Shipwreck Radio
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Shipwreck Radio is a series of albums by Nurse With Wound
documenting their residency in Lofoten
, Norway
during June and July 2004. Invited to stay in the unofficial capital, fishing village Svolvær
, Steven Stapleton
and Colin Potter were commissioned to produce 3 radio broadcasts per week for local station Lofotradioen of music constructed from whatever they heard or could find around the island. The project was instigated by Anne Hilde Neset and Rob Young of The Wire
and by Kunst I Nordland, an organisation committed to bringing contemporary art to county of Nordland
http://www.artinnordland.no/mainpage_english.html.
The duo created 24 broadcasts in total, each of either 15 or 30 minutes duration. Each broadcast was preceded by a jingle of a male voice saying "Velkommen Til Utvær" followed by a female voice saying the English translation "Welcome To Utvær", Utvær being the most remote island in Lofoten, with no permanent residents but 2 lighthouse keepers on hand http://www.jensbua.no/en/attraksjonar/utver.html. Many of the broadcasts treated or manipulated the two introductory voices with one consisting of nothing but such manipulations. 20 of these transmissions have been made available by Nurse With Wound across a number of separate releases with all tracks listed only by the date of original broadcast.
Disc One
Disc Two
An initial run of 150 copies came with a third disc entitled Lofoten Deadhead.
June 15 mostly consists of untreated recordings of Stapleton and Potter walking around their environs recording basic sounds for use.
Disc One
Disc Two
The first 250 copies came with a third disc entitled Gulls Just Wanna Have Fun, consisting of 12 untitled tracks. 4 of these are approximately 15 minutes long, 2 being preceded by the "Welcome to Utvær" jingle. As they have not been given the dated titles found on the other releases, it is unclear if these are additional broadcasts or outtakes and rejects from the sessions.
Nurse with Wound
Nurse with Wound is the main recording name for British musician Steven Stapleton. Nurse with Wound was originally a band, formed in 1978 by Stapleton, John Fothergill and Heman Pathak...
documenting their residency in Lofoten
Lofoten
Lofoten is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Though lying within the Arctic Circle, the archipelago experiences one of the world's largest elevated temperature anomalies relative to its high latitude.-Etymology:...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
during June and July 2004. Invited to stay in the unofficial capital, fishing village Svolvær
Svolvær
-Communications:Parts of the town is built on small islands connected by bridges. There is a regional airport near the town, Svolvær Airport, Helle, and Svolvær is a port of call for Hurtigruten. There is a ferry connection Svolvær to Skutvik in Hamarøy, and express boat connections to Bodø...
, Steven Stapleton
Steven Stapleton
Steven Peter Stapleton is a British musician and the only constant member of experimental improv outfit Nurse with Wound...
and Colin Potter were commissioned to produce 3 radio broadcasts per week for local station Lofotradioen of music constructed from whatever they heard or could find around the island. The project was instigated by Anne Hilde Neset and Rob Young of The Wire
The Wire (magazine)
The Wire is a British avant garde music magazine, founded in 1982 by jazz promoter Anthony Wood and journalist Chrissie Murray. The magazine initially concentrated on contemporary jazz and improvised music, but branched out in the early 1990s to various types of experimental music...
and by Kunst I Nordland, an organisation committed to bringing contemporary art to county of Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
http://www.artinnordland.no/mainpage_english.html.
The duo created 24 broadcasts in total, each of either 15 or 30 minutes duration. Each broadcast was preceded by a jingle of a male voice saying "Velkommen Til Utvær" followed by a female voice saying the English translation "Welcome To Utvær", Utvær being the most remote island in Lofoten, with no permanent residents but 2 lighthouse keepers on hand http://www.jensbua.no/en/attraksjonar/utver.html. Many of the broadcasts treated or manipulated the two introductory voices with one consisting of nothing but such manipulations. 20 of these transmissions have been made available by Nurse With Wound across a number of separate releases with all tracks listed only by the date of original broadcast.
Shipwreck Radio Volume One
A double CD issued on Colin Potter's own ICR label. The release is subtitled "Seven Sonic Structures From Utvær". It was issued in November 2004.Disc One
- - June 15 – 16:01
- - June 17 – 30:39
- - July 24 – 15:22
Disc Two
- - June 5 – 15:13
- - July 6 – 15:02
- - June 3 – 15:57
- - June 20 – 15:26
An initial run of 150 copies came with a third disc entitled Lofoten Deadhead.
- - July 8 – 14:51
- - June 15 – 30:02
- - July 10 – 15:08
June 15 mostly consists of untreated recordings of Stapleton and Potter walking around their environs recording basic sounds for use.
Shipwreck Radio Volume Two
A second double CD, again issued on ICR. The release is subtitled "Eight Enigmatic Episodes from Utvær". It was released in November 2005.Disc One
- - June 12 – 14:52
- - June 9 – 15:28
- - July 4 – 15:02
- - July 21 – 15:33
Disc Two
- - July 18 – 16:29
- - June 6 – 15:35
- - July 28 – 15:03
- - June 19 – 14:35
The first 250 copies came with a third disc entitled Gulls Just Wanna Have Fun, consisting of 12 untitled tracks. 4 of these are approximately 15 minutes long, 2 being preceded by the "Welcome to Utvær" jingle. As they have not been given the dated titles found on the other releases, it is unclear if these are additional broadcasts or outtakes and rejects from the sessions.
Shipwreck Radio: Final Broadcasts
This is a single disc, issued by ICR in June 2006, initially sold at NWW's live performances in San Francisco. The title strongly suggests that there will be no further releases from these sessions.- - June 22 – 30:18
- - July 13 – 30:29