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New blog post! I talk about listening to shortwave radio signals, my emotive reaction to them, and composing music with them. John Cage and hauntings both make an appearance.
Thanks to @tracy for feedback on a draft of the post!
https://reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2024/12/radio-listening-musically/
@reillypascal ooh i'm excited to read this when i get home tonight. you had me at shortwave, and had me more with turning it into music!
@sluttymayo definitely interested to hear what you think of it!
@reillypascal i finally have some time at home to reply (and i accidentally wrote a wall of text, sorry!) i really enjoyed this essay! it was really interesting to listen to noise/static/distortion as an intentional part of the music instead of listening "through" it. it makes me enjoying the compressed and nosiy aesthetic of, say, an AM oldies station feel like less of a silly affectation and more of a valid appreciation. composing with samples of radio signals/noise is cool too, (1/5? sorry)