The Subsonics journey starts in New York with Mulatta Records led by Dave Solider and Ayo Osinibi, whose challenging and bizarre label include the sounds of the Thai Elephant Orchestra, an ensemble of improvising Asian elephants and The Tangerine Awkestra, an avant-garde orchestra of five year-olds from Brooklyn.
This program also features the digital computer art of Japanese visual media designer Ukawa Naohiro and profiles NSW composer Sue Harding, who creates music from the dulcet tones of dot matrix printers.
The harsh and barbaric “jumping noise” music of Japanese physical performance artist Masonna and the sounds of 70’s African-American experimental jazz musician Sun Ra complete this episode.