Slow Radio

A freshly picked runner bean being inserted into an electric fan forms the basis of this soundscape. Neutron Stars are the densest objects in the Universe and as they spin they create beams of radio waves which we detect as pulses, here on Earth. Having read the book "Neutron Stars: The Quest to Understand the Zombies of the Cosmos" by Katia Moskvitch, I was inspired to produce a handmade copper plate mezzotint print and this soundscape, both available at www.iamthehow.com/store ---> HEADPHONES ON! <---

Part III : An invitation to walk in the foothills of Mongibello Mons, a mountain some 23,000 feet high on the surface of Io. Field recordings from the Pecos Mountains, mixed with thunder, piano and flute take us on an imaginary journey through this alien landscape. Original print and high quality MP3 download available at www.iamthehow.com/store ---> HEADPHONES ON! <---

Part II : Simple piano chords... a flute ... the lazy rocking of a ferry in Shetland and a recent storm, create a soundscape that allows us to witness the most volcanically active body in our solar system: Io. Original print and high quality MP3 download available at www.iamthehow.com/store ---> HEADPHONES ON! <---

An acoustic journey through our solar system as we visit 'other moons'. The sounds of distant chains saws, wind turbines, elastic bands and springs are mixed and treated to convey a sense of wonder as we journey to Enceladus and Io. Each piece accompanies a handmade print which can be viewed via the link while listening, to provide an experience in both sound and vision: https://www.iamthehow.com/store/. As the compositions are 'slow', with periods of silence, the use of headphones is highly recommended. Not long ago the planets and their moons within our Solar System were thought to be void of activity, but now we know there is active geology and climate throughout. The ice bright Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, would sit in the North Sea; a small moon with a big story waiting to be told: thick ice with massive crevasses 'The Tiger Stripes' through which the waters of the hidden ocean erupt into the geysers that reach into space. And then there's Io, one of the four Galilean satellites that orbits the gas…

Part I : Jupiter's overwhelming mass, with its tempestuous vortices of gas clouds and violent storms creates a chaotic whirlwind of radio interference as we calmly approach Io. Original print and high quality MP3 download available at www.iamthehow.com/store ---> HEADPHONES ON! <---

Part III : A lull in the violent activity of the geysers leaves us in a period of calm as we approach the surface of Enceladus. Original print and high quality MP3 download available to buy at www.iamthehow.com/store ---> HEADPHONES ON! <---

Part II : This soundscape captures the regular throbbing beats as the pressure builds prior to each violent eruption, which spews vast water geysers deep into space from the sub-glacial ocean of Enceladus. Original print and high quality download available to buy at www.iamthehow.com/store ---> HEADPHONES ON! <---

Part I : While Titan appears in the background, its looming presence dominates this soundscape with a menacing pulse; as we journey towards Enceladus we hear the haunting interference of Saturn's Rings. Original print and high quality MP3 download available to buy at www.iamthehow.com/store ---> HEADPHONES ON! <--

Runner bean chutney preparation or ultrasonic uterine ultrasound? More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

What would it be like if we could, just for one moment, get inside the head of a cat? More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

If we could hear the collective sounds of all those having the vaccination, what would we hear? More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

Listening in to the everyday talk between Derek and Mandy shows how the questions we ask each other form our shared daily narrative, while giving shape to common ideas of the normal, new normal. More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

Throughout our working lives the people we meet influence the way we think and behave; like sheep, we take cues from one another. Time passes and much stays the same, but at some point everything shifts: we re-assess, we move on and in our minds we find a place where those sheep may safely graze.

The soundscape originates from Mary Bartlett's book binding studio at Dartington; sounds of the old press and leather bound books slowed down to create a sense of subterranean mystery. The print echoes this mystical world with an ancient style capturing the tension between man and animal. While both are united and inter-dependent a sense of dominance remains: the grand ''mane'' worn by human, being the only challenge to the true masculinity of the beast. Print available here

31st October 2020 : News of the second Covid-19 Lockdown and the first 007. More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow Sample credits: Smoke City: Underwater Love. Casino Royal: David Arnold and Nicholas Dodd. https://vurbl.com/station/5FcbS6H1xFQ/

Free trade and fish; who would have thought? More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

Streets are forever present and forever changing. This piece asks: are the lights on or off for Union Street? Full Interview and more Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

COVID-19 has raised many questions. This excerpt from the full improvisation aims to capture such thoughts as they circle our minds. Full performance and more Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

COVID-19 has raised many questions. This improvisation aims to capture those thoughts as they circle in our minds, with a clear message of hope. More Slow Radio https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 ---> HEADPHONES ON <--- @IAmTheHow

The COVID-19 lock-down will be remembered for many things, not least, as we tuned in around the world, the words: sunny not funny. Full performance and more Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 ---> HEADPHONES ON <--- @IAmTheHow

The COVID-19 lock-down will be remembered for many things, not least, as we 'tuned-in' around the world, the words: sunny not funny. More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 @IAmTheHow ---> HEADPHONES ON <---

The sounds of horses and those who love them. Full performance and more Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

The sounds of horses and those who love them. More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

The coronal discharge of a 400,000 volt power line ~ 'the buzz' ~ provides the backdrop to a human harmonic, mixed with the soundtrack of a 'saucy' video. More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

