Motif Radio

Soap Cast Pilot

Fri, 6 Jul 2007 23:13:00 GMT

Soap Cast, Pilot Episode: June 2007

Current Exhibitions: Plaster The Town 07, Faggot: The Movie, Broken Down, David King, Timothy Hutchings.

Soap Cast is a new podcast designed as a gallery tour of The Soap Factory art gallery in Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A. The principle is that you download this show to your mp3 player before you visit and then as you walk around the space you can have your own personal guided tour of the artworks on display hosted by Ben Heywood, the gallery's Executive Director. This show is in its infancy at the moment and any comment/suggestions will be much appreciated.

The Soap Factory is dedicated to the production, presentation and promotion of emerging contemporary practice across the visual arts. Committed to experimentation and risk-taking, The Soap Factory offers audiences a real and immediate experience of the arts, encouraging a wider understanding of and appreciation for artists and their work.

Motif Radio Show 14: Better Late Than Never

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 21:25:00 GMT

Better Late Than Never...or so they say.

On today's show:

Paul Walsh: Check out his Myspace page. We have some fantastic Klezma music from his former band, The Empty Hat Orchestra and a some excellent photos and commentary on the Motif Radio Supplemental Website.

The Dufflefolks: Check out their website and/or their Myspace page. We have a brand new track from them: I'll Be A Magician.

Motif: a musician from Indianapolis, Indiana. Check out his Myspace page (Perhaps we are his evil twin!)

The Two-Artists present an article on The Fear of Clowns and Thier Existence Within Contemporary Art

References for the article:

Punch Page

Punch Banned

Article in Daily Telegraph, U.K.

Art Now: pages 84-85, 106-107, 150-151

Shatner being Gay.

We also play party games because it is Motif Radio's 1st birthday!!!!!!!

Motif Radio Show 13: The Undiscovered Talk

motifradio@two-artists.com — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:50:00 GMT

Motif Radio Show 13: The Undiscovered Talk

Fiona's Guide to Podcasting and Motif Radio.

Click on this poster for the notes to go with the 'Undiscovered Talk'.

Hello everyone. Well I was trying to start the season by the end of February but I got de-railed by a few things. Not bad things though. First off, we moved house, to a marvellous Artists' Loft. Then we were dogged by a slow internet connection, which turned out to be someone stealing building-wide bandwidth. Then I got two new jobs at practically the same time; a waitressing job and my dream job at The Soap Factory as the Manager of the Volunteer Programs there. I've also been working with Tucker for the upcoming St. Paul Art Crawl in April (20th to 22nd). So life has been facinating, brilliant and chaotic, but we're currently working on an excellent 2nd season of Motif Radio. Show 14, which is the true start of the new season will be out in a couple of days, in the meantime we have Motif Radio Show 13: The Undiscovered Talk. In mid January I was due to give a talk with a presentation that was cancelled (I can't name names). So I figured, "use up the unlucky number fi", so Show 13 is an appeasement of the Karmic Gods, if you will. So please click here or on the poster above for the notes that accompany the lecture.

Cheers,

Watch the Performance: Untitled 0.1

Sun, 31 Dec 2006 03:32:00 GMT

Now you can watch the performance filmed from two angles. Short excerpts of the Untitled 0.1 performance have also appeared on Soap Factory Gallery 4, on public access cable television.

To watch the film click on this link: http://www.two-artists.com/untitled01.html

Thanks for staying in the loop and Motif Radio wishes you all a very Happy New Year (in Fiona-speak Hogmanay).

Untitled 0.1, A New Performance from Fiona MacNeill and The Two-Artists

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 23:30:00 GMT

Trailer for the Untitled 0.1 performance

Untitled 0.1, a Live Performance. 10/8/06 THIS SATURDAY at 7:30 pm.

A Fiona MacNeill and Two-Artists Presentation, at The Soap Factory in Minneapolis.

Part of 'The Earth From Above: The Soap Factory Volunteer Biennial 2006'. 6 pm to 10 pm.

Untitled 0.1 is a performance inadvertently rendered by an office girl. A role assumed by the artist Fiona MacNeill, and a capacity which she has recurrently fulfilled in reality.

Can a person be held accountable for simply doing their job, even if their job is quite despicable?

Perhaps the blame should be placed squarely upon the shoulders of those higher up in the chain of command. However, in this world of multi-conglomerations, corporations and globalization, couldn't we always shift the blame higher?

Shareholders, benefactors, leaders; those who have attained a kind of corporeal omnipotence, are they accountable? Or, are we all part of a vast mechanism, playing our individual roles and continuing to operate? At what point does the individual become a cog, and identity a distant memory?

Untitled 0.1 is the first live performance presented by the Two-Artists in the United States. Written & conceived by Fiona MacNeill with developmental and technical support from Tucker MacNeill. Please come along to our 'stateside' litmus test and let us know what you think.

