Sonic Essays: Edward George — The Strangeness of Dub
Founder of the Black Audio Film Collective presents a live version of his Morley Radio essay series, meditating on Black sonic culture through history and philosophy.
Why we picked this
George treats music the way an archaeologist treats sediment layers — his sonic essays excavate the cultural history embedded in Black sound with philosophical precision.
Edward George, founder and broadcaster of the Black Audio Film Collective, presents a live version of his acclaimed Morley Radio essay series The Strangeness of Dub. The format is distinctive: part lecture, part meditation, drawing from history and philosophy alongside a broad and expansive selection of music to examine the cultural fabric of Black sound.
Dr Hannah Catherine Jones joins with a sonic lecture combining improvised musical performance and spoken word sampling, disintegrating boundaries between artistic disciplines. This is intellectual engagement through sound rather than text — a format the Purcell Room at the Southbank Centre is perfectly suited for.