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Most listened podcasts - November 2013 - Ràdio Web MACBA
1- MEMORABILIA. COLLECTING SOUNDS WITH.... Brian Shimkovitz. Part I
The tale of how a student of ethnomusicology from Brooklyn spent a year in West Africa buying tapes off street markets... and how he managed to turn that bizarre collection into one of the most revered record labels in recent years.
Link: http://rwm.macba.cat/en/research/memorabilia_brian_shimkovitz/capsula
Playlist: http://rwm.macba.cat/uploads/20130903/Memorabilia_Brian_Shimkovitz_eng.pdf
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2- PROBES #6, curated by Chris Cutler
There's no end of things that have been laid on, tied to, screwed into or otherwise attached to alter the sound of conventional instruments. This sixth programme draws a map and explores some of the outer reaches of string and wind preparations.
Link: http://rwm.macba.cat/en/curatorial/probes6_chris_cutler_/capsula
Playlist: http://rwm.macba.cat/uploads/20130909/Probes6_eng.pdf
Transcript: http://rwm.macba.cat/uploads/20130909/06probes_transcript_eng.pdf
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3- INTERRUPTIONS #13 The inhuman voice. Curated by Genís Segarra
Since the late eighteenth century, speech therapists, linguists, entrepreneurs, artists and musicians have nurtured the dream of emulating human speech. In this mix, Genís Segarra offers a personal overview of a subject that fascinates him, with the story of voice synthesis as a narrative thread.
Link: http://rwm.macba.cat/en/curatorial/genis_segarra_inhuman_voice/capsula
Playlist: http://rwm.macba.cat/uploads/20130626/13Interruptions_eng.0.pdf
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4- EN CRISIS #4. Reflections at a critical juncture: Daniela Ortiz, Marcelo Expósito and Miguel Noguera.
Overwhelmed by the institutionalised discourse of politics and economists, we invite artists, philosophers, researchers and poets to share their ideas about what is happening to us, to comment on the positive and negative implications of this structural crisis, and to imagine an uncertain future.
Link: http://rwm.macba.cat/en/specials/encrisi4/capsula
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5- MEMORABILIA. COLLECTING SOUNDS WITH.... Brian Shimkovitz. Part II.
Islamic, Christian and traditional praise music, all have a place in the market stalls across Africa, and are widely represented in Brian Shimkovitz's tape collection.
Link: http://rwm.macba.cat/en/research/memorabilia_brian_shimkovitz_collection/capsula
Playlist: http://rwm.macba.cat/uploads/20130903/Memorabilia_brian_shimkovitz_partII_eng.pdf
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6- OBJECTHOOD #1. Curated by Roc Jiménez de Cisneros
A historical overview and some new perspectives on objects in contemporary philosophy and art. Featuring interviews with Graham Harman and Luciana Parisi.
Link: http://rwm.macba.cat/en/specials/objecthood1_graham_harman_luciana_parisi/capsula
Playlist: http://rwm.macba.cat/uploads/20130823/Objecthood_1_eng.pdf
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7- SON[I]A #183. Interview with Chris Dercon
Chris Dercon, current director of the Tate Modern in London, talks about museums in times of crisis, the role of art in contemporary society, and new forms of collecting, exhibiting and engaging with the market.
Link: http://rwm.macba.cat/en/sonia/chris-dercon/capsula
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8- FONS ÀUDIO #23. Oriol Vilanova
Oriol Vilanova works with materials from flea markets: postcards, books and other documents which he collects, sorts and recomposes to create new mental journeys.
Link: http://rwm.macba.cat/en/specials/fons_oriol_vilanova/capsula
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9- INTERRUPTIONS #14 Mattergy. Curated by Carl Michael von Hausswolff
Carl Michael von Hausswolf opens our ears to the most obscure side of the radiowaves: a very strange place in the electromagnetic spectrum, where energy turns into sounding matter.
Link: http://rwm.macba.cat/en/curatorial/carl_michael_von_hausswolff_mattergy/capsula
Playlist: http://rwm.macba.cat/uploads/20130812/14interruptions_eng.pdf
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10- PROBES #5, Curated by Chris Cutler
This fifth programme sets the scene for a wide range of very different approaches to the exploration of timbre and looks at ways of modifying or preparing the traditional piano.
Link : http://rwm.macba.cat/en/curatorial/probes5_chris_cutler_/capsula
Playlist: http://rwm.macba.cat/uploads/20130806/Probes5_eng.pdf
Transcript: http://rwm.macba.cat/uploads/20130801/05probes_transcript_eng.pdf
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Enjoy!