For directions to The Soap Factory please click the following link:

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=50+nd+Street+SE&city=Minneapolis&state=mn

The Soap Factory

520 2nd St SE

Minneapolis, MN 55414

Follow this link for an article about the show:

http://www.wakemag.org/content/2006/10/11/stories/1096

Sabbatical Times

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:24:00 GMT

Hello Listeners,

so you may be wondering where Tucker and I have been. Well we've been thinking long and hard about Motif Radio and its direction for the future, sorry to desert you.

Together we have come up with a plan (listed below):

1. We need to get some funding. Which means that we need some time beyond making the show to apply for grants.

2. We need to get some advertising out there and get more artists involved in submitting work. Which we need some funding for. (-;

3. We need to change podcast server so that our web page consistently works and the design can be updated. Also a lot of our listeners use Firefox and for some reason the Motif Radio page looks a bit weird and doesn't come up properly in that browser (I strongly suspect that this is a libsyn quirk).

4. We need some new equipment so that we can make field recordings and hopefully in the future move into some video podcasting. Which again equals funding (-;

5. We need to make our own work (which we coincidentally need funding for too). I Have a show coming up in October and I'm going to try and video podcast my performance for you guys some time during that month.

6. An observation that I have made is that people don't tend to use their computers as much in the Summer thus it got increasingly difficult for me to contact people for submissions. So I have decided that Motif Radio needs to be a seasonal occurrence. Motif Radio will now run between February and July each year, with occasional specials at other times. This not only allows people to sit down and listen with their warm cocoa in the winter when it's too cold to go outside (this may only apply to Minnesota and Wisconsin) but it's also gives me time to confirm a line-up of artists in advance.

7. We may also have to, as we proposed before, become 'once-a-month'. I really don't want to do this and if I got a lot more submissions I wouldn't have to. 'Us' working artists have to prioritize though and I know what its like to work 25-30 hours and kill yourself to make art on top of that. We still haven't completely decided about whether we're going to do this yet.

Well I think that about wraps it up. Please don't desert us listeners, we haven't deserted you we're just taking some time for development.

At the moment Motif Radio is kind of an infant; a little moody and occasionally hard-to-handle. We need to move to the next level of our growth! We are aiming to start up again at the beginning of February and don't forget to join us for our first anniversary on February 22nd 2007 put it in your diary.

Thanks for listening,

Fiona

P.s. In the meantime please visit this site as we'll continue to have one-off things going on and check the Two-Artists web page for details of what we're both up to.

Motif Radio: Show 12, The Trials and Tribulations of the Transient Art Community

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 05:54:00 GMT

Part ONE

"Transient Artists" by Tucker MacNeill

Motif Radio would like to thank: Xavier Tavera and Reem Bader, for helping to make this show possible.

E-mail Alert!!! Due to a rather annoying "web server" our e-mail is DOWN!
For the time being, please direct all your mail to our "Gmail" mail accounts:
fiona.macneill[at]gmail.com or tuckerphoto[at]gmail.com Obviously, please substitute a '@' symbol at the '[at]' - We're trying to avoid MORE spam than we already have!

Running Order:

1. Fiona explains Motif Radio's Tardiness

2. The Trials and Tribulations of the Transient Artist Community - The "premise" of the show, by Fiona MacNeill

3. Interview with Xavier Tavera, Part one - Fiona MacNeill and Xavier Tavera, at the Soap Factory Gallery in Minneapolis

4. The Historical context of the Artist's transient nature - Written by: Fiona MacNeill and read by: Tucker MacNeill

5. "Email" Interview with Reem Bader - Questions by: Tucker MacNeill and email read by: Fiona MacNeill

Further Information:

Artsourcing: An international Consortium of Outsourcing Artists
Curated and created by: Grupo Soap del Corazon - Gabriela Bertiller, Luis Fitch, Alexa horochowski, Douglas Padilla, Xavier Tavera and Marcela Rodriguez

Exhibition Dates: July 1st through August 16 At The Soap Factory, Minneapolis MN

Work "talked about" during the Xavier Tavera interview:

1. 'La Casa', Mixed media - 2006.
Film Project: Xavier Tavera. Video Editing: Luis Eduardo Bernal. Construction: Oscar Dorantes
2. 'Se Renta', Colour Prints - 2006.
Photography: Xavier Tavera.
3. 'Posters', Printer's Ink on Paper - 2006.
Photography: Xavier Tavera. Printing and Design: Mario Diaz
4. 'Ameri-Art Industries', Mixed Media Installation - 2006.
Concept: Douglas Padilla. With "offices" in Minneapolis MN, San Diego CA and Tijuana, Mexico.
5. 'Richard B Cheney Minnesota Drivers License', Front and back digital printing, lamination and digital photography on Paper - 2006.
By: Luis Fitch

Universal Theme at: You Tube

Shatner Quote at: Drew and Mike's Fan Page

Motif Radio: Show 12, The Trials and Tribulations of the Transient Art Community

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 03:04:00 GMT

Part TWO

Motif Radio would like to thank: Xavier Tavera and Reem Bader, for helping to make this show possible.

