[microsound] RADIO TAXI works

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RADIO TAXI

Kirsten Lavers, cris cheek, (TNWK) and Simon Keep invite sound 
artists(including writers, poets, visual artists, musicians working 
with sound) tosubmit work for a short range FM and internet radio 
event in late May and early June

2005.BACKGROUND

RADIO TAXI  is a Taxi Gallery narrowcast and webcast initiative. Taxi 
Gallery is literally a black cab situated in a council estate on the 
outskirts of Cambridge,England. Since Sept 2001, over 25 different 
artists have made new works inresponse to the specific context 
offered by the gallery and its location. TaxiGallery is a project 
that reaches for an extended conversation with local, nationaland 
international audiences (via its website) in response to a broad 
range of challenging contemporary artworks, approaches and ideas.For 
more info on Taxi Gallery - please visit www.taxigallery.org.uk

The translocal or "glocal" philosophy of Taxi Gallery is reflected in 
the forthcoming RADIO TAXI project which will integrate a 3 mile 
radius analogueFM broadcast with a worldwide digital transmission via 
a server capable ofhandling multiple streams.RADIO TAXI will be a 
live(ly) mix of locally originated programmes and interventions 
(significant community involvement by neighbourhood residents ofall 
ages will be developed, including several major projects with 
ColeridgeSecondary School and an evolving radio club), a curated 
programme of invitedsound works and a schedule of sonic art from all 
over the world. The Radio Taxi webcast will be technically supported 
by Liam Wells (NorwichSchool of Art and Design) of n0media.

Transmission dates:

6pm 27 May -  6am 31 May  (GMT)& 6pm 3 June - Midnight 5 June 
(selected highlights)

The selected highlights will remain archived on the Taxi Gallery 
website for theforeseeable future. An audio CD selection will also be 
included in a forthcomingfull colour Taxi Gallery publication.

SUBMISSION DETAILSTHERE ARE THREE WAYS TO TAKE PART IN RADIO TAXI:

1.  A 1hour (unedited, raw) field sound recording made at night 
(anytimebetween dusk and dawn) from a specific location anywhere in 
the world.Please include exact details of the location, date and time 
of the recording.

2.  A recording made for the duration of a taxi journey (see Jan 
Cain's 'Ride'in the Taxi Gallery web archive). Please include details 
of the journeyincluding departure and arrival destinations and 
reasons for the journey.These recordings will be played during the 
overnight programme during the broadcast period - a programme 
inspired by Jim Jarmusch's film 'Night OnEarth'. All submitted 
recordings will be fully credited on the website.

3. Contribute to the curated programme by submitting new or existing 
soundworks that in some way address at least  one or more of the 
followingthemes:

NeighbourhoodThe CommonsEverydayLocation Transition   Conversation 
Collection Transmission

No other limits and we're also happy to receive proposals/ideas for 
works to becarried out on site or via live - streaming. Submissions 
should be sent (preferably in audio CD format - please get in touch 
if this is a problem) withdetails, credit info and weblinks to:

38 Stanesfield Rd, Cambridge, CB5 8NH England. Queries to: 
info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Submission Deadline: 1 May 2005 latest - though we'd encourage 
earlysubmissions.

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