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motif#11 RUPTURE

Call for Submissions now open

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Artist in Residence: 16bard. Playing new work from the Forsyth Sessions every Wednesday at 12:00 and 23:00 BST.

Raffaele Pezzella’s 

The Recognition Test - show #353

9am Sunday 17th November, repeated 11pm Thursday 21st November [UK time].

Details on the schedule page.

<1NTWRK 

Wiosna97  - single artist mix on grey clay radio

9pm Sunday 10th November and 1am Thursday 14th November (UK time).

A story of warm machine interiors and windswept icy exteriors, to keep you snug on a cold November night.

More on the schedule page.

MOSS:07NOV24 

Another snapshot has been taken of the last two week’s new additions to the grey clay schedule (aka the Mossy Shallows). 

Here for you, another 90 (ish) minute mix by Thébru Čelet, for your morose self-nurture.

Playing Saturday 9th November 1pm (UK time) then repeated Mondays 1am and Thursdays 9am (also UK time)

Timestamped Track list on the Schedule Page.

The AFTER VOLTER of Saent Ungus 

Guest Mix by AFTERVOLTER

From Irving Paul Pereira (aka AFTERVOLTER)a special mix of his upcoming album The AFTER VOLTER of Saent Ungus. Playing Thursday 7th November 5am and 12 noon UK time. Repeated weekly.

Details and legend on the schedule page

Generative Wastelands 08

Saturday 2nd November 2024 11pm and  Monday 4th November 7pm UK time. Episode 08 extends the theme to the new location of Florida.

Details on the schedule page

ANAKRONISM 12

The dramatic and emotional new mix by Signalstoerung featuring new sounds from artists on the Adventurous Music label. Playing 7pm Friday 1st November and 5am Monday 4th November (UK time) then repeated same days and times.

See schedule page for track list.

In November...

PROTOTYPING 40 years of one of a kind making

(Part 1.) A new special feature on the music of Oliver Schoeffler, spanning the last 4 decades. Full details on the schedule page. 

Now released by Broken Bottle Productions.

FEATURED ALBUM: 

SENSA Drone Day 2024

by 

Various Artists

Released 27th May 2024

https://sensa-org-za.bandcamp.com/album/drone-day-2024

OK, OK, this isn’t going to be quite like a classic featured album slot again. Yes it’s an album you can buy on Bandcamp, but no, it’s not playing end to end like a typical grey clay featured album, and the reason is that in its entirety it is soooo long it won’t fit the max 2hrs slot scheduled. So again I have set it to randomised play so that every day it plays it will shuffle the tracks and all will get played multiple times. (A great reason to tune in every day at 5pm UK time!) It’s a super long release because it’s the SENSA Drone Day 2024 recorded work and the clue’s in the name (day) so was never going to be typical (physical) album length. (Yay Bandcamp!)

It was all aired on grey clay radio back in May this year but, as I have permission for playing, I just couldn’t help feeling that the sheer quality of work coming from this incredibly vibrant experimental scene warranted more air play on the station and I am grateful to Mr Jacques van Zyl for the opportunity.

The full album consists of 33 tracks of varying lengths and the only ones missed out in this feature are the ones that are over an hour in length - for purely practical reasons.

For the full track list go to https://sensa-org-za.bandcamp.com/album/drone-day-2024 and while you’re there, check out their previous years albums. All artists played on GCR have a profile in this website so if you hear something you want, you are only a couple of clicks away from owning it.

The SENSA Drone Day 2024 work is a fascinating introduction to this deeply moving and beautiful musical subgenre, and often also reflects the fabulous localised music/sound/cultural traditions from Southern Africa that further enrich the experience.

In case you don’t already know, Drone Day is an international event that happens every year in May and comprises a panoply of performances of drone and drone-related experimental work with contributions from across the globe (https://droneday.org). It’s huge - and it has been a privilege for grey clay radio to broadcast work on the day (and weekend of) from SENSA these past two years. (Also this year work from the Beirut Synthesiser Centre (https://www.instagram.com/beirutsynthcenter/?hl=en), Frome’s own Breezeblock Beats (https://breezeblockbeats.com) and to do GCR’s first ever live broadcast by Terminal Optimism and Tortured Circuits, restreamed by the Kyivpastrans super Drone Day marathon.) (https://kyivpastrans.bandcamp.com/album/drones-for-drones-volume-3).

SENSA stands for Sonic Exploration Network Southern Africa. It is run by Garth Erasmus, Rosemary Lombard, Chantelle Gray, Jacques van Zyl, Daniel W J McKenzie and Aragorn Eloff. 

https://www.sensa.org.za

T.Čelet (Nov 24)

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The featured album plays daily at 5pm, UK time.

EX!Zine

grey clay radio is proud to be featured in the first issue of EX! Magazine for Experimental Art (audio, visual, text, etc.).

The print version includes the 84-page zine (printed climate-neutral on recycled paper), the digital compilation, a download code for an exclusive album by Signalstoerung, and a surprise CD from the Attenuation Circuit label (for the first orders).

https://adventurousmusic.bandcamp.com/album/ex-zine-edition-1

deep motif.

Selections of past motif show tracks, playing for 2 hours, 3 times a week! See schedule page for more info.

THA_LAB.

Transmission 3

Starting 9pm Monday 7th October, UK time.

The third deep dark guest mix for grey clay by Thierry Arnal. Mondays, 9pm & Fridays 3am, UK time.

Details on the schedule page.

An invitation to contribute to Miss Canine Hoe's sound project...

    On Earth

Information and the online form  here.