DinahBird audio work (2003-onwards)

One Track Platform (5'20)

A piece by DinahBird & Jean-Philippe Renoult recorded as a part of the Beljiu residency, August 2009.

When Silence Sings (29 mins)

Venice is a well known tourist stop, but how many people wander off the official paths and stop to listen to the sounds of the city?
In this sonic reflection, we hear Venice through the ears of some of its residents, including Tonie, a Norwegian psychologist who has been deaf from birth.  She leads us down alleyways and into intimate little pockets of the city, all the while meditating on what role not being able to hear has played in her life, and in turn, inviting us to reflect on how we listen to our everyday lives

 First broadcast on BBC R3's 'Between The Ears' on 22nd November 2008.

It is a Loftus Audio production.

                                                       To listen to an extract from When Silence Sings just click on the player at the top of page and scroll down.

The Music Machine (28 mins)

 A 28 minute experimental feature for BBCR4. First broadcast on 24th May 2004.

Lying silent in the corner of a tiny Paris flat is an ondioline, one of the first electronic synthesisers. This feature breathes life into the old machine, re-lives its glory days and discovers why the instrument is so important to its eccentric owner.    

'A treat ...the music's odd and thrilling, the accents are as entertaining as the anecdotes and, as the French say, you will go to bed less stupid.'' - Phil Daoust, The Guardian

Extracts played on Radio 4's Pick of the Week.

You can download an extract from The Music Machine

Radio Three and a Half (24 mins)

 'Radio Three and a Half' Is an ongoing compilation of audio collages and soundscapes that play hommage to the golden days of radio and tape recording. It has been presented as an audio CD  and broadcast at the Radiovisionen festival in Berlin, 2007 and as a part of the group exhibition Daily Noise in the Leroy Neiman gallery, New York. It features works by Jopo Stereo, Mark Vernon and the Langham Research Centre.

                                                         This recording is a solo effort recorded in Paris, summer 2007.

                                                         You can download Radio Three and a Half

Wake, Prattle and Toll (6'13)

The first part in a three part audio work created for the Shake, Rattle and Roll radio creation day, a twenty-four hour non stop  FM and online radio broadcast in May 2009.

You can listen to Wake, Prattle and Toll

Old Roses and Old Ramblers (5'03)

 A visit round an English country garden, circa 2000. On our way we meet a robin.

You can listen to Old Roses and Old Ramblers.

Vito Goes to the Dentist (4'58) 

 A particularly painful visit to the dentist, recorded with binaural microphones sometime in 2003, and soothed by Vito Acconci's 'Ten Packed Minutes'.

 Try listening to Vito Goes to the Dentist on headphones.