Running Order:

6. Basic Modern Considerations - Written and read by: Fiona MacNeill

7. Interview with Xavier Tavera, Part two - Fiona MacNeill and Xavier Tavera, at the Soap Factory Gallery in Minneapolis

8. Political Considerations - Written by: Fiona MacNeill and read by: Tucker MacNeill

9. Shatner Screams - Mp3

10. The Elevator

Further Information:

Exhibition Dates: July 1st through August 16 At The Soap Factory, Minneapolis MN

Work "talked about" during the Xavier Tavera interview:

Universal Theme at: You Tube

Shatner Quote at: Drew and Mike's Fan Page

Motif Radio: Show 12 postponed until the the 16th of August.

Wed, 9 Aug 2006 14:53:00 GMT

It really pains me to do this listeners, however I have been working myself silly for this next episode.

I am NOT being a lazy Fi!

Due to the nature of artists and their extreme avoidance of deadline-meeting I have been forced to postpone the show as I try to garner more of their reponses to the topic over this week.

Please accept my apologies and by chance if you are an international artist and would like help us with our investigation please email me fiona.macneill@gmail.com. Also if you are an international artist, who I have fowarded questions to and you have not answered me in some way, this is your last chance!

Gagh!

P.S. quick update: it's entirely possible that artists have been flooding me with emails today, but our server is down so I cannot retrieve any of them. This has only become an issue today and the 'Two-Artists' website is down too. If you need to contact me please use the Gmail address above. Double Gagh!

Motif Radio: Show 12 on the 9th of August

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 18:55:00 GMT

Motif Radio: Show 12, The trials and tribulations of the transient art community.

I am now a Green Card holder. This means that I am now a legal resident of the United States. Due to the vast amount of time and physical/emotional effort that went into obtaining my Green Card I am going to take a week off Motif Radio's scheduled show on the 26th of July and return in August (9th) with a very special show. The trials and tribulations of the transient art community will be a show that discusses the international nature of art and the centralised hubs of artistic creation; cities that artists gravitate towards and congregate within. The show will tackle the transient nature of artists as a sector of society and the obstacles that they have to contend with as they travel to pursue opportunities and to facilitate their work.

This show will require a lot of time, research and discussion with artists and in order to consider and cover the issue fully. I need a further two weeks to collate this information.

See you then and thank you for listening.

Fiona MacNeill

Motif Radio: Show 11

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 23:53:00 GMT

Motif Radio: Show 11, Camberwell Arts Festival Special.

Check out Camberwell Arts Festival website: www.camberwellarts.org.uk

CAMBERWELL ARTS FESTIVAL was from 24 June-2 July 2006 and is Organised in partnership with Camberwell Arts, Camberwell College of Arts and South London Gallery.

Camberwell Arts Festival is an annual event that celebrates the thriving cultural scene in the SE5 (postal/zip code) area. Camberwell is located in the London borough of Southwark and is probably best known for its College of the Arts. The festival is a platform for work by both established and emerging artists and it boasts a packed programme of contemporary exhibitions, performances, talks, tours activities and film screenings.

Where is Camberwell?(look it up via this link)

The audio documentation of the Camberwell Arts Festival artworks on this week's show were collected and compiled by Sunshine Frere. Motif Radio would like to thank her for her diligent attention to detail and for enabling us to make a sound archive of the fantastic work that was on during the festival.

Motif Radio would also like to thank Ann Lawlor of Camberwell Arts, who contacted us with this fantastic opportunity and has inspired us with her enthusiasm.

Running Order:

1. Extended Play: Remixing Camberwell by Anita McKeown.

Live art piece exhibited on 24 June 2006. Started at Camberwell Green, 10am to 6pm.

Anita McKeown asked members of the public to recommend a place in Camberwell to visit where audio and video recordings were subsequently made. 33 sounds were a collected and recombined to create a 12 minute audio-visual psycho-geographic portrait of Camberwell. The piece was presented as part of Two Senses at the South London Gallery on Saturday, 1 July 2006.

Check out her Memphis project, Memphis 45s Here.

2. Repeater by Caroline Wright.

Live art piece exhibited on 25 June 2006 at St. Giles Church, Camberwell, 1 to 6pm.

A five-hour performance and sound installation based upon the Ten Commandments. Repeater formed a connection between the building's history as a place for reflection and the repeated observance of religious vows.

3. Fill my shelves, Transform my life by Lucy Panesar. Sound of bookcase being pushed and Panesar's later talk at the library.

Sound recording of a live interventionist performance starting on Camberwell Green, and public speech in Camberwell public library, June 29th 10am - 7pm

In this excerpt you'll hear the sound of Lucy pushing a bookcase along the streets of Camberwell, with the express wish that people of Camberwell would suggest books to fill it with; books that would enrich her life.

You will also hear some of Lucy's controversial speech, later performed at the Camberwell Public Library, about the history of Elevationary missions in the Southwark area. The talk explains how the improvement of the degraded white working classes was thought, by the wealthy to be achievable through the encouragement of self-transformation.

Click here to read the full version of Lucy Panesar's speech.

