Sound Propositions

Last fall I shared the first episode of Sounding the Housing Crisis, a bilingual (French/English) podcast by a collective of Montreal sound artists and tenants. I co-produced the eight episode series with Hubert Gendron-Blais, organizing and editing the contributions from each member of the collective. The project was partially inspired by the “militant sound inquiry” of Ultra-Red. In 2021, Ultra-Red co-founder Dont Rhine visited Montreal for a seminar at McGill, followed by a workshop/performance as part of Echoes of a Distance, Music, Protest and Community in Confined Times, organized by Hubert and The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI). I'm now sharing the eighth episode in this feed as well, since it is one where I think my fingerprints are most visible. More on that entire project: https://www.reverberationscriselogement.org/ Find the series wherever you find this podcast, or stream/download at bandcamp: https://lostchildren.bandcamp.com/album/r-verb-rations-d-une

Gianmarco Del Re presents the fifth episode of the Ukrainian Field Notes podcast, broadcast on Resonance FM on Wednesday 18 January 2023 at 5:30 pm GMT and repeated on Sunday 22 January at 11 am GMT. Tracklist Mauser - Тривога 
Distortion (UA) - Bullet Seeds Kurs Valüt  - Rozklad Ruhu Peredmova - Слонова Кістка 
Limanenko - Strange Gift
 Hanna Svirska - Inner 
Kat - Цвях --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundpropositions/support

I made this sound collage in early 2013, nearly a decade ago now, and listening back to it recently I can hear the early seeds of techniques I use in Sound Propositions. My friend Ian Stone Grey was producing a beautiful audio series called Portmanteau at that time, and he included a piano composition of mine in one episode. I was inspired to create some collages of my own that veered further away from music without becoming narrative.  A Portmanteau of sorts. Some treated field-recordings. Howlin Wolf. Federico Campagna on Novara Media. Gilles Deleuze on the ABCs. A phased stereo tape loop. Some edits from Bob Ostertag's Sooner or Later. —- Sound Propositions is written, recorded, mixed, and produced by Joseph Sannicandro. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundpropositions/support

Jessica Moss has just released Galaxy Heart, a surprising collection of ten songs that form a companion to last year’s Phosphenes. The Montréal-based composer, violinist, and vocalist recorded the material for both records (and more) during the peak of early pandemic lockdown, allowing her songcraft to take new forms, as well as welcoming collaborators into her solo music for the first time. Moss, of course, is a prolific collaborator, and we have been a fan of her work for over two decades, particularly her 15-year tenure with Silver Mt. Zion. In this episode, Moss dives into the making of her two recent solo albums, the highs and lows of pandemic touring, the return of Black Ox Orkestar,  and her collaborations with Vic Chesnutt and Jem Cohen. TRACKLIST Jessica Moss - “Enduring Oceans” (Galaxy Heart, Constellation, 2022) JM - “Memorizing And Forgetting” (Phosphenes, CST, 2021) “UNDER” (Under Plastic Island, self-released, 2015) “Uncanny Body [Violin Study #1]” (Galaxy Heart, CST, 2022) “Uncanny Being

Gianmarco Del Re presents the fourth episode of the Ukrainian Field Notes podcast, broadcast on Resonance FM Wednesday 16 November 5.30-6.30 pm GMT and repeated on Sunday 20 November at 11am GMT. DJ, sound producer, composer and podcaster Nina Eba discusses life in Poland, Germany and France after fleeing Kyiv following the full-scale invasion of February 24 and her monthly podcast Air Raid Siren. To support Nina Eba's Air Raid Siren podcast To support Ukraine: Come Back Alive Tracklist 

Hidden Element and Ténèbre - Sensitive Content 
Jockii Druce - боі стули пельку Koloah - Time Traveller 
Ivan Skoryna - Cheap Gas, Cheap Blood Unfeeling - New Reality
 Axxent13 - Bleached Mint Nina Eba - сонце (demo)
 Запорозький марш - Вогнем і Мечем 
tiho tiho - Fragile Monuments (background) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundpropositions/support

Kranky co-founder Bruce Adams sits down to discuss his new book,You're With Stupid: kranky, Chicago, and the Reinvention of Indie Music. (UTPress) Adams explains the unique conditions that put Chicago at the heart of the ‘90s indie rock scene, the emergence of the kranky aesthetic, and sings the praises of Labradford. Interview recorded between Urbana and Montreal, August 2022 Produced and mixed in Montreal, October 2022 TRACKLIST ARTIST – “TITLE” (ALBUM, LABEL, YEAR) Labradford - “Listening in Depth” (Prazision, kranky, 1993) INTRO Tim Hecker - “harmony in blue iv” (Harmony in Ultraviolet, kranky, 2006) Sebadoh - “Gimme Indie Rock” (Gimme Indie Rock!, Homestead, 1991) Archers of Loaf - “Plumb line” (Icky Mettle, Alias, 1993) Smashing Pumpkins - “Cherub Rock” (Siamese Dream, 1993) Jessamine -  “Secret” (Jessamine, kranky, 1994) Slint – “Good Morning Captain” (Spiderland, Touch & Go, 1991/1995) Tortoise - “Djed” (Millions Now Living Will Never Die, Thrill Jockey, 1996) Spacemen 3 - “Feel So Sad” (Rec

