Constellations

The Mystery Box

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This Mystery Box has been mixed by Ariana Martinez. It’s composed from sounds recorded by: Jess Shane, Miyuki Jokiranta, Anouk Hannan, Mike Williams...

On ”Aural Alterities”: An interview with jamilah malika abu-bakare

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of Constellations we speak with artist and writer jamilah malika abu-bakare about Aural Alterities, an online exhibition curated by abu-...

A surprise is coming...

17 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Trick & treat. You know where we've been 😉 Constellations returns with some 🪄😈✨🧨 very soon.  

WARATAH ~lonely artefacts~

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lonely Artefacts is a podcast series about regional Australian museums by Sisters Akousmatica for Constellations. Lonely Artefact #2 takes you to the ...

Extraction

13 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Energy usage and sound are two omnipresent components of our daily life. We're constantly trying to weigh our own wants and complications against indi...

Semiotic Shift

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Language is inextricably linked to land. In this episode, we explore how the shifts in the landscape have impacted language across generations and cul...

Archive

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ft. “American Ghosts” by Erica Huang and “Bob Hope No Hope” by Jenn Stanley. The act of recording has impacted how we perceive and understand...

Voicing

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Voicing was produced and composed by Mara Schwerdtfeger The piece is an interweaving abstract conversation exploring the concept of voice through a s...

Inner Geographies

12 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of constellations we’re mapping ourselves, from the outside in. Relax your need to understand everything and listen to yourself, your b...

Basic Ingredients

28 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What do eyes sound like? Does a spider’s abdomen sound furry or crunchy? How much sameness do I share with a cardinal? A mouse? Or the mold in the ...

Missed Connections

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever feel like you’re not quite getting it? We live in a time of missed connections expressed through misunderstandings, dropped calls and gl...

Accumulation Over Time (Parts X,Y,Z)

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I want to talk about how the accumulation of things — books or bottles or whatever - is overwhelming on different scales. Overwhelming to the envi...

X Axis: The rationale of a body in pain

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

X Axis: The rationale of a body in pain -- Think about each layer existing at the same time and bleeding together. Each layer is like a different per...

Y Axis: The hoarding habits of two manhattan heirs

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Y Axis: The hoarding habits of two manhattan heirs -- imagine these pieces as parts of a whole. -- Accumulation Over Time was written, produced, and ...

Z Axis: The distribution of massive objects in time and space

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Accumulation over time [credits]

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

“There's something to me something about hoarding or accumulating or the need to own things and purchase things and have things in your life. I unde...

BROOD

27 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

BROOD was composed by RUTMEAT. RUTMEAT writes: This work was created by singing with feedback, using effects pedals, playing cymbals with beadwork ...

The Tortoise Carries its House on its Back

12 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

FEEL THE SKY Side B ~ The Burdened Land

29 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For the first episode of Constellations’ 2020 season, we present FEEL THE SKY, a duo of sound works in conversation composed by JAYE KRANZ (Australi...

FEEL THE SKY Side A ~ Are We There Yet?

29 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For the first episode of Constellations’ 2020 season, we present FEEL THE SKY, a duo of sound works in conversation composed by JAYE KRANZ (Australi...

Constellations 2020 is HERE

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, Constellations is returning to your feeds with a delicious new season of audio oddities, soul-filled sounds and feed fucking. We can’t wait f...

RESONANT BODIES [the exhibition]

06 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Step inside the world of Resonant Bodies with this special hour-long episode that takes you piece-by-piece through the exhibition. Follow your ears th...

Phoebe Wang ~ Isn't it lovely?

29 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stepping inside Isn’t it lovely?, Phoebe Wang asks the audience to leave the known territory and comfort of the white-walled gallery space to become...

Chandra Melting Tallow ~ Protect Me From My Protector

22 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In her critique of romantic love, bell hooks writes, “This illusion, perpetuated by so much romantic lore, stands in the way of our learning how to ...

Cheldon Paterson ~ Transport Station

15 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Forests, rain, traffic — all seem to sound louder in the dark of night. For sighted people, hearing is the center point of attention only when visua...

Kaija Siirala ~ Hamina, Finland

08 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

“Where is the Cloud located on Earth?” Reflecting on the disembodied lexicon of virtual space, Kaija Siirala’s Hamina, Finland situates listener...