4. Continuity 2006. Excerpt: improvisation by all of the musicians listed below.

Sound event, Lecture Hall, Camberwell College of Arts. 30 June 7.30-10.30pm.

A consciously hybrid live music performance mix, devised and directed by Charles Hayward with Tymon Dogg, Lol Coxhill, Orphy Robinson, Hugh Hopper, Chris Cornetto, Nick Doyne-Ditmas, Ashleigh Marsh, Rob Mills, Peri Mackintosh and improvised projections by Rob Flint and Lucy Renton.

5.Guide to Risk in Camberwell by Lottie Child. Excerpt: The artist explains the project.

Live art piece exhibited on 1 July. Camberwell Green/Camberwell Church Street, 12 to 1pm & 3 to 4pm.

Using GPS systems and their own investigative powers participants were asked to find and follow cryptic clues that led to the footsteps and thoughts of young people who created this trail. Designed as a hybrid of urban orienteering and a treasure hunt. The trail took the participants through the streets of Camberwell towards deeper levels of meaning.

6. Two Senses by Iris Garrelfs, Music for One, Anita McKeown. Short excerpts of both featured.

Sound event exhibited at the South London Gallery 1 July 2006, 6.30 to 8.30pm.

Three artists explore relationships of sound and visual representations. Iris Garrelfs and Music For One filled the South London Gallery with very particular combinations of sounds and images in live performance, whilst Anita McKeon presented her work Extended Play, as an audio visual psycho-geographic portrait of Camberwell, created during Camberwell Arts Festival.

Iris Garrelfs used this project to explore sound and image, removed from its stereo/screen confines. Her durational, improvised 4-channel performance was accompanied by the abstract and structural moving images by Berlin based artist Alexander Selski.

Music For One's stark and simple guitar motifs that draw melodic inspiration from old acoustic blues and Erik Satie are part of a collaborative visual project with video artist Mari King and animator/artist Neng Yu. Combining animations, super 8 film, and digital video footage, they observe the textures in our surroundings. Emotive narratives surface when the sound and pictures meet, uncovering the extraordinary in ordinary places.

7. The National Gallery of South London: Art in the Age of Reagan by Fran Cottell. Excerpt: performance sounds, throwing objects out of a window.

Live art exhibited at Number 67 Peckham Road, next to the South London Gallery, Sat, 1 July, 5 to 7pm.

Fran Cottell performed as part of Sixty Seven, a series of artists projects in the derelict house adjoining the South London Gallery.

8. Voice Human Action by Caroline Wright and Andrew Lovett. Excerpt: live performance sound.

Live art exhibited at St Giles Church, Camberwell, 2 July, 3pm.

Exploring human communication and working with the natural resonance of the body in a performance that manipulates harmonics, resonance and reverberation. Voice Human Action was performed by the artist, Caroline Wright and composer Andrew Lovett who collaborated on the piece and the local community of Camberwell, using the church's architecture to describe and inform the piece.

9. There's More to Leisure then Pleasure by Marcia Farquhar. Excerpt: recording of live performance tour.

Live art. A walking talking tour of Camberwell Leisure Centre, 2 July, 12 to 5pm.

Marcia Farquhar led a psychological, anecdotal, accidental trip around the upsides and downsides of public playtime, for ladies and gentleman of leisure.

She was joined by The Leisurettes: Miss Denna Cartamkhoob; Miss Paloma Faith; Miss Ella Finer; Miss Charolette Duboc and Mr Jack Brennan.

All information and quotes from Camberwell Arts Festival Website and Ann Lawlor.

William Shatner quote of the week:

Shatner serenades George Lucas.

Elevator Music:

For Jon - Lullaby, soft. Keys, Acoustic guitar. Slow tempo. Glenn Emerson SOCAN

Motif Radio: Show 10 Supplemental

Fri, 7 Jul 2006 00:10:00 GMT

Images of Deborah Aschheim's finished installation entitled Episodic.

I am sorry that I'm not a great photographer, but here is the finished article. The opening was a great success, we had a great turn out.

Overview of the installation.

View of Deborah's accompanying drawing.

Close-up of one of the video sections of the installation. The green part of the sculpture represents Deborah's personal memories and her early childhood which she can't recall. The video shows her being bathed as a baby.

Please join us next week, same time, same place, for our Camberwell Arts Festival Special.

For an aditional fun photo linked to Deborah Aschheim's piece go to the Two-Artists website.

See you soon,

Motif Radio: Show 10

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:21:00 GMT

Motif Radio: Show 10, featured artist Deborah Aschheim.

A photo montage hint. Deborah's finished installation shall be shown on this site after the exhibition opening on Saturday July 1st.

Check out Deborah's website: http://www.deborahaschheim.com/

Also check out some of Deborah's previous exhibitions:

Neural Architecture (a smart building is a nervous building): http://artscenecal.com/Announcements/0304/LagunaMsm0304.html

Panopticon (Neural Architecture No. 5): http://www.diacritic.org/blog/archives/2005/10/the_one_at_ngc.html

Running Order:

1. 4A Gregory Scranton (cc) (creative commons) 2004 , check out his website: http://www.tactical20.com/

2. Interview with Deborah Aschheim throughout the show. Interspersed with an interview featuring Roy Close. I would especially like to thank Roy for his input and willingness to take part in this show.

