Snaps

Watching «Sisters with Transistors» reminds Ruth Saxelby that electronic music is a doorway to endless worlds of wonder.

The soundscape of a film defines its perception, yet it is often neglected. While watching «RIAFN», a cinematic journey into the soundscape of the Alps, our writer decided to write a short guide to making a soundscape documentary, in five steps.

At Klang Moor Schopfe 2021, Philipp Rhensius created 12 experimental audio essays. Inspired by installations of Alva Noto or Rie Nakajima, they merge sound art, poetry, interviews, and club music.

In the third part of the series «Post-Euphoria», Guy Baron reflects on his use of audio effects to suggest the faded recollection of lost euphoric experiences.

At Klang Moor Schopfe 2021, Philipp Rhensius created 12 experimental audio essays. Listen to a podcast inspired by the sound installation of the duo bittelangsam.

As a teenager, our writer experienced a natural disaster, and the only radio nearby united the survivors. Yet, as she learned in OneBeat’s Radio Building workshop, radio can also have dividing effects.

Artists’ residencies are often aimed towards results in order to bulk up institutions’ portfolios. But what happens if the only goal is unintentionality? An essay inspired by a workshop in the OneBeat program.

Songs can entail memories about who we are. In an essay inspired by the OneBeat workshop «Everything Old is New Again», our writer reflects on the role of music as a source of one’s own biography.