The Getty's Close Radio Podcast: Recent Episodes
Getty Research Institute
Close Radio was broadcast on Los Angeles Radio station KPFK bwteen 1976 and 1979. The program allowed artists to present sound and art projects and performances via radio broadcast. This podcast presents 17 audio episodes, chosen from the more than 100 broadcasts produced by Close Radio. All artorks in this podcast are copyright of the artists who created them. Please do not reproduce without permission of the artist. This podcast is made available in conjunction with the exhibition "Evidence of Movement" on view at the Getty Research Institute's galleries at the Getty Center from July 10 to October 7, 2007. Hear more episodes from Close Radio at getty.edu. Look for the exhibition "Evidence of Movement."
Broadcast June 1978. Information about CEAC's "Strike Magazine," which was critical of dominant capitalist ideologies. Includes interviews with Amerigo Marras, and music by the punk band the Diodes © 1977, 2007 Crash and Burn Music/SOCAN. Presented by the Getty Research Institute
© LAFMS. Recorded live November 3, 1977. A concert of experimental music and performance. Presented by the Getty Research Institute
Broadcast February 7, 1978. Peppered with social commentary, the artist narrates his walk from Los Angeles toward the mountains. Presented by the Getty Research Institute
Broadcast February 21, 1979. A performance broken into segments of song, music, and sound poetry, and sometimes a combination of all three. By Co-Accident: Kirby Malone, Chris Mason, Marshall Reese, Alec Bernstein, and Mitchell Pressman. Presented by the Getty Research Institute
© Deep Listening Publications. Broadcast January 5, 1978. A meditative accordion concert by the musician who started the "deep listening" movement. Presented by the Getty Research Institute
Broadcast July 7, 1977. A "sculpture of sounds" by instruments made from found materials. Presented by the Getty Research Institute
Broadcast May 9, 1977. The artist tells back stories and plays excerpts from his onestring-instrument concerts. Presented by the Getty Research Institute
Broadcast October 6, 1977. Recordings in Zurich, Switzerland of performances by various artists. Maurizio Nannucci material © Zona Archives, Florence, Italy. Presented by the Getty Research Institute
Broadcast January 29, 1978. One-voice performances of characters the artist imagined were representative of America after a cross-country trip taken in the late 1960s. Presented by the Getty Research Institute
Broadcast January 12, 1978. Instructions for an acoustic sculpture with a discussion afterwards. Presented by the Getty Research Institute
© Humaneer Music, BMI. Recorded live November 10, 1977. Punk rock music by an L.A. band. Presented by the Getty Research Institute
Recorded live July 7, 1977. Youngblood, an electronic media arts scholar, discusses six new technologies that artists are using. Presented by the Getty Research Institute
Broadcast November 22, 1976. An opera in three acts featuring an orchestra of automobiles. Presented by the Getty Research Institute
© Estate of Ronald Benom. Broadcast June 9, 1977. Stories about a particular room from multiple perspectives. Presented by the Getty Research Institute
Broadcast May 1978. © Estate of Douglas Huebler ©, Estate of Jack Goldstein ©, 2007 Lawrence Weiner/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Marc Pally, T.J. Silverlake, The Poetics (Mike Kelley, Tony Oursler, and Don Krieger).
Recorded live, April 1978. A long duet sung in noises and short bits of popular culture. Presented by the Getty Research Institute