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How Radio Isn't Done

"'On the air, it's all at once, one time only, and then it's gone forever' - Don Joyce"

2017-09-22
8
en 74m
Documentary
When Don Joyce and Negativland discovered their mutual love for “found” sounds, an intensely collaborative creative partnership was cemented. It continued non-stop for the ensuing decades, with Don endlessly scanning the airwaves of radio and television, along with his massive LP collection, for new material, day by day, week by week. “It was Don who took the idea of reshaping previously recorded words – in a pre-sampling age – and ran with it to an extent and depth never before heard, and never equaled. ‘Recontextualization’ became his weapon, with the 1/4” tape machine and razor blade his ammunition, and the radio ‘cart player’ – an entirely forgotten piece of broadcast history using endless-loop tape cartridges, which he used until he death – his delivery system.” -Negativland

Director

Ryan Worsley

Additional Photography

William Davenport

Sound Editor

Kevin Skaggs

Camera Operator

Peter Conheim

Producer

Ryan Worsley

Cinematography

Ryan Worsley

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies