please mind the gap #1 with Mari Moriko

an audio collage of sounds from all ages that look toward a feminist future where power structures of all kinds are questioned and dismantled. but how far is this a western-centric ideal and how does it translate to non-western cultures (my focus is on japan) where the binary notion of gender is woven into the language itself. synthesised text-to-speech voices read out texts, manifestos, cd sleeves, user comments, conversations and more, underscored with beautiful pieces by women in electronic music. each show concludes with an episode of “sumatto” (smut – erotic literature for women by women), read out almost unintelligibly by a japanese text-to-speech voice

episode 1

lovebomb / terre thaemlitz

lovebomb reading from sleeve

mighty atom theme tune / tatsuo takai

translation

pink lady of north korea

pink lady / ufo

cyberfeminist manifesto

delia derbyshire / dreams excerpt

sacred tapestry / 移住

sumatto

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