Roy talked about Arle Haeberle, I found out that she had an afternoon talk show called 'Talk of the Town'. Original source.

Information on the University Grove area. Click here.

Roy also refers to the Metropolitan building, here is a good picture.

3. Jim Murray talking about Wind-up Wanda.

I'm not entirely sure what this drawing means but Jim said that it referred to the structure of memory (thank you for your permission to show it and for taking part in the project, Jim)

4. A Declaration of the Independence, a Motif Radio AWOL special by Shem Booth-Spain, David Icke and Anima. Thanks guys. Shem's website

William Shatner quote of the week - No Tears for Caesar from the film Free Enterprise.

Original source.

Notes: Deborah and I went on a road trip to Minneapolis High schools (North and Washburn) but the recording didn't work properly. I thank Deborah for her patience and enthusiasm for collaboration.

If you are wondering what I was making eith all the wires in the teaser piecture on Monday..... I was wiring and soldering LEDs for Deborah.

Also, I have to plug my next show on the June 12 when I shall be doing Camberwell Arts Festival Special. Those of you in or around London...there are no good excuses for you not to go! The festival is on from 24 June until the 2 July. Don't miss out, check out their website here.

Motif Radio: Show 10, arriving on the 28th

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:28:00 GMT

I have been working hard,

but upon what,

no one knows but me,

so be here on the 28th....

I know that you will appreciate,

Yes, be here on the 28th,

because you know what?

This doesn't rhyme,

but the artists have devoted their time,

So Motif Radio shall not become dowdy and 'once a month',

but shall remain bi-weekly.........

Really what I'm trying to say,

is that the artists have saved the day.

A note from the worst poet in the galaxy and......presenter of Motif Radio.

Motif Radio: Show 9 feat. Abinadi Meza

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 05:26:00 GMT

Show 9 feat. Sound Artist Abinadi Meza.

360 Degree Concert, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 2006. Photograph by Laura Hoyt.
Show information at the Walker website.

Video still from The Perfect Room, Abinadi Meza, 2006. Recently shown at the Soap Factory, Minneapolis.

Checkout Abinadi's website: http://abinadimeza.net/

Running order:

1. 360 Degree Concert Excerpt - Sound Piece by Abinadi Meza (2006). 3 minute excerpt of '360 degree Concert' performed at Walker Art Center in April 2006 as a part of the 'Open-Ended (the art of engagement)' exhibition. Using Rirkrit Tiravanija's wooden spiral-stage sculpture as a performance platform, Abinadi re-mixed and sculpted recordings of the construction of the stage and sounds from related events (artist talk, people in gallery) into a 60-minute live performance.

2. An overview of Abinadi's work and artist's statement. Abinadi's C.V./Resume.

3. Acre - Sound Piece by Abinadi Meza (2006).

4. Soft Jaws - Sound Piece by Abinadi Meza (2004).

5. Rain - Sound Piece by Abinadi Meza.

6. Stiltskin Sword 10 Thousand Comercial - Two-Artists (2006).

Samples:

Boston Legal starring William Shatner and Peter McNicol. Original Source.

Jaws theme: http://www.jawsmovie.com/jsounds/jaws2.aiff

Motif Radio: Show 8, just a quickie.

Wed, 31 May 2006 01:48:00 GMT

Dear listeners,

unfortunately due to the lack of submissions this week and a mounting workload I have been unable to compile the show. I want to be honest and say that Tucker and I have been killing ourselves to make the show, but it was just too much work for even our creative juices to muster. I have however, as a peace-offering put up my own newly completed, Dystopiano Tetralogy, which I hope you enjoy. I have also recently been formulating somes plans for the show, I detail them below.

Developmental plans for Motif Radio

The show has to become a 'once a month' occurrence. Yep I have now entered the grown-up world of employment and thus I have less time to formulate ideas for the show and harrass people for submissions. This means that from this point forward the Motif Radio will fill a once a month slot. I think that overall this will lead to more care and attention on my part to each show and full artist line-ups.

So that's about it for the plans for now.

On our next show on the 14th of June is going to be fantastic. I have Abinadi Meza on the show, an artist based in Minneapolis confirmed. Those of you in the States may have seen his work in the 8x8x8 show at the Soap Factory.

I also have some news for Artists working in the London area. Fred Lindborn sent me an email about a show that he is putting together in Sweden based upon the book, Nausea by Jean Paul Sartre. There has already been a one day conceptual show in London and Fred plans to bring 15-20 London-based artists over to Sweden between the 14th and 24th of July. Guess what? He's still looking for performance artists to get involved, so if you're reading this and you want to get involved contact Fred at loveskull(at)hotmail.com*

Well I'd best be off, I'll be all yours in a couple of weeks.

Thanks for listening,

Fiona

*at is of course @ I just don't want him to get the kind of spam that I do, urgh.

