Ships by LAPs
Thinking about how people are like ships. We carry heavy loads, we come and go, we have names, people can be each other's ships and of course ships go under. Sadder/weirder domain and less pop as our last record was. Lamentations and anger. A work that mixes the more traditional ‘song’ format with recordings of conversations and field recordings that delve into the collective and separate experiences of two friends and artists. A celebration of the relationship and working methods of artists and friends Alicia Matthews and Cass Ezeji. Using a selection of archive and new recordings (including Whats App voice notes, past rehearsal sessions, new studio work and downtime at the baths) the women candidly illustrate a long-standing friendship and creative working bond. Together they explore shared and separate life experiences and journeys; using laughter, chatting and singing together as healing forces. Commissioned by Radiophrenia with the support of Creative Scotland.

Boom Bap Sceptic Clap by Ronan Breslin
Using field recordings accumulated over many late-nights in Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street this piece endeavours to define and ultimately distort the sound of toxic masculinity – distorting it in such a way that the inherent aggression of these sonic outbursts begins to evolve into a soundscape that intrigues and ultimately beguiles the listener. There is a latent beauty in these sounds that can be explored from a safe distance. The recordist was not at a safe distance and hence had to run away quite frequently. The narrative of the piece is based around the recordist’s journey from his flat just off Sauchiehall Street to a local shop around the corner where he intends to purchase a pint of milk. The recordist brings a Tascam hand-held audio recorder on this journey. This is his interpretation of the experience. Ronan Breslin is Programme Leader of Glasgow School of Art’s MDes in Sound for the Moving Image. Ronan is also a co-owner of La Chunky Sound Studio based in Finnieston, Glasgow.

This monthly program features highlights and commissions from Glasgow art radio station Radiophrenia.

Presented on an annual basis, Radiophrenia is a temporary art radio station – a two-week exploration into current trends in sound and transmission arts. Broadcasting live from Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts, the station promoted radio as an art form, encouraging challenging and radical new approaches to the medium. Each year, the broadcast schedule includes a series of newly commissioned radio works, live shows, pre-recorded features and 12 Live-to-Air performances. The majority of the program is made up from selections submitted to an international open call for sound art and radio works. Radiophrenia is managed by Mark Vernon and Barry Burns and is funded through Creative Scotland’s Open Project Funding with additional support from CCA Glasgow.