The Holmes Archive of Electronic Music

April Shortwave

Welcome to the podcast and thanks for listening. As I prepare a large batch of episodes to drop when the revision of my book Electronic and Experimental Music appears in August, I thought why not release a few additional episodes that have nothing to do with the book.
I have a fairly large vault of original electronic works and figured that this might be a good time to share a smidgen of it. Each of these works comes from a place of experimentation. Most include vintage recordings as part of their overall texture. Many include original electronic sounds that I’ve composed for this purpose.
In this episode, we will hear April Shortwave. I will let the music speak for itself.
Thanks for listening and see you next time.

The Seam 9.0

Welcome to the podcast and thanks for listening. As I prepare a large batch of episodes to drop when the revision of my book Electronic and Experimental Music appears in August, I thought why not release a few additional episodes that have nothing to do with the book.
I have a fairly large vault of original electronic works and figured that this might be a good time to share a smidgen of it. Each of these works comes from a place of experimentation. Most include vintage recordings as part of their overall texture. Many include original electronic sounds that I’ve composed for this purpose.
In this episode, we will hear The Seam 9.0. I will let the music speak for itself.
Thanks for listening and see you next time.

EcoStockhausen

Welcome to the podcast and thanks for listening. As I prepare a large batch of episodes to drop when the revision of my book Electronic and Experimental Music appears in August, I have been releasing a few select experiments of my own in electronic sound.
This episode is loosely connected to the book. I put together a series of sound experiments using AudioMulch and source material from the famous Stockhausen lectures in the early 1970s. This is one of the experiments.
This piece is called EcoStockhausen. 
Thanks for listening and see you next time.

Cybelle

Welcome to the podcast and thanks for listening. As I prepare a large batch of episodes to drop when the revision of my book Electronic and Experimental Music appears in August, I thought why not release a few additional episodes that have nothing to do with the book.
I have a fairly large vault of original electronic works and figured that this might be a good time to share a smidgen of it. Each of these works comes from a place of experimentation. Most include vintage recordings as part of their overall texture. Many include original electronic sounds that I’ve composed for this purpose.
In this episode, we will hear Cybelle. I will let the music speak for itself.
Thanks for listening and see you next time.

Clouds

 
Welcome to the podcast and thanks for listening. As I prepare a large batch of episodes to drop when the revision of my book Electronic and Experimental Music appears in August, I thought why not release a few additional episodes that have nothing to do with the book.
I have a fairly large vault of original electronic works and figured that this might be a good time to share a smidgen of it. Each of these works comes from a place of experimentation. Most include vintage recordings as part of their overall texture. Many include original electronic sounds that I’ve composed for this purpose.
In this episode, we will hear Clouds. I will let the music speak for itself.
Thanks for listening and see you next time.

Frizzle

Welcome to the podcast and thanks for listening. As I prepare a large batch of episodes to drop when the revision of my book Electronic and Experimental Music appears in August, I thought why not release a few additional episodes that have nothing to do with the book.
I have a fairly large vault of original electronic works and figured that this might be a good time to share a smidgen of it. Each of these works comes from a place of experimentation. Most include vintage recordings as part of their overall texture. Many include original electronic sounds that I’ve composed for this purpose.
In this episode, we will hear Frizzle. I will let the music speak for itself.
Thanks for listening and see you next time.

Elite Beats

Welcome to the podcast and thanks for listening. As I prepare a large batch of episodes to drop when the revision of my book Electronic and Experimental Music appears in August, I thought why not release a few additional episodes that have nothing to do with the book.
I have a fairly large vault of original electronic works and figured that this might be a good time to share a smidgen of it. Each of these works comes from a place of experimentation. Most include vintage recordings as part of their overall texture. Many include original electronic sounds that I’ve composed for this purpose.
In this episode, we will hear Elite Beats. I will let the music speak for itself.
Thanks for listening and see you next time.

The BBC Shipping Forecast Soundscape, No. 2, for 2026

Episode 183
The BBC Shipping Forecast Soundscape, No. 2, for 2026
Playlist
This soundscape consists of selections of BBC Shipping Forecasts from the past two years, bits of other broadcasts from the BBC and others, plus electronic sounds and audio treatments that I’ve created. BBC Shipping Forecasts are ©copyright BBC and located at the BBC Radio 4 Website. 
Here is a rundown of the various recordings I’ve included in this version of the soundscape:
BBC Shipping Forecasts—Individual episodes featuring both men and women readers. The final section of the podcast includes an elaborate five-track remix of five female readers (and one male), stuttered and jogged in various patterns to create a soothing, if nonsensical conclusion to this edition. These forecasts are from 2024-25.
BBC World Service Annual Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast: June 21, 2024
Jane Barbe voice clips from the archives of AT&T. Barbe was the “voice of the operator” during much of the 1960s and 1970s.
Miscellaneous Shortwave Broadcasts—These were retrieved from the wonderful The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive, which I highly recommend.
Radio Canada Shortwave Club (1973).
Radio+Gjirokaster (Albania) (1988).
Shortwave Stations Eastern Europe (circa 1980s).
Shortwave Stations Western Europe (circa 1980s).
Voice of America (Skylab Re-entry Coverage)--July 11, 1979.
Republic of Yemen Radio--February 15/April 9, 2025.
Short clips from Seoul, South Korea, Japan, and the Voice of Armenia.
Opening and closing sequences voiced by Anne Benkovitz.
Additional opening, closing, and other incidental music by Thom Holmes.
See my companion blog that I write for the Bob Moog Foundation.
For additional notes, please see my blog, Noise and Notations.
Links for The BBC Shipping Forecast:
Website from BBC Radio 4 for clips of The Shipping Forecast.
From the BBC: What does the Shipping Forecast Mean?
Script Guidelines for the Shipping Forecast from the Met Office