HAPPY DOOMSDAY RIP Daniel Dumile (July 13, 1971 – October 31, 2020) GENG PTP aka King Vision Ultra memorializes the legacy of the late MF DOOM, who died on Halloween day 2020. GENG shares some memories about NYC hip hop in the 90s, muses on the similarities between KMD and De La, and praises the enduring influence of one of hip hop's greatest artists. Read more at https://acloserlisten.com/2021/10/31/sp-episode-21-food-music-with-geng-ptp-podcast/ TRACKLIST King Geedorah – “Voices Pt. 0 feat. MF GRIMM” (Take Me To Your Leader, GENG's Mecha-King Ghidorah Deluxe Edition, 2021) SP intro MF DOOM – “The Mystery of Doom (Skit)” (Operation: Doomsday, Fondle ‘Em, 1999) Metal Fingers – “Peach Extract” (Special Herbs, Vol. 9-0, Shaman Work, 2005) MF DOOM & Nujabes – “The Mask (Interlude)” (Metaphorical Villainy, Altered Crates, 2020) Metal Fingers – “Orris Root Powder” (Special Herbs, Vol. 9-0, Shaman Work, 2005) Viktor Vaughn – “The Drop” (Vaudeville Villain, Sound-Ink, 2003) Metal Fingers – “Nettle Leaves” (Spec

The first episode of the ‘Réverbérations d’une crise: Sounding the Housing Crisis' podcast, an introductory presentation of the approach underlying the project, with excerpts from different segments that will be presented during the next episodes. /// Premier épisode du balado 'Réverbérations d'une crise: une enquête sonore sur le logement à Montréal'. Présentation de la démarche qui sous-tend le projet et extraits de différents segments qui seront présentés durant les prochains épisodes.  Extrait des sessions d’enquête sonore - Présentation de l’approche / Excerpt from the inquiry sessions - Presentation of the approach Housing crisis collage & Intro theme, by Joseph Sannicandro (avec des enregistrements de terrain de/with field recordings by Christine White) Extrait de / Excerpts from “Le sud-ouest montréalais en crise : trois portraits de locataires”, par/by Jordan Torres Bussière Extrait de / Excerpts from “Les lieux disparus (podcast)”, par/by Claude Périard Extrait de / Excerpts from “Q-

The third episode of Gianmarco Del Re's Ukrainian Field Notes aired on Wed October 19 on ResonanceFM at5:30pm - 6:30pm GMT. Third episode of the podcast with Odesa based musicians Leonid Zhdanov and Nataly Hrytsenko, aka Casa Ukrania, discussing the current situation in the country in the aftermath of the recent shelling of Ukrainian cities on Monday 10th of October. Tracklist: Misha Ziganoff - Oi oi di Koilen Casa Ukrania – Trunok u Darunok 58918012 – Previous Experience (background) Undo Despot – Asterisk 05:AM – Hats & Snares (background) The House of the Hidden Light – The Abducted Automaton. 05:AM – CH8 (background) Poljie – Maliunok 05:AM – NNM (background) Casa Ukrania – Dalnyk 05:AM – Odesa Winter (background) Ginger Snaps – Zaida 58918012 – Roar of the Skies (background) Misha Ziganoff (reprise) Casa Ukrania – Krov Moia (Acoustic) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundpropositions/support

Produced for Resonance FM by Gianmarco Del Re Second episode of the podcast, with Olesia Onikyienko (NFNR) discussing fundraising and life in Kyiv. Tracklist: Mishka Ziganoff - Oi oi di Koilen hspd - Prayer One Motorpig - Luminous Abyss NFNR - Dice2 Motorpig - Oscillators of Time hspd - Yesnoyes hspd - Crepuscula NFNR - Dog Rose I, Iteration - Homeland hspd - Sorry Dub To support Ukraine visit: supportukrainenow.org/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundpropositions/support

