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framework radio

produced and hosted by patrick mcginley·Hosted by Patrick McGinley·13 episodes

MusicSocietyCulturePlacesTravelField recordingsSound artHosted curationGuest-produced editions55-60 minWeekly

phonography ::: field recording ::: the art of sound-hunting ::: open your ears and listen

Why listen

framework radio is a long-running sound-art radio show hosted and produced by Patrick McGinley, built around field recordings, phonography, and experimental listening. Each hour feels like a curated expedition through places, textures, voices, weather, machines, animals, and electroacoustic work from artists around the world. It is ideal for listeners who love ambient music, sound design, acoustic ecology, or audio that asks you to slow down and hear ordinary environments differently.

Episodes

Jun 1, 2026Episode 974
2026.05.31

this week, long hypnotic slowly-developing tracks from jonáš gruska (composed from sounds recorded surreptitiously inside a japanese pachinko parlor), freight cell (a side project of scottish artist fletina, focusing specifically on abstract, repetitive dronescapes), and brad rose (constructed from sounds produced by an interactive installation with autumn leaves). and a […]

May 25, 2026Episode 973
2026.05.24 [paul beaudion]

this edition of framework:afield has been produced in estonia, with recordings made in india, by paul beaudoin. for more of his work see https://paulbeaudoin.net. producer's notes: These sounds were recorded while I was an artist-in-residence at the Alice Boner Institute in Varanasi. I begin at Assi Ghat, the southernmost ghat […]

May 18, 2026Episode 972
2026.05.17

i've always tried to keep framework radio and murmer as independent projects, and i've always attempted to avoid the trap of using framework to overly-promote my own artistic activities. but guess what? i have a new album out! and it's made from field recordings! i get to play my own […]

59 min
May 11, 2026Episode 971
2026.05.10 [marcos fernandes]

this week we conclude for this year our look back at some classic editions of framework:afield, never before online and not heard since their initial broadcasts almost 20 years ago. this week, an edition produced by japanese native longtime u.s. resident musician, marcos fernandes. titled ready for the revolution, it […]

May 4, 2026Episode 970
2026.05.03

i will keep it brief here, as i'm in an airport, flying back home from LOM's wonderful field recording meetup 2026 in bratislava, where i was able to spend time with daniel kordik, izabela dłużyk, tomáš šenkyřík, jonáš gruska ( mr. LOM himself), and many others. i gave a talk on […]

59 min
Apr 13, 2026Episode 969
2026.04.12

this is a good one, with sounds of everyday parisien life by roberto vodanović čopor; polish nature with gentle instrumental accompaniment by izabela dłużyk (who i'm looking forward to meeting at the LOM meetup as well); sounds of the four basic elements inspired by the ancient greeks by patrick quinn […]

59 min
Apr 7, 2026Episode 968
2026.04.05 [bernhard gál]

this week we continue our look back at some classic editions of framework:afield, never before online and not heard since their initial broadcasts almost 20 years ago. next up, an edition produced in vienna austria by bernhard gál; it originally aired on august 23rd, 2006. for more of bernhard's work […]

59 min
Mar 30, 2026Episode 967
2026.03.29

this week: an exploration or the aural relationships between the lacandon people of chiapas, mexico and the birds of their jungle; heavily processed sounds of horses, whispering twigs and ice on a frozen lake; field recordings from the rockefeller prairie in kansas paired with instrumental improvisations; and sounds of and […]

59 min
Mar 24, 2026Episode 966
2026.03.22 [mike hallenbeck]

this week we continue our look back at some classic editions of framework:afield, never before online and not heard since their initial broadcasts almost 20 years ago. next up, an edition produced in minneapolis, missesota by mike hallenbeck; it originally aired on august 2nd, 2006. for more of mike's work […]

59 min
Mar 16, 2026Episode 965
2026.03.15 [éliane radigue]

This week we pay special tribute to the life and work of the pioneering composer éliane radigue, who passed away in paris on the 23rd of february at the age of 94. i can't overstate the extent of radigue's importance and influence to the world of experimental music and experimental […]

59 min
Mar 9, 2026Episode 964
2026.03.08 [phil julian]

this week we continue our look back at some classic editions of framework:afield, never before online and not heard since their initial broadcasts almost 20 years ago. next up, an edition produced in london by phil julian, who at the time curated the now defunct authorised version net-label. it originally […]

59 min
Mar 2, 2026Episode 963
2026.03.01

in this edition great sounds from old friend richard francis; finally, a proper dose of the radiophonic work of chloé despax (whose aporee contributions have featured on the program over many years); a new album of collaborative works from fletina; short works from daniel ottini and sem zeeman; recent listener-chosen […]

59 min
Feb 23, 2026Episode 962
2026.02.22 [seth nehil]

this week we begin another look back at some classic editions of framework:afield, never before online and not heard since their initial broadcasts almost 20 years ago. we begin with an edition produced in portland, oregon by seth nehil, originally aired on july 12th, 2006, edition #121. […]

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Casual listening
Best for: evening listening, long walks, creative work, quiet commutes, unwinding
Tone: immersive, experimental, contemplative, curatorial

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