Brandon Hocura (he/him) is a sound artist, filmmaker, writer, and archivist. He is the founder and creative director of the record label and publisher Séance Centre and the archival director of the Siren Recordings Sonic Poetry Archive. For the past five years he has hosted an archive-focused radio program covering a broad range of global music cultures on London's NTS Radio. His creative work and research intersects with experimental poetics and media archaeology, exploring the overlapping topographies of music, language, technology, geography, and culture. He currently teaches in the Film & Media Department of Queen's University.
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Articles on Amodern by Brandon Hocura
WORD OF MOUTH
Unearthing the Sounds of Underwhich Audiographics
Under the guidance of poet and musician Richard Truhlar, the radical publishing cooperative Underwhich Editions released over 40 audio albums between 1978 and 1994, comprising its peerless Audiographic Series. Primarily released on hand-dubbed cassettes the albums span a wide field of experimental sound, from electronic music and sound poetry to out-jazz improvisations and avant-garde composition. This essay provides a critical introduction to the Audiographics Series and discussion of the preservation initiative currently underway as part of the Siren Recordings Sonic Poetry Archive. Additionally, this issue includes a discography, bibliography, and curated audio compilation surveying the broad range of sound works, with an emphasis on the intersection of recording technology, freeform sound, and materiality of language.