Apr 5Sonic Darts OSTFor the month of April 2023, Sonic Darts approached a theme of Original Soundtracks. We asked composers from the Leipzig-based collective Live Lab to deconstruct and remix old soundtracks as well as having a dialogue with the artist Francis Patrick Brady imitating a chatbot. Gwaith Sŵn's Sonic Darts - 3 April 2023 OSTwww.mixcloud.com Special thanks to all the artists…2 min read2 min read
Feb 16Ode to the river Wye — February 2023Gwaith Sŵn's Sonic Darts - 6 February 2023 www.mixcloud.com A montage of field recordings, hydrophone capture, improvised synthesiser sketches are intertwined with audio from a film by Friends of the Upper Wye. http://fouw.org.uk1 min read1 min read
Dec 5, 2022Sonic Darts December: SonandesThis month Gwaith Swn’s Sonic Darts has been taken over by the collaborators of the V International Biennial Edition of Sound Art Sonandes Bolivia. …1 min read1 min read
Nov 13, 2022Sonic Darts November 2022: Low FidelityA celebration of work which prioritises ideas and sonic exploration over hi-fidelity production. All the tracks played on the show (aside from the opener) were submitted following our open call. A big thank you to everyone who submitted work. https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/sonic-darts-7-november-2022-low-fidelity/ Tracklist: Blind Willie Johnson — Dark Was the Night, Cold…Sound Art4 min readSound Art4 min read
Oct 2, 2022Dj Yum YumIn October 2022 we presented an hour long mix of brain tingling productions selected by the Leipzig based artist Dj Yum Yum. Affiliated with the record label PH17 of which we covered in a past show (see here) , Yum Yum operates in the area known affectionately as ‘Experimental Club’…Experimental1 min readExperimental1 min read
Jun 9, 2022Sonic Darts: Artificial IntelligenceGwaith Sŵn’s Sonic Darts radio show from Monday 6th June 2022, first broadcast on Resonance FM. Catch-up via https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/sonic-darts-6-june-2022-artificial-intelligence/ This month’s show explores the implications and creative applications for artificial intelligence and machine learning on sound, music and art. Featuring work from Malte Steiner, Lauren Wong, Arash Akbari and Eva…AI4 min readAI4 min read
May 2, 2022Leipzig 5 Year RetrospectiveFor the past 5 years we have had a partial base in the city of Leipzig in the east of Germany. The city has a rich musical history, being the work place of Bach as well as having a thriving contemporary community of musicians and sound art is very prevalent…2 min read2 min read
Mar 7, 2022SONIC DARTS: Hay Pride FundraiserMonday 7th March 2022 10pm WWW.RESONANCEFM.COM This month: we broadcast a live concert from the The Globe in Hay-on-Wye, Mid Wales – part of the Hay NAWR experimental music concert series held 24 February. This special concert was produced with NAWR and the Hay Pride collective who are currently organising the first Pride festival to take place in the town on 12 June. Performing are Welsh-born duo Peiriant, cellist Sonia Hammond and pianist Camilla Cancantata. Opening the night, an improvised performance from Lucy Green playing the hurdy-gurdy, violinist Alan Cooper and poet Simon Pettifar.1 min read1 min read
Feb 7, 2022Sonic Darts : EGOGwaith Sŵn's Sonic Darts - 7 February 2022 (Ego) www.mixcloud.comRadio6 min readRadio6 min read
Jan 8, 2022Open Call: EGOThis month we are running a call for work for our Resonance 104.4 FM radio show, Gwaith Sŵn’s Sonic Darts. This show will be broadcast on Monday 7th February at 10pm GMT. We are interested to hear sonic works across all fields be it composition, field recording, sound art, music…2 min read2 min read
