Process Sound...
In honor of Kate Radford and those who knew her, this project is a journey into improvised sound.
Using Kate’s own gear—loopers, microphones, mixers—I explore intuition, repetition, and presence in music.
Exploring the Essence of Pure Improvisation in Sound
11. November 24, 2023 - Tarnów
Night Soundtrack
Late that night I was improvising when something unexpected began to happen. I didn’t realise the recorder was already on, quietly listening with me. [...]
12. November 30, 2023 - Tarnów
Nowhere
Nowhere, but so much here. [...]
13. December 7, 2023 - Wrocław
It's Just A Road
After a longer pause, I returned to improvising — yesterday and today. The hands were slower, the listening softer, but the sound slowly opened again. [...]
14. December 10, 2023 - Wrocław
Longing
Listening again to the loops I recently recorded, I notice new details each time. I return to them, reshaping the sound and adding a soft hi-hat pulse. [...]
15. January 1, 2024 - Tarnów
Breaking
At the turn of the year, after a longer pause, I returned to making sound. Work and daily life filled most of the time, but the need for music was still there. [...]
16.1. January 4, 2024 - Tarnów
Ups & Downs
Instant Composition — a piece shaped by the mood of the day and the physical state that came with my weekly medicine. [...]
16.2. January 7, 2024 - Tarnów
Not Know
This Instant Composition is part of my Ups & Downs. I recorded it in the moment on January 4, 2024, then later came back to it and made it shorter. [...]
" ". January 8, 2024 - Tarnów
Musicality of technical equipment.
While working on a construction site, I came across a loose pipe and wondered how it might sound. [...]
17. January 14, 2024 - Wrocław
Inner Energy
I hope these sounds offer a quiet moment for whoever listens — a small pause from the everyday noise. [...]
18. January 21, 2024 - Tarnów
Night Desert Express
Back in Tarnów, I spent some time listening to Arabic rhythms and scales. After a few days with these sounds, I felt drawn to play with them. [...]
Kate Radford was “multi-award winning artist, poet, and performer. Rooted in using words and sounds as a seismic catalyst for shifting cultural narratives that have prophesied women’s lives, and transferring psychic shadows into light. Influences include mythology, philosophy on literature and word, somatic practices, ritual practice and land practice in combination with technology and contemporary art.”
She took her own life in 2021. She was only 32 years old.