Misophonia is a chronic condition characterized by highly negative emotional responses to auditory triggers such as chewing, lip smacking, breathing, sniffling, coughing or slurping. This radio piece explores the world of bodily sounds and reflects the ways in which this health issue has been covered by the media. Can we perceive misophonic trigger sounds as music?
Carlo Patrão is a Portuguese radio producer based in New York City.
Deep Wireless 13 Online Album was produced by New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) for the 2018 edition of the annual Deep Wireless Festival of Radio & Transmission Art. The contents of the album were curated by NAISA from an international call for submissions on the theme Sonic Reflections.
Editions 9 through 13 of the Deep Wireless Compilation are available on NAISA's Soundcloud site. Previous compact disc editions can be heard online at naisa.ca/media-archive/compactdiscs/
Copyright of the works belongs to the artists who have agreed to have their work on NAISA's Soundcloud page.
Note that Deep Wireless 13 is not available for download. Community and public radio or internet broadcasters should contact NAISA directly for access to the works for airplay. Contact naisa@naisa.ca for more information.
Artistic Director: Darren Copeland
Executive Director: Nadene Thériault-Copeland
Image Illustration: Prashant Miranda