Musica per la radio

MUSIC FOR THE RADIO

We must think of radio not only as a means of broadcasting, but as an instrument in itself, and reflect deeply on how a specific kind of music for this instrument might exist.

Its main foundation has led us to explore and perceive the dimensions of what could be specific music for radio. We continue to weave connections to structure a clearer, and perhaps, universal concept.

The music broadcast on the radio is an essence of music. It renounces the shows and visual games present in live concerts. In the middle of a musical phrase, a sudden silence in front of the microphone takes on a particular psychological value, specific to the radiophonic universe. The deeper the silence, the more you hear things, down to the buzzing of your own ears.

Music, fragmented, inserts itself into the fabric of everyday life and tends to accompany, rather than replace, daily activities. Music on the radio serves as a background sound and should support an already existing structure, leaving space for discussion, other sounds, and other sonic events. It is an accompanying music that is not intrusive, allowing other elements to exist.

It’s the music that comes to us — not the other way around.

Our intention is to observe and highlight the specificities of radio listening. By studying its characteristics, we can make radio listening unique and inimitable in its kind, and take it toward territories that are truly its own. In this historical moment of media saturation, we feel the need and urgency to define the identity of radio in order to help it rediscover its distinctiveness and allow radio creators to bring out its magic.