DeForrest Brown, Jr. (aka Speaker Music) is a media-theorist, curator, and self-described rhythmanalyst. While he’s been based in NYC for the better part of the last decade, he was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, which also happens to be where Sun Ra first landed on Earth. Brown’s just-released book, Assembling a Black Counter Culture, traces the cycles of American history through the Great Migrations from the Deep South to the industrial centers of the north and back again. In this episode, Brown discusses his profound sense of future shock, the meaning of rhythmanalysis, and the making of Black Nationalist Sonic Weaponry, his critically acclaimed 2020 album.  Headphone listening recommended. TRACKLIST Speaker Music – “Ex-American Blues (excerpt)” (Soul-Making Theodicy, Planet Mu, 2021) Drexciya – “Depressurization” (Deep Sea Dwellers, Shockwave, 1992) Speaker Music – “Amerikkka’s Bay (ft. Maia Sanaa)” (Black Nationalist Sonic Weaponry, Planet Mu, 2020) Speaker Music – “Techno is a Liberation Te

I'm still swamped with work, especially now that the semester has begun. New episodes will arrive later this fall. Until then, here is another bonus mix. It's probably my favorite mix I've ever done, made for Secret Thirteen, originally published in December 2014. S13 founder Justinas Mikulskis writes: “Secret Thirteen 139” is a picturesque and unique mix composed by Joseph Sannicandro. This mix is like a truly precious musical treasure every die-hard music lover could be searching for ages. In this over 1 hour long musical mosaic Joseph connects 55 pieces by his beloved and inspirational artists such as Tim Hecker, Vladislav Delay, Jon Hassell, Giuseppe Ielasi, Hue, Nicola Ratti, Machinefabriek, Klaus Schulze, MB, Steve Roden and many others, to form a complex, but at the same time a delightful soundscape. The opening and closing recordings by his The New Objective project tightly binds the overall mix’s concept and mood. The mix radiates a strange musical luminosity, which guides the mind and the soul to th

Joseph Sannicandro presents 'dopo il diluvio,' a binaural soundwalk made for headphones, following a specific route through the town of San Martino Valle Caudina (AV).  A bandcamp page has been made available for the 2022 edition of Liminaria / Interferenze festivals.  Read more at Bandcamp: https://lostchildren.bandcamp.com/album/dopo-il-diluvio This bonus episode is a bilingual version, combining the vocals into a special feature for our podcast listeners. Below you can find links to alternate versions, including a vocal-less 'soundscape' version that is my favorite. As always, Headphone Listening Recommended. Soundwalk Instructions: bit.ly/DopoilDiluvio-info Map: bit.ly/LiminariaSoundwalkMap      Downloads Bilingual Version:bit.ly/DopoIlDiluvio-En-It Soundscape Version (no vocals): bit.ly/DopoIlDiluvioSoundscape Folder with all versions: bit.ly/DopoilDiluvio-all-files Special thanks to Leandro Pisano and Laura Marcoccia. Thanks also to the work of Matteo Renato Imbri

Produced for Resonance FM by Gianmarco Del Re  with Zavoloka, Burning Woman and Vlad Suppish  discussing the aftermath of the Russian invasion of February 24 2022  and issues relating to the sound-centred impact of war. Tracklisting: Mishka Ziganoff - Oi oi di Koilen Cluster Lizard - Music of Creation
 Troxellemott - Trauma
Zavoloka - Obriad Vlad Suppish - A Hobbyist of Hellworlds Burning Woman - Nightingale Song Dmytro Bobryk - Goverla Stas Teterevlev - Ambience_Kyiv_24_02_022 Vlad Suppish - Bergamot Lyre Zavoloka - Vilna Sean Deigh - Gardens of the Mind Mishka Ziganoff - Oi oi di Koilen
 (reprise) Vlad Suppish - A Glimmer of Hope To support Ukraine visit: https://supportukrainenow.org/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundpropositions/support

I'm still in rural southern Italy as artist-in-residence, so I haven't had time to finish up the next regular episode of the podcast, which is a tenth anniversary celebration of ACL. But last week I was in Colle Sannita in the province of Benevento, where my paternal grandfather's mother grew up and where her family had deep roots. I conducted a multi-day workshop, mostly leading soundwalks with high school students. I also interviewed townsfolk of all ages, and made all kinds of recordings. On Sunday evening, as part of the return of Liminaria, I made a public presentation to town, giving a brief overview of sound studies and my artistic methodology, before presenting a live soundscape composition based on the recordings and interviews I'd conducted during my workshop. I present that piece to you here: Ritmi Rurali (suonano ancora). Interviews in Italian, Headphone Listening Recommended. -Joseph Sannicandro www.soundpropositions.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundpropositions/support

