Meandri

We are thrilled to present the premiere of "Meandri" — a collaborative radiophonic composition by Mark Vernon and myself, on Radio Belgrade 3. This piece is the outcome of our residency at the Electronic Studio, where we worked on the legendary EMS Synthi 100.

Saturday, 21.12.2024, tune in at 22:20 CET on Channel 3

Many thanks to the most wonderful editor Ksenija Stevanović for this opportunity!

Happy Solstice and may the light prevail.

About the work "Meandri" read in the announcement 

As the artists say, “Meandri” is a collaborative radiophonic composition that emerged from live mixing during a four-day residency at the Electronic Studio, using various materials collected in Belgrade. It represents a diverse approach to the complex analogue system of the EMS Synthi 100. The material they collected is varied — from experiments and explorations of drone and ambient sequences to processed field recordings and intuitive patch-making in the here and now, akin to playing 'four hands' on the EMS Synthi 100. The complex, meditative landscapes resulting from these sessions reflect their relationship with analogue sound, as well as the application of different listening techniques.

Before us is a composition that unfolds spontaneously and fluidly, revealing all the magic of captured and released moments. This is a kind of lucid dreaming about Belgrade, a small étude on the art of 'memory in sound,' where each recorded material is both an archival entry and an urgent need to capture and transform something that would otherwise escape. Above all, the composition “Meandri” by Mark Vernon and Manja Ristić is a poetic image of the highest order, in sound, which we can surrender to through listening and our own internal metamorphosis. What remains and what disappears are captured in the magic of the sound play.

Editor Ksenija Stevanović