Most listened podcasts – March 2014 - Ràdio Web MACBA

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Most listened podcasts – March 2014 - Ràdio Web MACBA

1- MEMORABILIA. COLLECTING SOUNDS WITH.... Eric Isaacson. Part I

It may seem obvious looking back but Eric Isaacson had no idea that a childhood obsession with The Beatles and an armful of Daniel Johnston cassettes would be the foundation for his work as founder of Mississippi Records label and shop and the keeper of a uniquely free flowing record collection that is detached from time.

Link: http://rwm.macba.cat/en/research/memorabilia-eric-isaacson/capsula
Playlist: http://rwm.macba.cat/uploads/20140313/Memorabilia_Eric_Isaacson_eng.pdf

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2- INTERRUPTIONS #16. On duration: silence is unavailable, please buy time or switch dimensions. Curated by Dave Phillips

Dave Phillips' mix is a true assault on the senses that reflects on extreme durations in music and our relationship with the temporality of sound.

Link: http://rwm.macba.cat/en/curatorial/dave-phillips-on-duration/capsula

Playlist: http://rwm.macba.cat/uploads/20140220/16Interruptions_eng.pdf

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3- PROBES #7. Curated by Chris Cutler

PROBES #7 examines some of the preparations applied to percussion and voice before beginning to look at the recovery and invention of extended performance techniques; starting with the piano.

Link: http://rwm.macba.cat/en/curatorial/probes7-1-chris-cutler/capsula

Playlist: http://rwm.macba.cat/uploads/20140305/Probes7_eng.pdf

Transcript: http://rwm.macba.cat/uploads/20140130/07probes_transcript_eng.pdf

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4- SONA #188

Bartomeu Marí, Beatriz Preciado and Valentín Roma talk about the conceptual structure that will drive the MACBA's programming from 2014 to 2016.

Link: http://rwm.macba.cat/en/sonia/conceptual-structure/capsula

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5- 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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6- FONS ÀUDIO #25. Eulàlia Valldosera

Eulàlia Valldosera talks about the early stages of her career, about her use of light, her status as a woman, her creative processes, and about some of her works in the MACBA Collection.

 

Link: http://rwm.macba.cat/en/specials/fons-eulalia-valldosera/capsula
PDF: http://rwm.macba.cat/uploads/20140327/Fons25_eng.pdf

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7- SONA #187. Interview with Diedrich Diederichsen

The cultural critic and music journalist Diedrich Diederichsen talks about the role of criticism in contemporary art, the social dimension of today's music, and the links and differences between the art and music worlds.

Link: http://rwm.macba.cat/en/sonia/diedrich-diederichsen/capsula
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8- MEMORABILIA. COLLECTING SOUNDS WITH.... Andy Votel. Part II

A selection of records that use eccentric voice manipulation techniques; from human existentialism and sound poetry to electronic, mechanical and computer distortion.

Link: http://rwm.macba.cat/en/research/memorabilia-andy-votel-collection/capsula
Playlist: http://rwm.macba.cat/uploads/20140113/Memorabilia_andy_votel_partII_eng.pdf

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9- SONA #187. Diedrich Diederichsen. Deleted scenes

We dig up some unreleased fragments of the interview with the cultural critic and music journalist Diedrich Diederichsen.

Link: http://rwm.macba.cat/en/extra/diedrich-diederichsen-deleted-scenes/capsula

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10- MEMORABILIA. COLLECTING SOUNDS WITH.... Andy Votel. Part I

Over the past twenty years, Andy Votel has travelled far and wide in a quest to buy as many records as he could. His main motivation is to listen to music, and the only way to get the music he likes is generally to buy and collect it.

Link: http://rwm.macba.cat/en/research/memorabilia-andy-votel/capsula
Playlist: http://rwm.macba.cat/uploads/20131212/Memorabilia_Andy_Votel_eng.pdf

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Enjoy!