Motif Radio: Show 7

fiona@two-artists.com — Tue, 16 May 2006 23:08:00 GMT

Motif Radio: Show 7, Music Special

Feat. The Dufflefolks and Eric Joas.

Checkout our featured Musicians' links:

The Dufflefolks Website: http://www.geocities.com/thedufflefolks/

The Dufflefolks Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thedufflefolks

Resonance FM: (I link to them begrudgingly I have to admit, we have history!) http://www.resonancefm.com/

Eric Joas' Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/anonymousbox

Teen Anal Terrorist: http://www.myspace.com/teenanalterrorist

Perestroika: http://www.myspace.com/perestroikacollective

The Two-Artists have a new demo video online so check that out at: http://www.two-artists.com

Running Order:

1. Battlefunk Galactica - The Dufflefolks

2. Ice cream truck departure - Eric Joas

3. William Shatner - The Dufflefolks

4. Artist/Musician Comparison Monologue - Fiona MacNeill

5. Kite Flying (windy day) - The Dufflefolks

6. Commies from Mars - Eric Jonas

7. Je t'aime Enron & Halliburton (I (heart) Halliburton) - Two-Artists' cover/appropriation of Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot's Je t'aime moi non plus.

Useful Links:

Sampled Shatner quote of the week the transformed man Available from: http://www.clivebanks.co.uk/Shatnersings.htm

Shatner mash-up contest (other people have caught on to my Shatner craze) Available from: http://www.acidplanet.com/contests/shatner

Enron tapes Available from: http://www.enrontapes.com/files.html

Bell Sounds Available from: Sounddogs

Royalty Free Updraft Soaring Panoramic Boundless,Adult Contemporary,Medium Fast,Saxophone,Brian Beshears (ASCAP),S.I. Publishing (SOCAN) Available from: Sounddogs

Motif Radio: Show 6

fiona@two-artists.com — Wed, 3 May 2006 03:19:00 GMT

Motif Radio: Show 6, featuring Frog Morris.

Frog's Website, Check it Out!: http://www.frogmorris.net/

Watch his videos and experience explore the many facets of his practice.

Goldsmiths, University of London (where Frog is studying): http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/departments/visual-arts/

Running order:

1. Tomorrow's World - Frog Morris [previously unreleased]

Transition: Tomorrow's world (TV Programme) 1980s theme tune. Available from: http://tv.cream.org/specialassignments/themes/5.htm.

Check out, Wikipedia for more details.

2. Democracy of Mediocracy - Frog Morris [New!]

3. Frog tells us a bit about his practice Interview segment

4. The Pig Semen Delivery Man - Frog Morris [previously unreleased]

5. Pork Scratchings - Frog Morris [exclusive recording for Motif Radio]

6. Interview segment

7. Angry Badger - Frog Morris [previously unreleased]

8. Trancendence of Chicken Nuggets - Frog Morris [New!]

9. Interview segment.

10. Let Me Disapoint You [iPod] - Frog Morris

11. Dystopiano Part 2: Piano/Paper/Stone - Fiona MacNeill

Samples:

Common people(Pulp cover), by William Shatner. Available from: http://www.stereogum.com/archives/000719.html

Pigs sound effect http://www.grsites.com/modperl/soundview.cgi?dir=animals&fn=animals025.wav&desc=Pig%20squeal

Sizzling sound effect http://ljudo.com/default.asp?lang=tEnglish&do=it

Badger sounds http://www.badgerland.co.uk/animals/voice_detailed.html

My glossary of Britishisms: I apologise for the quality, web video hosting has a long way to go. I suggest you you pause the video to read more carefully, I can also email a PDF version of the glossary upon request.

Motif Radio: Show 6 feat. Frog Morris

fiona@two-artists.com — Mon, 1 May 2006 02:21:00 GMT

Frog performing his piece, 'The Great Circle Jerkle Caboose'

Experience the weird and wonderful world of Frog Morris. Online from Wednesday morning (GMT).
See you then!

Motif Radio: Show 5

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 04:53:00 GMT

Motif Radio: Show 5, On the Campaign Trail
Running Order:
Portrait of the Artist Failing - Fiona MacNeill
The Campaign for Quality Background Sound and Music: Explanation and Manifesto.
Easy 4 Whom (Medley)
Walkabout research for the campaign.
Subliminal suggestion (transition). Can you spot the hidden tune in the bass line?
References:
Barenboim's original lecture (transcripts/audio/podcast): Barenboim, D. (2006) Lecture 2: The Neglected Sense [Internet] Lecture transcripts. Original lecture: 14/04/06 Available from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2006/lecture2.shtml [Accessed 15 April 2006]
The BBC article: Westcott, K. (2006) Barenboim hits out at 'sound of Muzak' [Internet] BBC News Online, 07/04/06. Available from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4883612.stm [Accessed 15 April 2006]
'The Mozart Effect' explained: Meyer, R.H. (2003) The sounds of music: music can have remarkable benefits for your health, or it can be destructive. [Internet] Vibrant Life Magazine Nov-Dec. Available from: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0826/is_6_19/ai_111111453 [Accessed 15 April 2006]
Gorbman, C. (1987) Unheard Melodies: narrative film music. London, British Film Institute. Page 5, Introduction.
Shatner/Kirk quote, source http://www.frogstar.com/trek/index.asp
Elevator from http://www.sounddogs.com

Motif Radio: Show 5 - Video Teaser.

