Soundworlds

Soundworlds

Soundworlds is your gateway to the sonic multiverse. We commission artists, musicians and theatre-makers to compose immersive audio worlds, which we're calling sonic theatre: an intoxicating blend of music and storytelling, documentary and fiction. From short trips to multipart odysseys, Soundworlds transports listeners to strange new places wherever they may be. Winner of Best Fiction Podcast (British Podcast Awards 2022) and Best Use of Sound (BBC Radio Drama Awards 2023). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

S2 E08 — Are You Ready, B*tch?

April 28, 2022 • 15 mins
Writer and theatre-maker Travis Alabanza conjures a riotous fantasy of spectacular queer resistance, sparked by the apparently mundane act of four trans friends leaving the house together. With an original score by DJ and producer Mwen. Featuring Afi, Chloe Filani, Alexis Meshida & Ebun Sodipo. Directed by Paige Eakin Young, with sound design by Ross Flight. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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S2 E07 — iLoop

March 17, 2022 • 32 mins
Musician and theatre-maker Aminita Francis uses looped vocals, song and spoken word to navigate her own mental health crisis in this virtuosic new piece of solo hip-hop theatre. With additional music and production by Matt Huxley, sound design and mixing by Ross Flight, and directed by Paige Eakin Young. Co-commissioned by Camden People's Theatre. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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S2 E06 — WORK

February 24, 2022 • 30 mins
Playwright and performer Joana Nastari presents a new sonic theatre piece based on her award-winning theatrical love letter to strippers: Fuck You Pay Me. With a banging favela-funk score by Char Bickley. Starring Joana Nastari and Chloe Petts. Directed by Bethany Pitts, dramaturgy by Bethany Pitts and Paige Eakin Young, and sound design by Ross Flight. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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S2 E05 — Town Is By The Sea

February 3, 2022 • 16 mins
Anna Rheingans of folk duo The Rheingans Sisters provides vivid musical tableaux in this sonic adaptation of Joanne Schwartz's award-winning children's book, depicting a day in the life of a young boy growing up in a seaside mining town in Nova Scotia. Featuring Vox Smith as Davey. Directed by Paige Eakin Young, text by Joanne Schwartz, and sound design/mixing by Ross Flight. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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S2 E04 — CARE

January 20, 2022 • 35 mins
Canadian performance company Quote Unquote Collective construct a multicultural, multi-national, multi-lingual rallying cry for universal childcare, using a cappella vocal music and verbatim interviews with caregivers from around the world. Crafted by Amy Nostbakken & Norah Sadava. Additional mixing and mastering by Matt Smith. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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S2 E03 — A Christmas Party

December 2, 2021 • 30 mins
Singer-songwriter Douglas Dare plays a festive living-room set at an East London Christmas party in this holiday special, which embroils the listener in all the messiness of the season. With text co-written and performed by George Heyworth. Conceived and directed by Paige Eakin Young. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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S2 E02 — Outside Is The Sky

November 23, 2021 • 27 mins
Aho Ssan's experimental electronic album Simulacrum becomes a sonic dystopia and the setting for a chilling fable that draws on the artist's own experiences growing up in the French suburbs. With text by James Ginzburg. Voices by Tevye Matheson. Conceived and directed by Paige Eakin Young. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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S2 E01 — After Weeks of Rain

November 4, 2021 • 17 mins
Christopher Cerrone's pulsing electroacoustic album Liminal Highway is transformed into a luminous landscape for this dreamlike journey through city streets, in pursuit of a mysterious woman. With text by Stephanie Fleischmann and flutes by Tim Munro. Performed by Ally Murphy. Conceived and directed by Paige Eakin Young. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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Home Tapes - Part 1: Two Different Skies

October 29, 2020 • 17 mins
The first of three new sonic theatre commissions from artists on the Erased Tapes label, reflecting on the concept of "home". Composer-saxophonist Daniel Thorne contrasts vivid, sensuous impressions from his childhood home of Perth, Australia, and from his adopted home of Liverpool, England. Written, composed and performed by Daniel Thorne. Editing and dramaturgy by Paige Eakin Young. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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Home Tapes - Part 2: Local Landscapes in the West of Ireland

