On Air - On Site : 48 Hours of Radio Art

Aired on May 24th 12:15 CEST 2025
A Loop Within A Loop
Genre: Field Recording, Radio Art
Duration: 30 min
The Glasgow underground is a simple circular, concentric route travelling in both directions. The Inner Circle or the Outer Circle are the only choices - and if you plumped for the wrong one it takes only 24 minutes to do a complete circuit. Although at times incredibly noisy (you sometimes leave the train feeling mildly traumatised by the sound) the subway is undeniably one of Glasgow’s best-known and most familiar soundmarks. A Loop Within a Loop re-imagines the sounds of the subway network in an exploration of circularity, repetition and looped systems. Featuring field recordings made on the underground and interviews with former train drivers, voices and sounds loop and repeat, come and go, ebb and flow - evoking the sensations of the subway - the rhythms, sounds and smells, the motion of the train, the grinding repetition experienced by the drivers, the impenetrable darkness and the light at the end of the tunnel.

Featuring:

Mark Vernon

Mark Vernon is a Glasgow based artist who explores notions of audio archaeology, magnetic memory and nostalgia through his sound and radio works. At the core of his practice lies a fascination with the intimacy of the radio voice, environmental sound and the re-appropriation of found recordings.

http://meagreresource.com

The 2025 edition will be broadcast online from 8 pm on May 23 to 8 pm on May 25 (CET)