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:38:00 GMT

This video may take a few moments to load depending on the speed of your internet connection.
References: BBC test card 1996: British Broadcasting Corperation (1996) [Internet] MHP: The Test Card Gallery. Available from:http://www.meldrum.co.uk/mhp/testcard/bbc_test.html [Accessed 17 April 2006]

Atari Games: Pong (1972) Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong

Motif Radio: Show 4

fiona@two-artists.com — Wed, 5 Apr 2006 05:07:00 GMT

Featured Artist: Shem Booth-Spain
To check out more of Shem's work and his research visit his website: http://medialab.freaknet.org/shem/index.html
Running Order:

1. Dystopiano - Fiona MacNeill
2. Future Jam - Shem Booth-Spain, Album: Gemini Critical Mass
3. Beer, a poem adapted from Paul Atreides speech in the movie Dune by Drew Nerdahl.
4. The Hacker - Shem Booth-Spain, Album: Gemini Critical Mass
5. Computer game medley, unknown sources, music written from memory - Fiona MacNeill

6. Feature: Motif Radio A.W.O.L.
Original music entitled 3zy - Fiona MacNeill
Short sample: There She Goes excerpt The La's, Album: The La's (Remastered with bonus tracks, 2001)
Feature Notes: We were under legal drinking limits in order to drive in the U.S.
Yes I know that Jane Goodall studied Gorillas, she wasn't an anthropologist.
Since doing A.W.O.L. I realised that the portrait that I was referring to only had three surgeons in it, not four.
A great quote from a scientist on art
'Art can be described as an expression of the beauty, the tragedy, and the complexity of the human condition. Central to expressing this complexity is the need to explore our sense of place and purpose in the world. If the discoveries of science are viewed by the layperson as detached from this calling, then one would never expect science to inspire an artist's creativity--or, more specifically, one would never expect an artist to be attracted to scientific themes.' Neil de Grasse Tyson
de Grasse Tyson, N. (2000). A cosmic muse - the similarities of art and science - Brief Article [Internet] December. London. Available from: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1134/is_10_109/ai_68148545[Accessed 29 March 2005]

A very good essay on the subject: 'Creative Encounters' by Amanda McDonald Crowley http://www.sarai.net/journal/03pdf/227_235_amcrowley.pdf

An interesting webpage on the subject written by scientists: 'At the Intersection of Science' http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/feature_acs.html?id=c373e9fe9f15e4a28f6a17245d830100

Directory of art/sci orgs + grant info: Wellcome grant Directory

Good exhibition write up from the BBC 'Beautiful science inspires artists' to read it click Here.

Two artists, who like Shem are influenced by Science fact and fiction, dystopias etc.

Paul Noble's Utopias http://www.whitechapel.org/content.php?page_id=885.
Glenn Brown, who has painted detailed utopian landscapes based upon science fiction illustrations. Brown was shortlisted for the Turner prize in 2000
Random sample: William Shatner in William Shatner's parody of Seven...
Thanks to, Tucker and Drew this week. All works attributed to Shem are Copyright Â Shem Booth-Spain 2004-2006.

Motif Radio: Show 4 - Video Supplement

fiona@two-artists.com — Sat, 1 Apr 2006 22:47:00 GMT

Featured artist, Shem Booth-Spain.

The video piece above is entitled "TO FOLD SPACE" A Sound and Video Remix of "Dune" and it is by our featured artist, Shem Booth-Spain. The piece is a re-formulation of the original Dune soundtrack by Brian Eno, Roger Eno, Daniel Lanois and the group, Toto. Shem's version concentrates on the psychological and representational intentionality of the sound/music in relation to the image and the emotional tone of events within the original filmic context. Below is an excerpt from his accompanying reseach essay explaining the composition of the piece. The original essay, "Dune" Sounddesign Analysis. May 18 2005 is linked to Here.
"The acoustic cyberspace formation of the remix track revolves around sounds of flight radio conversation that are overlade by Celtic war drums war dance of "Yanni". This juxtaposition of a futurist mechanical sound structure and natural highland music, force a contrast of cultural paradox between past and present sonically. This apparent contrast is an emotive empowering force which magnifies the feelings of importance, war dance, epic grandeur and powerful acoustic intensity of the scene. The feel throughout the piece conjures emotions of grand and epic interest of importance. The music and sound reactivates the importance of the scene in relation to the rest of the film, as the scene encapsulates the crux of huge epic battle. The music in this piece portrays an empathic quality in which the sound follows the mood of the track, charging and reinforcing the emotive power. A matching tempo and warlike epic scene is both mirrored and reinforced by the sounds. Although at times the vision follows a trajectory the sound sometimes does not flow, this is an apparent attempt to form a relationship were the expected sound and harmony converge and separate. The sliding in and out of the feedback sounds that scratch the ear drawing and falling pulls the acoustic trajectory up and down following the Celtic drumming melodic line of orchestral symphony which tides the visual portion." CopyrightÃÂ Shem Booth-Spain 2005. Used with permission. Shem's practice is based in London and last year he completed an MA in Sonic Culture at the University of East London, he is currently studying for his phd. Please check out his website, http://medialab.freaknet.org/shem/ Information on the original Dune film Click Here.

