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Radio
Aug 3, 2017 5:11:32 GMT -5
Post by mutter on Aug 3, 2017 5:11:32 GMT -5
This may be contentious, but let's have at it: one of my most appreciated mediums for sound and noises of a wide variety is radio. Actual old school airwaves. I am old, so radio was important to me growing up; it was a source for new music and eventually experimental sound. I dabbled in public radio a bit, doing some broadcasting and playing music on air at community stations in Australia - there's a tradition of government funded non-commercial broadcasting in this country. There's a lot of average stuff and some wild experimentation with sound. Rather than go on and on for too long though, I thought I would start a thread for interesting radio, people who use radio as a medium, and anything else that comes along. I may get indulgent and link to some people I know, so forgive me in advance. To start with - a mystery: the radio station no one runs
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Radio
Aug 3, 2017 9:40:04 GMT -5
Post by thekeeper on Aug 3, 2017 9:40:04 GMT -5
I don't listen to radio that much personally, but when I do, it's nearly 95% of the time classical radio (the other 5% being jazz). I think classical radio is great way to get exposure to different composers, artists, and works. It's an enormous world of music to get into, so I think radio is a good way of taking it in slowly and easily. I feel that classical stations don't shy away from the more experimental works either, or at least the local station here.
When I was younger, there used to be this punk segment that started at like 9 PM on an alternative rock station that my parents would play. Was fun to hear some new sounds that way. That segment is really the only major radio memory I have. I appreciate the medium.
What do you think of podcasts compared to actual radio?
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Radio
Aug 8, 2017 5:22:53 GMT -5
Post by mutter on Aug 8, 2017 5:22:53 GMT -5
I don't listen to radio that much personally, but when I do, it's nearly 95% of the time classical radio (the other 5% being jazz). I think classical radio is great way to get exposure to different composers, artists, and works. It's an enormous world of music to get into, so I think radio is a good way of taking it in slowly and easily. I feel that classical stations don't shy away from the more experimental works either, or at least the local station here. When I was younger, there used to be this punk segment that started at like 9 PM on an alternative rock station that my parents would play. Was fun to hear some new sounds that way. That segment is really the only major radio memory I have. I appreciate the medium. What do you think of podcasts compared to actual radio? Podcasts are to some extent where radio is going; many of the same skills are required to a decent podcast and there are some excellent niche ones emerging; good podcasts are like good radio shows - the presenter/DJ/whatever name fits knows the material and is clever enough to create a fine flow of music and sound to make for a cohesive listening experience. I'm thinking of course of music and sound based radio (or podcasts) that play new sounds here, but radio also lends itself to sprawling soundscape style work.
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Radio
Aug 8, 2017 5:30:02 GMT -5
Post by mutter on Aug 8, 2017 5:30:02 GMT -5
Here's a slab of hideous noises from an odd radio show, Psychic Rally, that aired in Berlin. It's a bizarre collage of sounds and samples that weaves in and out of itself. I can only imagine what listening to this via the actual airwaves might have been like! It's not for everyone but it does demonstrate something interesting.
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Radio
Aug 8, 2017 10:07:58 GMT -5
Post by thekeeper on Aug 8, 2017 10:07:58 GMT -5
mutter, I'm interested in radio as an information disperal medium, but I suppose more sensitive information may not take such a public route. Is radio encryption possible? Maybe along the lines of needing precise equipment to pick up on wave? Or maybe sending out a scrambled wave that can only be de-scrambled with a particular array of settings on something? I don't know much about equipment. The two links you posted in this thread just link to thread.
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Radio
Aug 11, 2017 3:49:37 GMT -5
Post by mutter on Aug 11, 2017 3:49:37 GMT -5
mutter , I'm interested in radio as an information disperal medium, but I suppose more sensitive information may not take such a public route. Is radio encryption possible? Maybe along the lines of needing precise equipment to pick up on wave? Or maybe sending out a scrambled wave that can only be de-scrambled with a particular array of settings on something? I don't know much about equipment. The two links you posted in this thread just link to thread. How annoying! I think this is now fixed. You can't really encrypt radio but you can use an odd frequency no one else is using, although with the right gear, anyone will be able to hear it. People tended to transmit code though; I believe they did this during the second world war and possibly later, although no one really knows to what extent. This what the numbers stations in the first post here are thought to be by some: signals that transmit special codes. These broadcasts tend to be shortwave as it can be broadcast great distances - greater than AM or FM signals. Numbers stations are quite fascinating (or I find them so!), here's a wikipedia entry about them. There's a lot of information and quite a community around recording and examining these signals. If you search, you find some that are quite eerie, although there's a lot to wade through.
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