A record of the Antarctica residency 2024
From January - March 2024 Michael was in Antarctica as the first Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute musician in residence. He was hosted by the Royal Navy aboard the ice patrol vessel, HMS Protector.
Field recording and filming was completed in numerous locations, including South Georgia, Detaille Island, Deception Island and the Ukrainian research station, Vernadsky.
Outputs to date have included broadcast on BBC Radio 3 Unclassified, a full length broadcast on :zoviet*france:s ResonanceFM broadcast, A Duck In A Tree. Future outputs include a full length album to be released by the Italian label, Glacial Movements, and an expanded cinema performance at the Sonica Festival in Glasgow, Scotland in September 2024.
Outputs
BBC Radio 3. Unclassified - multiple broadcasts of field recording collages and completed compositions
Resonance FM - one hour 'special' broadcast of field recordings, log entries and compositions for the :zoviet*france: programme, A Duck In A Tree
Geological Society, London - Keynote speech, A Score In Ice, for the art/science conference, Earth's Canvas
Sonica Festival, Glasgow - premiere performance of OUT OF WHOSE WOMB COMES THE ICE. AV/expanded cinema performance
Intermediale Festival, Poland - full length performance of OUT OF WHOSE WOMB COMES THE ICE
Nordic Days Festival, Glasgow - two screenings of a film edit (24 minutes) of OUT OF WHOSE WOMB COMES THE ICE at the Centre for Contemporary Art
Glacial Movements - CD release of OUT OF WHOSE WOMB COMES THE ICE (2025)
