I Scream Sunday

Life often takes us by surprise. In the midst of serious moments, we are often surprised by a glint of light we hadn’t seen before, by snow at sunset, by a bead hidden in cloth. Bing Satellites: “Illuminated by a Shaft of Light (25 February 2022)” (28 Pieces) Christopher Short – Guitartronics: “Winter Sunset a Crystalline Wonder” (Winter Soundscapes 2014) Saul Stokes: “Gleaming Being” (Objects and...

Aliens and space music are favorite topics of electronic music creators. This episode shines the light on some of those works. We’ll journey through alien conversations, abductions, and our own alien nature. Syndromeda is heavily featured in this episode, because there’s so much great material there! Fanger & Kersten: “Alien Vocabulary” (Splashdown) Perceptual Defence & Syndromeda: “Two Aliens con...

In Western North Carolina, two years after Hurricane Helene changed everything, we are still on edge when a storm comes through the region. This weekend was no exception: south of us, Hurricane Isaias left dead in its wake, along with severe damage along its path. In this region, the damage was not as bad, but because the landscape was already so damaged after Helene, more trees and branches came...

We’ll hear a selection of RadioSpiral library tracks today for I Scream Sunday, in hopes of invoking the feel of the autumn season. Darkness gathers, the veil between worlds thins, we invoke darker forces hidden from us in the summer sunlight. Michael Brückner: “Invocation” (Drones) David Gerard: “The Betwitching Hour” (Languor) Chromadrift: “The Witching Hour (3:30am) (The Science of Inertia) Alp...

In every life, there are pivotal moments that help define a person, a country, a world. This week, the US and the world commemorated the 25th anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001. I was only a mile and a half away from the World Trade Center, up Fifth Ave. I could see much of it straight down the Ave — and worse, could hear the entire city scream when the towers came down. That sound wi...

Today’s edition of I Scream Sunday is inspired by “Full Fathom Five” (Ariel’s Song) from Shakespeare’s Tempest. We explore bells, the ocean, the siren song of love, and more. Conni St. Pierre: “Bells of the Sea” (Beneath the Waves: Legends of Lost Cities) Robert Dorschel: “If she’s my siren, then let me drown” (Out of Character) Arcticology: “Bells” (Looking for Satellites) The Color of Sleep: “Se...

Food is sustenance, and so much more. It provides comfort, warmth, perhaps memories of home. Today let’s play with our food! In the second hour, the live set — somewhat abbreviated — is called Telicherry Heat. An homage to Lucette Bourdin’s “Pondicherry Heat”, this set celebrates the humble black peppercorn.

I Scream Sunday is back today with a program about history and memory. Skroink is getting involved in a beautiful and difficult oral history project in the American South. Without getting into details (because I can’t), it’s going to be fraught to say the least. The conversations so far have been great, and open, and vulnerable, and I’m honored to be part of this amazing project. So today I’m expl...

Today is Mother’s Day in the United States. Our relationships with our mothers can be complex, or beautiful, or comforting, or even nonexistent. But one fact remains: we are only here because of them. We often take that for granted. A mother’s hands are always busy; they do so much. They provide comfort, they create things, they cook, they pray, they demonstrate affection, sometimes discipline… or...

This long overdue episode highlights the music of Norwegian composer Erik Wøllo, whose album Snow Tides was released in early March of this year. He has been composing and performing since 1980, and his musical range is wide indeed -- from rock and jazz to experimental electronic and classical music. His works have been used in film, theatre, ballet, and art exhibitions. Although he has composed f...

It takes an extraordinary team of people, with technology that defies imagination, along with exceptional courage, to send humans into space. Each time we do, we contribute to something greater than our individual selves. The successful Artemis II journey reminds us that together we are capable of great achievements when we focus on collaborating, working toward a common goal. Today we celebrate s...

Wind finding its way through and under doors, window, and other gaps, can be incredibly eerie. This episode explores the wind. ʞu¡0ɹʞS: “Ghosts” (Over. Tone.) This track was crafted from the sound of high wind through heavy steel doors in a studio that ʞu¡0ɹʞS had in Los Angeles years ago. The sound was so bizarre! You hear us exclaiming at the beginning of the track (we were in a recording sessio...

Fear and hope often live together in an uneasy collaboration. Today we explore both emotions, and the boundaries between the two. John DuVal: “River of Fear (slight reprise)” (Heavy Water) Nettless: “The Lurking Fear” (From Beyond) Gypsy Witch: “Hopes, Fears and Longing” (Unspoken) Simon Slator: “One Man’s Hope” (Halo) Michael Brückner: “A Greater Hope” (The Undercurrent) Lutz Thuns & Wolfgang Gse...