Motif Radio: Photography Special

Wed, 22 Mar 2006 03:48:00 GMT

Motif Radio - Show 3

Photography Special - A discussion of issues in contemporary photography.

Featurring: Tucker MacNeill, Brett Kallusky, Alexa Kent and David Heberlein.

Running Order:

"Propagandapanda" - Excerpt - Fiona MacNeill

Photography commentary - Tucker MacNeill

"Julie Andrews" - Fiona MacNeill

Interview of Brett Kallusky - Tucker MacNeill

Photography commentary - Alexa Kent

Photography commentary - David Heberlein

"In Progress" featuring sound samples from the Minneapolis city-scape - Fiona MacNeill

References and Samples:
• Woodward, Richard B. ÃïïAltered StatesÃïï ARTnews, March (2006). Pgs 104-109 (online: Altered States)
• Mapplethorpe, Robert. Famous PhotographerÃïïs Quotes: Artquotes.net. Viewed on March 18th. [http://www.artquotes.net/art_quotes/photographers/index.htm]
• Shatner, William. I am Canadian: Frogstar.com (Jeff Goebels Star Trek Fan Pages). Viewed on March 21, 2006
[http://www.frogstar.com/trek/index.asp]

Art by the Photographers:

Croive, by Tucker MacNeill
Copyright Â 2005 by Tucker MacNeill. Used with permission.

Senzo Titulo (Untitled) by Brett Kallusky
Copyright Â 2006 by Brett Kallusky. Used with permission.

Underwater 1 by Alexa Kent
Copyright Â 2005 by Alexa Kent. Used with permission.

Motif Radio: Experimental Art

fiona@two-artists.com — Wed, 8 Mar 2006 06:03:00 GMT
Motif Radio - Show 2
We introduce our first ever, featured artist: The DOCTOr aka Richard Cobelli.
Richard's website: http://www.illeboc-r.com/
Pictures of one of Richard's installations at Not For Human Consumption Sept. 6th 2004
Running order:
BushTalk - Fiona MacNeill,
Howdell - The DOCTOr,
What it feels like to die - The DOCTOr, (Incorrectly labelled as 'What it feels like to be dead' in the show. Motif Radio apologizes to the artist for this mistake).
Part 2 - The DOCTOr,
Part 18 - The DOCTOr,
Part 22 - The DOCTOr,
Part 24 - The DOCTOr,
A side-effect list - Two Artists,
My Love - The DOCTOr,
Womely Wanderings - The DOCTOr,
A business list - Two Artists,
Get on Down - The DOCTOr
Samples: ABC source:http://www.geocities.com/netnewsmusic/abc.html "William Shatner, 1965, in the first American movie ('Incubus') using the "universal" language, Esperanto." Source: http://www.clayloomis.com/movypage.html
Easy-listening music (p) licence

Motif Radio: Pilot Episode

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 20:35:00 GMT
Contents: â1. A Dada poem made with the help of Adrian Searle âAdapted from an original article be Adrian Searle Entitled 'Is anyone there?'. â To view this article click HereâRead by Tucker MacNeill. âInstructions to make a Dadaist Poem by Tristan Tzara: âTake a newspaper.Take a pair of scissors. Choose an article as long as you are planning to make your poem. Cut out the article. Then cut out each of the words that make up this article and put them in a bag. Shake it gently. Then take out the scraps one after the other in the order in which they left the bag. Copy conscientiously. âThe poem will be like you. And here you are a writer, infinitely original and endowed with a sensibility that is charming though beyond the understanding of the vulgar. â2.Performance Issues âReferences: âFaye Hirsch et al. (2005) You had to be there, Art in America Feb 2006 No. 2 pp. 48-53 âNancy Princenthal et al. (2006) Back for One Night Only. Art in American Feb 2006 No. 2 pp. 90-93 âFlashArtonline.com (2005) Interview with RoseLee Goldberg. [Internet] Available from: ââ3. 'An IKEA Life' An original story written by Fiona MacNeill. Read by Tucker MacNeill. Other refs/borrowed stuff: IKEA bed pic from U.S.A. Website, 'Apirate's life for me!' sample (Disney, don't tell on me). 'Dramatic chord', Monty Python and the Holy Grail. âChique Image (p) easy-listening. Useful Links: The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis The Guggenheim organisation The Tate Galleries The Whitechapel Gallery, London FlashArt Magazine Online The Guardian Newspaper, UK Fiona and Tuckerâs Website