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Haroon Mirza's Machine

Hosted by Victoria Brooks , Andrew Bonacina

Originally aired 3/22/12

The Island

Haroon Mirza's Machine

Hosted by Victoria Brooks , Andrew Bonacina

Originally aired 3/22/12

Artist Haroon Mirza's 2012 performance featuring a machine he created during his residency at the Clocktower Gallery (NYC) as part of The Island Studio Sessions. The construction is made of found furniture, circuits, gadgetry, optical devices and ???

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Warper Party: Radio Wonderland

Hosted by DJ Shakey

Originally aired 3/19/12

A set by Radio Wonderland for the Warper event at the Clocktower on January 12, 2012. Also known as Joshua Fried, this one-man dance party uses random objects and live FM radio to make hyperactive electronic melodies out of commercial noises.

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Taraka Larson, The Now Age

Hosted by Joe Ahearn

Originally aired 3/12/12

A multimedia dissection of contemporary conceptions of time in the context of music and its relationship to symbology, particularly in the transference from metaphor to kitsch, from the creators of Prince Rama, plus a panel hosted by Jon Kessler.

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Warper Party: Tsunami Bass Experience

Hosted by DJ Shakey

Originally aired 3/12/12

A set by the Tsunami Bass Experience performed live at the Warper Party at the Clocktower event on Jan. 12, 2012, designed to enlighten humans and enhance reality in the form of interactive Bass Culture guaranteed to wobble your booty.

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Regional de NY (Brazilian Choro and Samba)

Hosted by Alanna Heiss , Natalia Ivanova

Originally aired 2/27/12

A live set by the Brazlilian chorinho band, Regional de NY recorded during the Clocktower Gallery's Samba na Casa do Gato celebration for Valentine's Day 2012, an evening of food, music and love hosted by journalist/organizer Thiago Carrapatoso.

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Warper Party: Banginclude Live Set

Hosted by DJ Shakey

Originally aired 2/27/12

A set by the electronic musician Banginclude--a devotee and activist in the Controllerism movement of alternative devices for manipulating audio and a DJ Shakey associate--performed live at the Warper Party at the Clocktower event on Jan. 12, 2012.

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Warper Party: No Use For Humans Set

Hosted by DJ Shakey

Originally aired 2/20/12

A set played by No Use For Humans for a Warper event at the Clocktower, January 2012. NUFH is a project of drummer Steve Honoshowsky who has experimented with a wild and creative variety of percussion and drum setups, both acoustic and electronic.

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Elliott Sharp, Beneath the Valley of Gwangi

Hosted by Alanna Heiss

Originally aired 2/6/12

Guitarist/composer Elliott Sharp in a solo for guitars and electronics at the Clocktower Gallery on Jan. 24, 2012 as part of the Canyon Candy exhibition performance series. Sharp created a new soundtrack for a classic sci-fi flick by Ray Harryhausen.

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Warper Party: DJ ATOM Set

Hosted by DJ Shakey

Originally aired 2/6/12

Matt Inconiglios aka DJ ATOM was one of 24 artists who performed at the Clocktower Gallery as part of DJ Shakey's Warper Party project and marathon performance on Jan. 12, 2012. Hear his mixes of music, sounds and dialogue, steeped in dance beat.

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Warper Party: Honeychild Coleman Set

Hosted by DJ Shakey

Originally aired 1/30/12

Mezzo-soprano avant-genre artist Carolyn “Honeychild" Coleman was one of 24 artists who performed at the Clocktower Gallery as part of DJ Shakey's Warper Party project and marathon performance on Jan. 12, 2012. Kate Bush meets Sarah Vaughn.

RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Nomi Ruiz: Borough Gypsy Mixtape & Interview Hosted by Jeannie Hopper Radio show Album download here! Plus Jeannie Hopper and Nomi Ruiz discuss her 2013 album, Borough Gypsy, recorded in part in the Clocktower studio. Ruiz reflects on the gritty 90's Brooklyn culture that is reflected in her music, particularly in this album. Jeannie Hopper speaks with singer/songwriter Nomi Ruiz about her recent Clocktower residency project. Over the course of her two month stay, Ruiz completed Borough Gypsy, her sophomore album. She talks about growing up in Brooklyn in the midst of... Originally aired 5/9/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Peals & Romantic States Hosted by Joe Ahearn Radio show An electronic/psynch in studio music performance by Baltimore based bands Peals and Romantic States live in the Clocktower's main gallery. The performance is followed by an interview where both bands discuss the idiosyncrasies of their work. Peals and Romantic States perform in the Clocktower's main gallery, followed by interviews with Joe Ahearn. Peals is William Cashion (of Future Islands) and Bruce Willen (formerly of Double Dagger) from Baltimore, Maryland. Romantic States is Jim... Originally aired 4/22/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Ben Vida and Eli Keszler Radio show Sound artist and composer, Ben Vida, and percussionist Eli Kezler, joined forces at the Clocktower on April 9, 2013. Together, the presented their electronic compositions for digital and analog synthesis, drums, and automated percussion. A live recording of composer and sound artist Ben Vida's performance at the Clocktower with percussionist Eli Keszler, presenting electronic compositions for digital and analog synthesis, drums, and automated percussion that he developed as part of... Originally aired 4/22/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events After Hours Radio, Room Mate Grace Hotel Hosted by Jeannie Hopper, David Weinstein Radio show A collection of sounds and conversations from participants in our After Hours series event in April 2013 produced in partnership with Times Square Arts featuring a video installation by Marco Brambilla and sound by Cammisa Buerhaus. A collection of sounds and conversations from our live streamcast from the Room Mate Grace Hotel in April 2013 produced by the Clocktower Gallery in partnership with Times Square Arts and media partner Hyperallergic. The program, part of an ongoing... Originally aired 4/12/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Gamelatron: Clock Mode Radio show A recording of the sounds from the Gamelatron Jalan Jiwo, an automated network of bells, chimes, and gongs that envelops visitors in meditative tones and story-like polyphonies, composed by artist A Taylor Kuffner specially for the Clocktower. In the fall of 2012 artist and compoer A Taylor Kuffner installed his robotic, self-playing Gamelan hybrid in the Clocktower's main gallery. In this site-specific iteration of his creation, called Gamelatron Jalan Jiwo, some forty instruments,... Originally aired 3/25/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Phone Tag, Live Hosted by Joe Ahearn Radio show Synth-pop studio project, Phone Tag, recorded live in the Clocktower studios. Joe Ahearn interviews it's four members; frontman Gryphon Graham, Noah Hanlon on drums, Bodhi Landa on bass, and Eliza Walton on synth. The band is based out of Brooklyn. A February 2013 performance recorded live in our studios for radio, along with an interview hosted by Joe Ahearn. Phone Tag is a synth-pop studio project of Brooklyn-based producer and bandleader Gryphon Graham, whose live band includes Noah Hanlon... Originally aired 2/25/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Richard Garet, Affects/Effects Hosted by David Weinstein Radio show Sound and visual artist Garet talks about his 2013 Clocktower project, history and practice where artifacts of information (some say noise) have become his epigraph in recent works: sound affects the image and, vice versa, the image affects sound. Sound and visual artist Richard Garet meets host David Weinstein to talk about his project room installation at the Clocktower Gallery in January 2013. Garet reveals his early influences, how playing with footpedals can redirect a young punk rocker... Originally aired 2/18/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Cammisa Buerhaus, Chroma Color Organ Hosted by Joe Ahearn Radio show In this collaborative trio performance with saxophonist Tamio Shiraishi, and vocalist/dancer Tara Fenamore, Cammisa Buerhaus performs on her Chroma Color Organ in the Clocktower and then Joe Ahearn talks to the performers. In this collaborative trio performance with saxophonist Tamio Shiraishi, and vocalist/dancer Tara Fenamore, Cammisa Buerhaus performs on her Chroma Color Organ in the Clocktower's Main Gallery for an exclusive radio session in December 2012. Plus... Originally aired 1/14/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Muck Interview Hosted by Joe Ahearn Radio show Curator Joe Ahearn speaks with Muck, the Icelandic hardcore/punk band. They discuss their music, time spent as the band in-residence at the Clocktower and their influences. The band also plays some new music recorded during their 2013 residency. Joe Ahearn sits down and speaks with the Icelandic hardcore/punk band Muck. As the winter 2013 Clocktower band in-residence, the group discusses their experience in New York and their music. During the interview, the band plays their newly recorded... Originally aired 1/14/13 Listen Read More »