Specially commissioned by PERFORMA Radio, Swiss abstract painter Francis Baudevin creates a 2-hour abstract drone piece made from dozens of records. Drawn from his extensive collection of...

Specially commissioned by PERFORMA Radio, Swiss abstract painter Francis Baudevin creates a 2-hour abstract drone piece made from dozens of records.
Drawn from his extensive collection of experimental music records, this new sound work is an extreme accumulation of continuous sound, a densly packed barrage of information, and an extended moment of almost-stillness, a murmur that sounds like a storm passing through the airwaves, or else mistaken for dead air. Vinyl records with continuous drone-sounds are the most vulnerable to scratches, and the accumulated imperfections in these abstract soundscapes steer the piece away from still ambiance and towards a form of real-time composition. The beginning and the end of the work is marked by a "jingle" appropriated from an early vinyl copy of Terry Riley's "In C."

Specially commissioned by PERFORMA Radio, this live broadcast by artists John Kelsey and Christopher Williams continues their Radio Dani??le project, an ongoing series of radio programs they created...

Specially commissioned by PERFORMA Radio, this live broadcast by artists John Kelsey and Christopher Williams continues their Radio Dani??le project, an ongoing series of radio programs they created for broadcast in Bologna and Zurich. Joined by Emily Sunblad and a few additional surprise guests, the artists discuss and present selections from Radio Dani??le contributors, including Seth Price, Rita Ackermann, Lawrence Weiner, David Grubbs, Dan Graham, Jack Smith, Martin Kippenberger, among many others.