Jon Tjhia ~ Thing-Like

01 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Thing-Like, Jon Tjhia has created a suite of 'exercises' – basically analogous to piano études, or studies, for edited sound works. Taking Walte...

Aliya Pabani ~ Singing on the Line

25 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

“This piece comes out of a desire that I've had for a long time to map out the damage to my vocal cords. As a kid, I used to scream a lot and throw...

Resonant Bodies {Oct 25 – Dec 2}

18 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Constellations returns on October 25 to Dec 2 with Resonant Bodies – an online exhibition and short season about the interactions between bodies a...

hildegard westerkamp - whisper study

12 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

“Whisper Study started out as an exercise in exploring basic tape techniques in the studio, using the whispered voice as sound material. It’s ba...

ayaz kamani - point pelee

21 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

“What I create through sound design is a false representation of nature, but a constant reminder that it exists, because you're like ‘oh shit thi...

amy hanley - H:O:M:E

07 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

“I explored holding and responding. I explored the possibilities of sound as a facilitator and communicator of memories, embodied and expressed. I ...

sam leeds - that spiraling place

24 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

“I’ve been thinking a lot about the intersection of escape and bearing witness. And I keep coming back to that saying, “wherever you go, there ...

aidan mcmahon - i/a recording

10 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

“This piece is about the tension between experience and the impulse to record it. The two, I believe, are incompatible. What happens when the exp...

james t green - emdr

24 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In a medium where the unfurling of an idea is often synthesised and made neatly linear, James T. Green’s piece offers a welcome unending. In perfec...

myra al-rahim - and the sea gave up the dead which were in it

29 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

“I started making this piece in the summer of 2017. That year marked 15 years since the US invasion of Iraq. From the piece’s conception, my plan...

ayesha barmania - quiet contemplations

15 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

“I have been really inspired by Ad Reinhardt's 'Abstract Painting' from 1963 which depicts nine very subtle shades of black. At first glance, the ...

phil smith - the space between stories

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

“This piece expresses the ongoing search for home and meaning in a time of ecological collapse and the disintegration of old ideas about our place ...

franco falistoco araya - despojo

15 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

“DESPOJO is a sound work which only uses sounds from an old vinyl record — clips and claps. I cut the big sound loop into fragments, creating sma...

janna graham - to slow down time

01 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

“In October, 2014, Atsumi Yoshikubo, a Japanese tourist, was seen walking down the highway outside of Yellowknife with a camera and a shoulder bag....

abinadi meza - vein of sky (winter #4)

21 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“Vein of Sky is a collection of pieces made from environmental elements such as air temperature, humidity, light, and the movements of wind. These ...

rachel ní chuinn - heavy summer

07 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“Being a mother is a huge change for me. Fán is 9 months old at the moment and sometimes we put her in her high chair and put her up to the piano,...

sol rezza - el primer espacio

23 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“The uterus is a spatial experience that all human beings share but do not remember. Within it, we experience the rhythm of our mother’s heart an...

israel martínez - mi vida

10 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“I wanted to make a non-linear narrative of a ride ending in a crash. I mean, this is the story, but the "events" are presented differently, going ...

paolo pietropaolo - ode to the salish sea

26 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“As the title suggests, my aim was to compose a lyrical tribute to the unique beauty of this coastal region by capturing and recomposing the sound...

aurélie lierman - iota mikro

12 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“It was my wish to fuse both my passions and professions, radio and composition into one composition. ‘iota mikro’ is Greek for small iota. Io...

camilla hannan - it was right there in front of you

28 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“In this piece, I was thinking about how things right in front of you can tell you stuff that for whatever reason you may be oblivious to.  You ma...

olivia bradley-skill - music to wash dishes By

10 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“I made part of this piece two years ago, kind of as an experiment or a sketch. I recorded myself making sounds in the kitchen, so I made eggs - I ...

dylan gauche - dr faustus begs to come

27 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“I really just want to know what love is, and why it treats me so poorly sometimes. Even though this is far less detailed in its autobiographical ...

chris connolly - black beach

13 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When we first heard this piece, it was at an earlier stage in its development, at a gathering with a group of Toronto audio aficionados. We both wer...