October 29, 2020 • 18 mins
The second of three new sonic theatre commissions from artists on the Erased Tapes label, reflecting on the concept of "home". American multi-instrumentalist and singer Peter Broderick takes a wander through the landscapes, both natural and manmade, of his adopted home on the west coast of Ireland. Featuring music from his album Blackberry (courtesy of Erased Tapes). Written, performed and recorded by Peter Broderick. Dramaturgy by...

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Home Tapes - Part 3: Coming Home

October 29, 2020 • 17 mins
The last of three new sonic theatre commissions from artists on the Erased Tapes label, reflecting on the concept of "home". English songsmith Douglas Dare shares the euphoria of a night out with his chosen family: the fabulous denizens of London's queer East End. Composed, performed and recorded by Douglas Dare. Written by Paige Eakin Young, from interviews with the artist. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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Man On Wire

October 15, 2020 • 30 mins
Club Gewalt's electro-pop documentary based on Philippe Petit’s legendary tightrope walk between New York’s Twin Towers in 1974. In this new audio adaptation of their 2014 production, members of the Rotterdam-based performance collective relate Petit's extraordinary feat to their own ambitions and fears as artists. A Club Gewalt production, presented by Soundworlds. Concept, recording and editing by Sanna Elon Vrij, Robbert Klein &...

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love - Part 1: Gazebo

October 1, 2020 • 14 mins
The first of four sonic theatre miniatures inspired by the suffocating interiors and suburban tableaux of Raymond Carver's iconic 1981 short story collection. "Gazebo" is adapted and directed by Paige Eakin Young, with music by Matt Huxley. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love - Part 2: Sacks

October 1, 2020 • 14 mins
The second of four sonic theatre miniatures inspired by the suffocating interiors and suburban tableaux of Raymond Carver's iconic 1981 short story collection. "Sacks" is adapted and directed by Paige Eakin Young, with music by Matt Huxley. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love - Part 3: I Could See The Smallest Thing

October 1, 2020 • 16 mins
The third of four sonic theatre miniatures inspired by the suffocating interiors and suburban tableaux of Raymond Carver's iconic 1981 short story collection. "I Could See The Smallest Thing" is adapted and directed by Paige Eakin Young, with music and sound design by Alex Groves. Featuring vocals by Hatis Noit. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love - Part 4: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love

October 1, 2020 • 14 mins
The last of four sonic theatre miniatures inspired by the suffocating interiors and suburban tableaux of Raymond Carver's iconic 1981 short story collection. "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" is adapted and directed by Paige Eakin Young, with music by Matt Huxley and sound design by Alex Groves. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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Remnants - Part 1

September 17, 2020 • 23 mins
The first in a three-part sonic theatre piece by Paige Eakin Young, based on Courtney Angela Brkic’s memoir The Stone Fields. Drawn to Bosnia by her family history, Courtney joins a UN forensics team helping to excavate the mass graves at Srebrenica, unbeknownst to her father. Featuring a score by Christian Mason and Shelley Parker, based on traditional Balkan vocal music. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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Remnants - Part 2

September 17, 2020 • 17 mins
The second in a three-part sonic theatre piece by Paige Eakin Young, based on Courtney Angela Brkic’s memoir The Stone Fields. Courtney tells the sad tale of her aunt Ljubica who fell in love with a war criminal. Featuring a score by Christian Mason and Shelley Parker, based on traditional Balkan vocal music. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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Remnants - Part 3

September 17, 2020 • 20 mins
The third in a three-part sonic theatre piece by Paige Eakin Young, based on Courtney Angela Brkic’s memoir The Stone Fields. Courtney concludes the story of her grandmother Andjelka, who was arrested for hiding her Jewish lover from the Fascists. Featuring a score by Christian Mason and Shelley Parker, based on traditional Balkan vocal music. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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