Tag: John Wanzel

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Mix Season 1

Ep10 : nautical night

08/08/04 – Night dedicated to the sea.

Field recordings, weathered songs, and distant whale calls drift and collide, forming a sonic choir of ocean life, with sounds real, recorded, fabricated and imaginary.

Performed by Richard Holland, Philip von Zweck and John Wanzel. Executive producers Philip von Zweck and John Wanzel.

Nautical Night  originally aired on August 8, 2004 live to air on WLUW 88.7 Chicago.

Blind Spot (2004-2006): a weekly live experimental radio program exploring sound collage, performance, music, improvisation, and field recordings as a broadcast form.

 

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reverie Season 1

Ep09 : I’ve never been to Philadelphia; it’ll be alright

08/01/04 – Experimental narrative about meeting someone, not being able to sleep and disease.

An experimental narrative about going to a wedding, not being able to sleep at night, meeting a girl, the healthcare system and the history of disease. Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out. A pale horse looking back at us, it is the strong contagion.

Featuring the voice talents of Eric S. Humphrey, Peter Rosenbloom, Brian Taylor, and Jenny Walters. Engineered by Philip von zweck. Written, composed and produced by John Wanzel. Executive producers Philip von Zweck and John Wanzel.

I’ve never been to Philadelphia; it’ll be alright originally aired on August 1, 2004 live to air on WLUW 88.7 Chicago.

Blind Spot (2004-2006): a weekly live experimental radio program exploring sound collage, performance, music, improvisation, and field recordings as a broadcast form.

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reverie Season 1

Ep08 : Sisyphus v Prometheus

07/25/04 – Two stories, no end.

Two voices recount the stories of Sisyphus and Prometheus, again and again, circling the circular stories with shifts in emphasis, detail, and tone. In these first person accounts, Sisyphus delivers an impassioned account of his endless labor, pushing the boulder uphill, feeling the strain and repetition in his body, while Prometheus speaks with a measured detachment, almost bored by the familiarity of his perpetual punishment. Cello and tuba provide a slow, resonant accompaniment.


Featuring the voices of Eric S. Humphrey and Thom Baily, improvised cello by Peter Rosenbloom and tuba by John Wanzel. Conceived and produced by Philip von Zweck. Executive producers Philip von Zweck and John Wanzel.

Sisyphus v Prometheus originally aired on July 25, 2004 live to air on WLUW 88.7 Chicago.

Blind Spot (2004-2006): a weekly live experimental radio program exploring sound collage, performance, music, improvisation, and field recordings as a broadcast form.

 

 

 

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Exchange Season 1

Ep07 : hour of the robots

07/18/04 – Robot reality show.

A game show set in a futuristic version of 1982, in which the contestants are robots and their very lives are on the line. A satire of reality television and neo-futurist comedy, the program imagines a world in which the robot population has grown so large that the only way to reduce their numbers is to make them fight for survival as public entertainment.

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Exchange Season 1

Ep05 : GODBLESSAMERICA

07/04/04 – A holiday broadcast for July Fourth.

Two average Americans talking politics on the fourth of July. Featuring the opinions of Justin Flemming and Eric S. Humphery. Mixed by John Wanzel and Philp von Zweck.

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reverie Season 1

Ep04 : a night of romance 

Part field guide, part personal refection, an exploration of a topic where linear progression does not apply and the variables are constantly in flux. You might find yourself tempted by a random stranger or acquaintance, but you can brush it off and have fun flirting at the same time. Don’t worry about jealousy. The recording of this broadcast is currently missing. A version of the script is available below.

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Cell-scape Season 1

Ep03 : cellphone_scape/ chicago

A Chicago soundscape via cell phones, in real time.

A live soundscape of Chicago using cell phones as roving microphones during the hour of broadcast. Some layering and fading here and there, but occurring in actual time, coming in from different points over the city. The recording of this episode is currently missing.

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Action Season 1

Ep02 : radio bingo

06/13/04 – 5 games in an hour, prizes and all!

In the weeks leading up to the broadcast, bingo cards were distributed throughout Chicago. During the broadcast we call live games over the air to the broadcast area. Waiting for callers to call into the station to say BINGO! and claim prizes.

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reverie Season 1

Ep01 : D_DAY60

06/06/04 – Experimental Recreation of D-Day

On the 60th anniversary of D-Day, Blind Spot presents a condensed reenactment of June 6, 1944. Within a dense fog, a mournful cello begins to play as gunfire erupts between two armies: one advancing in amphibious vehicles, the other entrenched along the continent.

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Narrative Season 1

Ep39 : Justin and Nicole: Part 1

Nicole has her eye on the most wonderful lavender dress, and has told the most popular girls in school that she is going to the prom with a boy she doesn’t even know…the reading a teen drama about love, working in a mall, and growing up. Featuring Jesse Seay, Brian Taylor and John Wanzel. Engineered and produced by John Wanzel.