kaija siirala - a conversation

29 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kaija's immersive piece is chock-full of sensual field recordings, including to our delight "some recordings of me playing piano downstairs in my ol...

joaquin cofreces - maquinas humanas

15 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Even if you don't understand Spanish, this piece is an evocative, multi-lingual sci-fi adventure. Masterfully produced, its assemblage of voices, ...

meira asher - refuse: military.01

01 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This complex manifesto of a piece is powerful both in its content and delivery. Noam's written testimony is powerful, but set against the rhythmic c...

rui costa + maile colbert - birds of maio

18 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

That this piece was born from a beautiful love story is evident in the intricate and intimate texture of the sounds. The pulsating soundscape traver...

tk matunda - snooze

04 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We love the closeness, vulnerability, and musicality of this piece. TK has taken morning drowsiness, that floating time between conscious and unco...

phoebe wang - in search of the miraculous (bas jan ader)

20 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This piece feels like rifling through a scrapbook inside someone's head. Its structure is as flowing and choppy as the ocean that Phoebe so often al...

bonnie jones - and if i live a thousand lives i hope to remember one

06 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This piece does a magic thing of infusing a recording with the nowness of live music; it is as much a happening as the musical performances that were...

anna friz - air can break your heart

23 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This piece sits somewhere between music and installation. As a 'narrator', Anna's 'air' is endowed with aliveness, and palpably shifts in mood and v...

jeff emtman - dream tapes

23 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We're excited by the tactile nature of this project -imagining the recorders Jeff sent out waiting on 50 strangers' bedside tables, and their sleep-...

karen werner - swimming through butterflies

09 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We love the interdisciplinary and collaborative approach that Karen took in this piece. The scoring of this piece feels raw and vivid - clearly the ...

rignam wangkhang - prairie wind

26 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Rignam reached out to us about this piece after recently having moved to Winnipeg. He said it would be inspired by "the prairie wind - outside my ap...

joan schuman - walking in bad circles

12 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“When I read a story in the back of the newspaper about a young man who had wandered across the U.S./Mexico border, I became curious about what his...

aleksandra bragoszewska - coarse & janky

29 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

As this roller coaster of a year comes to a close, we thought this sonic manifesto and portrait was the perfect toast for ushering in the new year: ...

craig desson - 06-30-24

15 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

“I love the work of the 60s era NFB experimental filmmaker Arthur Lipsett and so I wanted to try and do what he does. The piece is also an explor...

veronica simmonds + andrew bateman - we are the transcribers

01 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

“What's a transcriber, you ask? Well, it's a human who listens to words and then writes them down for other people. It's a dying art that we were ...

janet rogers - broken english

17 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This piece distorts language in a way that feels simultaneously playful in its musicality, while also awkward and violent. It's so true to the way l...

ellie gordon-moershel - anatomy of the road

03 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

“I was driving down the 401 which I normally find to be very uninspiring, but then I was thinking about all the breakthrough moments I've had in c...

julie shapiro - is this an exercise?

20 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

“Back in the 80's I sneak-watched a TV movie with highly disturbing content (about nuclear war) and it's been passively haunting me ever since. I ...

miyuki jokiranta - no event

06 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

“Time functions asymmetrically in a doctor's waiting room. Our bodies keep their own time, which is rarely calibrated to half hour appointments, an...

michelle macklem - ode to my last 10 years of dating

22 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

“OTML10YOD is an audio short story that charts the familiar sequences of romantic relationships. It stems from a personal experience, but embraces ...

adriene lilly - migraines & tsunamis

08 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

“The comparison between migraine and tsunamis comes from how I think about my own experiences. Migraines are different for everyone, but in my case...

la cosa preziosa - blinking

25 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

“Blinking is about a feeling anyone who's ever lived the experience of emigration will recognize. That of returning to your native country to find ...

angela shackel - lazaro's dream

11 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

“Lazaro's Dream is an audio walk that mixes history and fiction into a surreal dreamscape and guides listeners through the Danforth area in Toront...

constellations - an introduction

25 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

constellations illuminates audio work from a community of international artists craving + making experimental work that floats beyond the borders of r...