In "World Soundprint: Pacific" (1993) by Joseph Celli and Jin Hi Kim, two widely traveled musicians and well-known new music artists combine their creative sensibilities in search of the indigenous "soundprint" of four Asian countries. Many location recordings, such as, of aboriginal drones, the clanging cymbals of Korean shamans, the double reeds of Japan, the winds of New Zealand, sounds from airports around the Pacific Rim, and overheard conversations, identify and capture an aspect particular to and characteristic of a site or location on the composers' travels. Commissioned by New American Radio.

"Streets—Paris/Tokyo" (1992) by Kaye Mortley is a bilingual "sight seeing tour" in French and English that unfolds through the recitation of street names and brief reflections by people on their favorite streets. "Rue des Anglais—Rue Bonaparte—Rue du Bordeaux—Chateau Rouge—Rue de la Cle..." Poetic and compelling. Co-commissioned by Radio France and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

In its ten years as a weekly national series, 1987-1998, New American Radio (NAR) commissioned and distributed over 300 original works: conceptual new drama, associational documentary, language explorations, sonic meditations, environmental compositions, musical explorations and works that pioneer new dimensions in acoustic space. Wave Farm is thrilled to be partnering with New American Radio to ensure these works remain available to listeners today and into the future.

New American Radio was organized by Helen Thorington, Executive Producer and Regine Beyer, Associate Producer. A special thanks to both Helen Thorington and Jo-Anne Green for their generous support and collaboration of this partnership, and their contribution to the field at large!

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