. This collaboration between artists and researchers aims to investigate and illustrate the ethical implications and future prospects of gene editing through a digital multi-arts approach. More about these collaborative works can be found at non-random.co.uk.Linda’s WebsiteLinda’s SoundcloudThe SeasonsInformation about the performance of The Seasons at the HCMFNorthern Lights ProjectMore information about Continents DriftingThe Ceramic House in BrightonInfo about the Peripheries residencyJuss Heinsalu’s websiteLena Ortega’s websiteClimate Memories instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marcin Pietruszewski is a composer and researcher. He is engaged in sound synthesis and composition with computers, exploring specific formal developments in the tradition of electroacoustic music and contemporary sound art, as well as extra-musical domains of auditory design, computational linguistics and psychoacoustics. He works across performance, multimedia installation and radio productions probing the dynamics between formalism of synthetic sound and its material realisation.     Marcin’s website Steven R Holtzman’s PhD ThesisLa Légende d'Eer by Xenakis The Myth of Perfect Fidelity Melle Jan Kromhout NORMIFICATION Norm Florian Hecker Marcus Schmickler Albert Bregman Auditory Scene Analysis Auditory Distortion Synthesis by Christopher Hayworth Tartini Tones / Combination Tones Maryanne Amacher Sonig Gerard Grisey Jocelyn Bell Burnell Curtis Roads Anthea Caddy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

France Jobin is a sound / installation / artist, composer and curator residing in Montreal, Canada. Her audio art can be qualified as “sound-sculpture”, revealing a minimalist approach to complex sound environments where analog and digital intersect. Her installations express a parallel path, incorporating both musical and visual elements inspired by the architecture of physical spaces. Her works can be “experienced” in a variety of unconventional spaces and new technology festivals across Canada, the United States, South America, South Africa, Europe, Australia, Japan and South Korea. Since 2009, her focus has been related to Quantum mechanics. Many of her projects are inspired by theories related to topics such as vacuum decay, string theory and more recently, what she feels to be the most perplexing phenomenon in the world of the quantum , entanglement resulting in a first presentation, Entanglement A/V, with visual artist Markus Heckmann, which delves into the realms of quantum physics premiered at Mutek Mtl 2021.https://www.francejobin.com/Infinite Possibilities (Particle 1) - https://francejobin.bandcamp.com/album/infinite-possibilities-particle-1Infinite Probabilities (Particle 2) - https://francejobin.bandcamp.com/album/infinite-probabilities-particle-2Spring Meandering 2023 - https://francejobin.bandcamp.com/track/spring-meandering-2023 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ali Robertson, an award-winning improvising musician from Edinburgh, has been active in the experimental music scene for over twenty-five years, touring across three continents and becoming a regular on the international music festival circuit. His work exists on the periphery of what can be described as music, incorporating elements of improvisation, noise, composition, chance, comedy, spoken word, visual art, and storytelling. Best known for his work in the free improv performance duo Usurper, which he and cartoonist Malcy Duff performed as between 2003 and 2023, and for his work with the inclusive ensemble Sonic Bothy, as both a player and a workshop facilitator, Ali also performs solo and has collaborated with countless artists worldwide. Since 2000, he has operated the imprint Giant Tank, releasing dozens of CDs, cassettes, LPs, and publications, and hosting an ongoing series of concerts in Edinburgh under the TFEH banner, alongside his co-curator Firas Khnaisser.The Instramentalest - https://gianttank.bandcamp.com/album/the-instrumentalestVerbaaaaatim - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GXakMuyw-Ihttps://gianttankeh.tumblr.com/https://gianttank.bandcamp.com/https://www.instagram.com/gianttankagainsttedium/https://www.youtube.com/@TFEHGIGS/videoshttps://www.sonicbothy.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cindy Islam is a Glasgow-based Iraqi veiled sound artist who layers drone frequencies with prayers. Their work begins with a core belief that all art-making is an act of listening — whether to our individual or collective histories / behaviours / philosophies / traumas / futures. Working across media, they primarily explore this framework of listening through sound.Image by Haneen Hadiyhttps://haneenhadiy.com https://www.instagram.com/haneenhadiy https://sites.google.com/view/cindyislamhttps://cindyislam.bandcamp.com/https://www.listengallery.