René Mogensen: Terror og Penge

a radio-artwork comissioned by the program Ultralyd on Danish Public Radio P1.

Premiere broadcasts: November 25, 2001, on Ultralyd, DR P1. The work was “noted with interest by the jury” of the Karl-Sczuka-Preis of Südwestrundfunk, Baden-Baden, Germany, 2002. Now also featured on the This is Not a Product CD.


"Jeg kan sige at Terror og Penge er et studium i at faktisk lytte til det der bliver sagt i masse-medierne, snare end bare at lade det gå ind det ene øre og ud det andet. Hvis man lytter efter, og tænker kritisk over det der bliver sagt viser der sig et hav af forfærdlig information og udtaleleser der er ret inkriminerende for både medierne og dem der styre propagandaen. Terror og Penge er bl.a. et forsøg på at bringe det frem som bliver sagt mellem linjerne."

"Money and Terror is constructed in part from sound clips from news broadcasts that were aired during September-October 2001 reg. September 11th disaster and invasion of Afghanistan. Deconstructions of news broadcasts illuminate the meanings we are fed with on a daily basis. Statements are distilled to fragments with simple contents. When put in this art radio context however, a more multilayered interpretation is encouraged, and the fragmentation becomes a catalyst for reflection."

René Mogensen, november 2001


Electroacoustic sound work in stereo for radio broadcast or concert use.

Duration: 28 minutes 23 seconds.

Hosted by www.Geocities.ws

1