Radia #1057 - Really Should Have Seen Through the Airwaves by martiensgohome - 30 October 2025
Resonance Extra
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Description
Members of **http://radia.fm**, the international group of independent cultural radio stations, explore new and forgotten ways of making radio.
This episode is contribution by https://www.radiocampus.be.
The inspiration for this piece came from the idea of treating the radiowaves as a living environment, a complex landscape just waiting to be explored. Applying field-recording methods to the shortwave signals of the radio highlights its various sceneries, and its diverse inhabitants.
From radio amateurs to state propaganda, and from entertainers to religious freaks, all types of discourses can be found here competing for attention. Surrounding these voices is an equally fascinating ocean of electronic sounds : magnetic storms, carrier waves, interferences, radio-jamming, hum and buzz. The aether is an infinite synthesizer. The natural tones and human-made noises of the airwaves represent an inexhaustible source of sound material and inspiration.
