The SINB “audio book,” produced in collaboration with Kimmo Modig, accompanies the eponymous 2017 novel, which blends field recordings, music, and excerpts to explore international soundscapes. In its sixth episode, Modig reflects on a road trip archive, exploring themes of isolation and the role of recording in shaping memory and perception.
SINB x Montez Press Radio USA editionSeptember 27th, 2018
SINB Ep. 5: PolandSeptember 27th, 2018
Somewhere I’ve Never Been: Episode Five–Poland is produced by Kimmo Modig and premieres on New York’s Montez Press Radio. The audio narrative explores an author’s experiences of her ancestral home and examines identity, national pride and prejudice through music and field recordings.
SINB Episode 4 on Montez Press RadioSeptember 27th, 2018
AQNB participates in Montez Press’ summer residency at Mathew Gallery, New York, exploring radio as a medium of communication. SINB streams every Thursday as part of the program. Episode Four: Iceland features Icelandic translations and field recordings, including a lecture by Curver from The Sugarcubes.
New New World Radio episode premiereSeptember 13th, 2017
A third SINB episode following the sonic experience of multiple visits to Israel-Palestine, premiered on New New World Radio. Founded by Arthur Kuzmin and Ivan Zoloto, the Russian independent station amplifies diverse voices and promotes global exchange between artists and collectives outside major cultural centers.
New SINB episode on Dubai, Oman & JordanJuly 25th, 2017
An audio project with Kimmo Modig blending music and field recordings with creative essays. The work explores a personal journey through loss and isolation across the US, Europe, and the Middle East, capturing fragmented, research-based narratives of international soundscapes.
NTS premieres SINB audio narrative seriesJune 15th, 2017
The audio version of Somewhere I’ve Never Been’s research-based creative essays by a music critic-by-trade that pulls together music and field recordings from international soundscapes. Produced by Kimmo Modig, the series follows the author’s account of loss and being alone in a self-started journey through the US, Europe and the Middle East.
Somewhere I’ve Never Been (SINB) publishedMay 31st, 2017
A novel made up of a selection of autofictional essays launches with a live rendition at London’s The Yard Theatre, curated with Kimmo Modig. The event features artists like Tirzah, Mica Levi, and felicita. Accompanied by a podcast and NTS radio broadcast, the book explores international soundscapes and networked environments.
Status Effect commissionOctober 17th, 2016
The Hunger Games Fan Fiction: Art of War (read by Brad Phillips, produced by Kimmo Modig) is a long-form audio piece featured on the Status Effect podcast, which commissions new work by artists and curators. It is supported by the Government of Western Australia and acknowledges the Whadjuk Noongar people.
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