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/cindyislamhttps://www.instagram.com/bakedbeansonthedoorstephttps://buenavida.co.uk/fossilised-frequencies/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Chuter is a musician, journalist, podcaster, author, and label owner from Bournemouth, England. They run ATTN:Magazine, which is an exploration of new experimental music and sound art, founded on a love for the failures and contradictions in articulating the experience of listening. It's also home to the Crucial Listening podcast and the Hard Return label.Jack's other creative music projectshttps://chuter.bandcamp.com/https://gguueesssswwoorrkk.bandcamp.com/https://gguueesssswwoorrkk.bandcamp.com/album/inclinationhttps://swallowing.bandcamp.com/https://multiplying.bandcamp.com/https://cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/beamsJack’s podcast Crucial Listeninghttps://www.attnmagazine.co.uk/tag/crucial-listening/Jack’s Reviewshttps://www.attnmagazine.co.uk/tag/record/Jack’s label Hard Returnhttps://hardreturn.bandcamp.com/Jack’s book about post rock musichttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Storm-Static-Sleep-Pathway-Post-Rock/dp/0957249225Jack’s Mastering workhttps://www.attnmagazine.co.uk/mastering/Michael D Brownhttps://fleshlicker.bandcamp.com/musichttps://foulprey.bandcamp.com/musicLucia H Chunghttps://luciahchung.com/https://encreuxmusic.bandcamp.com/https://shows.acast.com/into-the-noise/episodes/ep14-lucia-h-chunghttps://sm-ll.com/en-gbphttps://sm-ll.bandcamp.com/Jack's equipmentMaximal Drone Synthhttps://handmadeelectronicinstruments.com/product/maximal-drone/?srsltid=AfmBOoprNPItFcvwaQTPiczNBRdt-GeMMxJbNgKqg3ImhJgkOc2w29CKAudible Disease Rupturehttps://www.audibledisease.com/product/rupture_rp-2Cafe Oto Falling Cat Problemhttps://www.cafeoto.co.uk/artists/falling-cat-problem/Adrian Newtonhttps://evergreenmusic1.bandcamp.com/https://nocontext1.bandcamp.com/https://shows.acast.com/sound-mosaics-for-a-broken-worldFelicia Atkinsonhttps://www.attnmagazine.co.uk/crucial-listening-171-felicia-atkinson/Taito Stationhttps://www.taito.co.jp/en/Teamlabshttps://www.teamlab.art/e/planets/[Ahmed]https://ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com/musicOren Ambarchihttps://orenambarchi.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lauren Sarah Hayes is a Scottish improviser, sound artist, and scholar who is recognised for her embodied approach to computer music. Her music is a mix of experimental pop/live electronics/techno/noise/free improvisation and has been described as "voracious" and "exhilarating". Her performances stretch, transform, and sculpt sound by manipulating, remixing, and bending voice, drum machines, analogue synths and self-built software live and physically. Her shows are highly gestural, exploring the ephemeral and fragile relationships between sounds, spaces, and audiences. Over nearly two decades, she has developed and honed her live electronics improvisation system, an instrument that allows her to playfully navigate between the realms of responsiveness and unpredictability in both her solo performances and numerous collaborations.Jacob Heart PhD analysis of Lauren’s codeFLucomaGreg Lewis/Greg Jackson – Kill The Cop in Your HeadMaggie Nelson On FreedomEric Clark Ways of ListeningAchille MbembeLauren’s websiteEmbraceMini Savior Opt.Compilation from Hard Return Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lucia H Chung is a Taiwanese artist based in London, United Kingdom. She performs and releases music under the alias ‘en creux’ where the sound creation springs from her fascinations in noise generated through no-input feedback mixing board. The volatile nature of the system and the unpredictable glitch from the excessive energy pouring into the equipment becomes her improvisational and compositional strategy. Lucia’s websiteLucia’s BandcampInner GeographyPhaseBlack Fountain from Studies of Impassable LandscapesRachel Whiteread’s InstagramI Am Sitting In A Room by Alvin LucierAudio-Vision by Michel ChionETEK AD 1223 MixerTapco MIX 260 FXMXR Phase 90 pedalJomox T-ResonatorOTO BAM Space Generator reverb unitTC Electronic Flashback DelayOther NIMB Musicians:Toshimaru NakamuraAndrew Leslie HookerDavid Lee MyersThis episode was researched, hosted, produced, and edited by Jim Reeve-Baker.The photograph used for this episode's artwork was taken by Taotzu ChangThanks for listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.