simonsound » Sound. (Thanks to Pete Shambler from Leisure Cove for the link.)
From the website of Simon James, an archive of two amazing radio series that ran on Resonance FM in the UK a few years back. The first is called Welcome to Mars produced by Ken Hollings and described as “unscripted reflections on the fantasy of science in the early years of the American Century.”
The second is called The Tone Generation produced by Ian Halliwell, a name I had come across at WFMU via the excellent long-form collage pieces he did on the World Expos. I am very excited to explore some of his other work as he has an obsession with antique synths, sound collage and radio. I can get with that.
I subscribed to them both via podcast and encourage you to do the same!
Welcome to Mars podcast link | The Tone Generation podcast link
Thanks for posting this. I should point out a couple of things. The Tone Generation is an ongoing series which is broadcast on Resonance and then made available as a podcast/MP3 download. Ian Helliwell, film maker, composer and electronic circuit tinkerer, is the creative force behind the series, and the music is selected from his vast archive of electronic music.
Welcome to Mars was a self contained 12 part series – if you like it you might want to check out the book of the series written by Ken Hollings and published by Strange Attractor. There are also a limited number of CD’s featuring music from the series – you can get these from my website…
Thanks again for the support
Simon
Simon, Thanks very much for your comment and for clarification. These are both wonderful series and it was a thrill to come across them on your site.
Scott