Last week we did a show called Cold Sun, and in the course of the show I was asked if I were going to play anything by the project called Cold Sun. I confess I had forgotten about this particular project (shame on me!), and we didn’t have any of the music in our library… until now. This week I’m making up for it by playing tracks from Cold Sun, also known as Simon Slator, a longtime ambient artist...

It’s interesting how random remarks in life cause crazy inspiration. This past week I read a weather update from our local (very skilled) meteorologist who referred to the “cold sun” — and that hooked me. So here’s a very chilly show about the sun in winter, and other types of cold light. playman54: “Misty Light Through Skeleton Trees” (Reflections of Winter Landscapes) Christopher Short – Guitart...

Today is the full “Snow” moon, shining its cold light on the winter world. Loneward: “Hush Upon the Wind” (Moongate) Conni St. Pierre: “Setting Moon” (Between the Branches: Legends Of The Wild) Roy Mattson: “Melancholy Moon” (Melancholy Moon) Jack Hertz: “Late Last Night We Played With The Moon” (FOURTH WORLD IS – Jon Hassell Tribute) James Shain: “Did the Moon Shine” (Windowless Journey) In the s...

A large swath of the US is covered in dangerous ice and freezing rain this weekend. The ʞu¡0ɹʞS household has taken refuge outside the worst of it, but we know that some others of the RadioSpiral family are stuck in it. So today’s program is all about the ice, and we’re keeping good thoughts about all the folks stuck in the cold. No live set today — I didn’t bring the right gadgets to play a live...

January and February tend to feel disproportionately long after the lights and anticipation of the winter holidays. But there is beauty in the bleakness, too — the quiet and stillness a good reminder that we can slow down for a while, and look inward. Today we feature a variety of artists from the RadioSpiral library: Sydalesis: “Bleak Landscape” (Living Machine) Altus: “Winter Embrace – Part II”...

It’s an odd thing: the title of the live set for today came to me in a dream, with no other guidance. So I’m making today’s show about vibrancy, electricity, vitality, and joy. Bing Satellites: “Electricity” (The ambient world of Bing Satellites, volume one: 2008 – 2010) Broekhuis, Keller & Schönwälder feat. Raughi Ebert & Thomas Kagermann: “Electric Chess” (Repelen Revisited) Spheric Lounge: “Ele...

The twelve nights of Yule begin around the solstice, which was last Sunday. These days are a liminal time when the veil between worlds is thin, and spirits, gods, and ancestors should be honored. It is also the time to welcome the return of the sun, who slowly wakes from his winter slumber. Our time starts in darkness, and then turns to greet the light. Welcome, one and all, to our Yuletide celebr...

Today is the Winter Solstice in the northern hemisphere. During these darkest days (and that has more than one meaning of late), it is easy to forget that the sun will return, that the light will come again. We’ll hear tracks from Edges of Solstice, a compilation created for Winter Solstice 2019 for a previous iteration of this show. VÆRNA: “Winter’s Flight” Mr. Spiral: “Cold Blue Night 1 – Prelud...

We continue the theme of snow for this week’s I Scream Sunday, with lots more great tracks from the RadioSpiral library. George L. Smyth: “A Snowflake, A Cobweb” (Haiku Music Volume 5) Conni St. Pierre: “Snowfields” (Mountain Spirits) Spheric Lounge: “Snow” (Session 84 06.12.2007) Bing Satellites: “Song for a Snow Day” (Snow Day) John DuVal: “Snowflakes at Dusk” (Onward Through the Fog) Cousin Sil...

Snow has many characters, depending on humidity, temperature, wind, and so on. Light and fluffy, wet and heavy, cutting, comforting… Today we stand in the first snow of the season (yes, I know, it’s already snowed in many places)… Scott Lawlor: “Midnight Ice Crystals” (Reflections of Snow) Shane Morris: “Walking in the Snow” (Silver Storm) Subtle Sift: “Forsta Sno (First Snow)” (Somber Frequencies...

We’re looking to the stars on this edition of I Scream Sunday, hosted by ʞu¡0ɹʞS. Especially as the nights grow colder and the skies clearer, the stars feels as though they’re closer. Journey with us as we look outward. Phillip Wilkerson: “Among the Nebulae – Ambient Mix” (The Stars and Afterward) Robert Logan: “Binary Star” – (Sculptor Galaxy) Simon Wilkinson: “Birth of a Distant Star” (Birth of...

Today’s I Scream Sunday will be I Whisper Sunday, as I, Whispering Cosmos, takes over the radio broadcast instead of Skro!nk as she cannot do her show. Leading with this beautiful view of the city where I grew up, Málaga, focusing on the horizon, that will be our theme for today. Gaze upon where land, sea and sky join together while we listen to the music of artists like Kuutana, Sevish, Chromadri...