The longrunning electronic duo Matmos have just released a gorgeous new LP, Regards / Ukłony dla Bogusław Schaeffer. Whereas their previous album, 2020’s The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form, saw the couple collaging contributions from 99 friends recorded at 99 bpm, their latest is dedicated to the work of just one person: Polish polymath Bogusław Schaeffer (1929-2019). In this episode, we discuss how their reputation for conceptualism has often served to obscure the formal characteristics of their work. Can an object be a concept? Is “washing machine” or “plastic” a concept? With their signature blend of serious humor, the pair reflect on touring with a washing machine, the practicalities of licensing music, and the complexities of working with Schaeffer’s archive. Interview recorded between Baltimore and Montreal, April 2022 Produced and mixed in New York, May 2022 TRACKLIST ARTIST – “TITLE” (ALBUM, LABEL, YEAR) Matmos - “Anti-Antiphon(Absolute Decomposition) / Anty-Antyfona (Dekonstrukcja_na_c

Maria Chavez is a pioneer of Abstract Turntablism, a self-described practice she developed under the guidance of Pauline Oliveros' Deep Listening. Born in Lima, Peru and raised in Houston, she cut her teeth as a DJ spinning techno and drum & bass, but the male chauvinism of that scene roused her to experiment further with the materiality of vinyl, using broken needles and non-musical sounds. Oliveros inspired her to ditch dance parties for improvisation with a single turntable, an artistic practice which has evolved to include installations, workshops, visual art, and curation. A true sound artist (she adamantly eschews the label “musician”), until recently, Chavez had released only one recording, 2004's Those Eyes Of Hers, focusing instead on her career as longform performance. But after beginning a medical sabbatical in 2019, which forced her to cease touring (a year before the rest of the world shut down), Maria began slowly releasing new recordings into the world. In this episode, we discuss recent an

Patrick Shiroishi is a Japanese-American multi-instrumentalist & composer based in Los Angeles, whose 2021 album Hidemi was one of our favorites of the year. A prolific collaborator, Shiroishi can also be heard in various duos, trios, and larger ensembles, including the quartet Fuubutsushi, another group that has been in steady rotation at ACL. In this episode, we reminisce about elementary school concert band and Third Wave ska, discuss his introduction to various modes of improvisation, and explore his love of black metal. Shiroishi also unpacks the importance of family history and ancestry to his work, particularly against the recent rise in anti-Asian racism. And as live performances pick up again, he  looks back on how the pandemic turned him into an unlikely proponent of online collaboration. Read more at www.acloserlisten.com TRACKLIST ARTIST – “TITLE” (ALBUM, LABEL, YEAR) Patrick Shiroishi - “nerves of human life” (black sun sutra, Weird Cry Records, 2013) SP INTRO Patrick Shir

We kick off season 3 with an interview with the creators behind The World According To Sound, in honor of their 2022 Winter Listening Series. A streaming concert series designed for our times, each event is dedicated to listening closely together, apart. If, like us, you’re apprehensive about attending live concerts again, but miss the experience of collective listening, this series is made for you. 12 shows will be presented every Thursday evening at 6PM PST, January 6 through March 24, 2022.  Enter “ACloserListen” at checkout for 25% off tickets and season passes. Half season passes, as well as individual tickets, are also available. This episode begins by profiling The World According to Sound and diving into their listening series, as well as their frustrations with the state of public radio in the USA. Despite these critiques, we all still have a deep love of radio, and so the back half of the episode forms an homage to the radiophonic arts. Interview recorded between California and Montreal, Decemb

RIP Daniel Dumile (July 13, 1971 – October 31, 2020) GENG PTP aka King Vision Ultra memorializes the legacy of the late MF DOOM, who died on Halloween day 2020. Geng shares some memories about NYC hip hop in the 90s, muses on the similarities between KMD and De La, and praises the enduring influence of one of hip hop's greatest artists.  Read more at https://acloserlisten.com/2021/10/31/sp-episode-21-food-music-with-geng-ptp-podcast/ TRACKLIST King Geedorah – “Voices Pt. 0 feat. MF GRIMM” (Take Me To Your Leader, GENG's Mecha-King Ghidorah Deluxe Edition, 2021) SP intro MF DOOM – “The Mystery of Doom (Skit)” (Operation: Doomsday, Fondle ‘Em, 1999) Metal Fingers – “Peach Extract” (Special Herbs, Vol. 9-0, Shaman Work, 2005) MF DOOM & Nujabes – “The Mask (Interlude)” (Metaphorical Villainy, Altered Crates, 2020) Metal Fingers – “Orris Root Powder” (Special Herbs, Vol. 9-0, Shaman Work, 2005) Viktor Vaughn – “The Drop” (Vaudeville Villain, Sound-Ink, 2003) Metal Fingers – “Nettle Leaves” (Special Herbs,