A short version of the full 15 minute performance, which itself includes the background to this piece. Harmonic mixed from various aeroplane jet engines on take-off with a human voice. Full version plus more Slow Radio at podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 ---> HEADPHONES ON! <--- @IAmTheHow

Full performance. "Sometimes it's easier to show what something is by showing what it isn't." Harmonic mixed from various aeroplane jet engines on take-off with a human voice. More Slow Radio at podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 ---> HEADPHONES ON! <--- @IAmTheHow

Possibly the shortest story with longest narrative. More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

You can't live with them ... you can't live without them... More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 @IAmTheHow ---> HEADPHONES ON <---

A bedtime story for children and grown-ups. More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

When random snippets of conversation converge. Full version and more Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

When random snippets of conversation converge. More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

Sailing boats and tennis on a day trip to Portishead. More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

Sailing boats and tennis on a day trip to Portishead. Full interview and more Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

The hellish daytime buzz of London's ExCel transforms to the haunting nighttime void. More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 ---> HEADPHONES ON <--- @IAmTheHow

The hellish daytime buzz of London's ExCel transforms to the haunting nighttime void. Full performance and more Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 @IAmTheHow ---> HEADPHONES ON <---

The coronal discharge of a 400,000 volt power line ~ 'the buzz' ~ provides the backdrop to a human harmonic, mixed with the soundtrack of a 'saucy' video. Full performance an more Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

Join the equines on their extra vehicular activity as they jump the barrier and jaunt along the central reservation. No animals were harmed in this production. More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

As the chainsaw splutters into life, so the tree soars to its own song. A duet. The complex music of nature dancing with the guttural noise of machine. A duel that leaves no victors. More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow Act I: The Song of the Saw. Act II: The Song of the Soar. Act III: The Duet. Find out more: evolvingtheforest.uk

This sound rich interview from Plymouth, England asks: are the lights on, or are the lights off for Union Street? With a little Nudge, the world famous Clipper has set sail on a new journey through the doldrums of urban decay. More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 ---> HEADPHONES ON! <--- @IAmTheHow with thanks to BBC archive and the Ameerettes.

Mary Bartlett's book binding studio at Dartington forms the backdrop for this soundscape as we explore the history of the Unicorn from ancient Egypt to modern day Libya. Among the tangled taxonomy of Cervids, Bovids, Equines & Paradoxa we eke out the answer to the question: are Unicorns real? Our journey continues among the ripening trusses of tomatoes... More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

Water... drift ~ fall ~ swim ... Amy speaks of her inspiration while observing how we have come to passively take instruction from a world that disempowers and disconnects us with all that is important. The River Killers is a soundscape exploring our relationship with rivers and how we should care for them as they do for us... Ask not for whom the horn sounds ~ it sounds for thee... More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

Exploring the realm of consciousness with Dr Gary Minto; from the original interview we hear elements of sounds, some familiar and others disconcerting, are blended with snippets of conversation to create that state of consciousnesses where we eavesdrop as a third party to our own conversation - in a world that is just at odds with ourselves. More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

Take some time to unwind and listen to those who pluck and strum to bring you pleasurable sounds. Come on down with the Cliff Railway from Babbacombe to the secluded beach at Oddicombe where we join the Ukulele Festival, all set to the sounds of the gentle lapping of the waves and the occasional roaring jets of the Red Arrows. More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

From the original interview: the sounds of coffee, art and pollution...16 million plastic bottles are chucked away in the UK every day... take some time to find out how you play your part in this sad story and how young, local artists are raising the profile of such environmental problems while picking up some simple steps that you could take right now that would have a dramatic and instant effect. More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

Get your ears around these gears; from the original interview with Julian Summerhayes we hear the sounds of the bicycle as they form their own piece: The Jesus! & Oily Chain? More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

Digital networking promises an instant click-list of connections, many of which are doomed to remain as dormant electrons, aimlessly wandering the circuits inside vast stacks of humming servers; rack upon rack of 'friends' caged within super-cooled warehouses of unimaginable scale. More Slow Radio at podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 ---> HEADPHONES ON! <--- @IAmTheHow

Take a front row seat with the Bijou Theatre and relax while listening to this soundscape edit of the rehearsal, from the original interview with Sarah Caplan. More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 ---> HEADPHONES ON <--- @IAmTheHow

Assessing risk to patients before surgery is really handy and luckily for us there are some smart people around who have worked out how that can be done. Join me as I'm put through my cardio-vascular paces and see how my system bears up, while also dipping in & out of some intriguing questions about the conscious mind. Can you anaesthetise a worm? More Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 --> HEADPHONES ON! <-- @IAmTheHow

Drift off to the sound of the waves as they meet the bows of Lacerta... mixed with winds in the rigging and the harsh noise of rope in ratchet. We hear from Debbie and David Phillips about their lifestyle hobby of sailing and we also learn about Debbie's work with Forever Living. more Slow Radio at https://podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 ---> HEADPHONES ON <--- @IAmTheHow

Relax to the sounds of the oars, rope and water - with some birdsong to boot and learn more about the appeal of racing with the Brixham Gig Club. More Slow Radio at podfollow.com/slow-radio-1 ---> HEADPHONES ON! <--- @IAmTheHow