Aki Onda - A Method To Its Messiness (2019)

"During my one month travel in Europe & UK in June 2017, I recorded snapshots of radio programs as a daily practice. starting from Brussels to Kassel, Toulouse, Amsterdam, Brussels again, then London, Berlin & Bordeaux. in any city I was in, I would just turn on the radio & randomly capture news, talk radio, music, or if between frequencies, just noise. Used a compact AM/FM analogue radio, as opposed to a shortwave or internet radio. therefore, I could focus on local programs, although at times foreign language sneaked in if the city was close to the border. Radio waves penetrate boundaries - there's no way to stop them. it was a tumultuous & noisy time in the anxiety-shrouded continent & beyond -the arrival of refugees from the middle east, multiple terror attacks, political setbacks after Brexit & the confusing result of general election...alas, whatever happens people's lives goes on.
This audio diary is a travelogue of my journey as well as my attempt to describe this sociopolitical tableau through a prism of different voices on air".