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Walking through the submerged forest

Mary Cooper (UK 2023)

Produced by Mary Hooper (UK 2023)

9 min

This piece is composed from field recordings and readings of letters from Bexhill Museum archives, layered to bring to life a part of our eroding coastline and an archive which lies quietly unearthed.
The field recordings were made whilst walking at low tide through pre-historic submerged forest remains, at Bulverhythe in EastSussex. This is layered with field recordings made in nearby woods.

Julian Porter, Rother Museums' curator found photographs and letters in the Bexhill Museum archives relating to the forest, which Actor and Theatre Producer Leigh Shine, read for me in a recording session.
”I hope the piece creates a spirit of place, a sense of timelessness and ever evolving change. The magical experience of walking through thousands of years of human and environmental ebb and flow.”

Producer: Mary Hooper

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Channeling

Dan Am (UK 2024)

Dan Am (UK 2024)

7 min

XMTR AUDIO ARTS FESTIVAL is blessed to be framed and mapped by its continued approximation and geolocation to the English Channel. Channeling invites you to stare out into your horizon and tune in further into this oscillating and fluctuating expanse. Channeling is a chance to connect and go somatically deeper whenever you find the opportunity to perch on the many seats, posts and outcrops that are generously dotted along promenade.  Your guided medication to pause and come back to throughout the festival. Whenever you want to step into and separate your own signal from noise and dive in deeper.

Channeling comes from a seminal work called 'Hail The Chimaeran' from Dan Am. Dan Am is a sonic ritualist who explores transmuting his anthemic mythic folk into varying and emanating invocations, incantations and initiations. He is based in St Leonards-on-Sea and his work can be tuned into and explored more deeply via all music streaming platforms.

Produced by Dan Am

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The Human Jukebox

Stella Sims (UK 2024)

Stella Sims (UK 2024)

7 min

A portrait of Trev ‘The Pianoman’ Woodison, one of the last remaining traditional pub piano players in the UK. He's on a mission to keep the art of pub piano alive. Playing piano in pubs is no ordinary gig: Trev never knows what he's going to play until he turns up on the night, it's up to the audience to choose and for Trev to improvise on the spot. This audio piece invites listeners to join Trev down the pub as he explains what it takes to be a pub piano entertainer.

Produced by Stella Sims and Kiff Frankham

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Beast Country: Chapter One

Ewan Cameron (UK 2024)

Ewan Cameron (UK 2024)

17 min

Chapter one of a three-part audio fiction series with elements of folk horror and magical realism.

“Don't let this die. Don't let us die. Because I'll never forgive you if you do.”

Phil Ainsworth is 54 and deeply sad. He is preparing for the annual village Beast Hunt. For hundreds of years, the men of his family have led a march in to the woods in search of a mystical pig-like creature. But for Phil it is a time for reopening old wounds and coming face to face with the reason for all his sadness.

Written, Produced by Ewan Cameron

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Application Declined

Alice Foxall (UK 2024)

Alice Foxall (UK 2024)

7 min

A dystopian fiction focusing on themes of race and the benefits system. Sara and Claire meet up over coffee (well, a turmeric-matcha latte) and finally have a decent catch up. But niceties turn sour and lattes grow cold as the government’s new rules on child applications create rifts between old friends.

Written, Produced by Alice Foxall
Actors: Verity De Cala, Ese Osamede
Mixed by Transmission Roundhouse​

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XMTR Radio Hour Ep31: Long Live the New Sound

Social Broadcasts (UK 2024)

Produced by Adriene from LLtNS (US 2024)

60 min / Episode 31 of 31

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 otherwise sounds from what has been uploaded over the years. 

Works featured:

  • Misophonic Happenings by Carlo Patrão

  • ASLEEPerd by sleep number beds

  • 920am by Jazmine (JT) Green

  • Episode 1 : The Circles by Matters of Truth

  • Rakiura/Stewart Island - 09/23 by Sam Donkin

  • Episode 2 : The Change by Matters of Truth

  • good and bad and dangerous and dangerously good by  information jewellery

  • On the village cricket pitch by SDU

  • We Went Camping by Regan Hutchins

  • Voies Urbaines: Rue Mespoul by Mathias Guilbaud

  • This is absolutely, definitely not a test. And the previous episode was too long by vegetarian nachos

  • A Past Life by Olivia Ravioli

  • Fish by Cristina Marras

  • Engaged by Mr.

  • Cracking Through by Lily Sloane

  • Sherry's Health Insurance Nachos by Henrici Tai

  • Throwing rocks at a frozen river by adriene

XMTR Radio Hour Produced by Lucia Scazzocchio
This Episode was curated by Adriene and Stuart and hosted by Adriene from LLtNS

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In The Dark What’s New: Saltwater Soul

James Trice (UK 2024)

James Trice (UK 2024)

8 min

"Saltwater Soul" is an experimental audio documentary that’s really close to my heart. It dives into the world of sea swimming in Brighton, seen through the eyes of a passionate swimmer. The documentary mixes the peaceful sounds of the ocean with the lively atmosphere of protests against pollution by British water companies.

Creating this piece was a personal journey for me. I even started writing poetry for the first time, which you’ll hear throughout the documentary. It’s a mix of the calm and joy of sea swimming with the serious issue of environmental threats. My hope is that it not only shares the unique experience of sea swimming but also highlights the importance of protecting our waters.

Producer - James Trice

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