Alan Dunn started his career here on Radio On with his plunderphonic joyrides of britpop, radiovoices and historical events. It had a taste of nostalgia, bliss and the ordinary, maybe the essence of British pain. A new development in his contributions were the works he did with others, as an educator and an aritst. Retrogade … Continue reading RETROGRADE by Alan Dunn and Manchester School of Art
Revolutions in Graphic Design by Alan Dunn
Says Alan Dunn: Since 2007Â I have been collecting examples of people recording the word 'revolution' - archives, artists, students, children. Each generation seems to want to record it, for posterity, to sound like they want to change the world. I am interested in the sound of the word, how it is broken down and how … Continue reading Revolutions in Graphic Design by Alan Dunn
Alan Dunn – The tenantspin archives, volume 1: SuperBlock
Alan Dunn has given us two programs that were centred around heroic moments, nostalgia and a sense of immortality. These were abstract radio-plays that could serve as a soundtrack to a movie set somewhere in the late 80s. It sounded like a picture book as well. Above all, it was high-rising collage. The new program by Alan Dunn, … Continue reading Alan Dunn – The tenantspin archives, volume 1: SuperBlock
Alan Dunn – Before the sounds of ideas forming, Volume 3
O Yes, we are glad to have Alan Dunn amongst our midst. His experimental sound works can be listened to again and again. Kaleidoscopic, nostalgic, reaching out for the epic, they capture attention and memory at the same time, and thus lure the listener into the strange world of soundmemes that surround us. Listen to … Continue reading Alan Dunn – Before the sounds of ideas forming, Volume 3
Alan Dunn – Before the sounds of ideas forming – volume 2
'Before The sounds of ideas forming' are sound sketches inspired by Guided by Voices, Jon Oswald's Plunderphonics and 'Revolution 9.' More details can be found here. In Volume 2, we hear emptiness, repetition and revolution, slowed down versions of slowed down cover versions, Jimmy Witherspoon as Nick Cave as Tom Jones as Elvis Presley, 'Green … Continue reading Alan Dunn – Before the sounds of ideas forming – volume 2
Alan Dunn – Before the Sounds of Ideas Forming
One sunny day we got contacted by Alan Dunn. Who was he? We didn't care too much about biography, because our first interest was in the program he proposed. We said yes, because there is no reason what so ever to say no. We are pretty hard to find, and even harder to define. The … Continue reading Alan Dunn – Before the Sounds of Ideas Forming
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