Where do obsolete media go to die, and is there an afterlife for old tapes? In this Day of the Dead double feature, two sound artists explore lost sounds, spectral voices, trashed tapes, and anarchist sound editing, bringing research in sound studies together with experimental sound art. Join Nicolás Rey, Rita Santos, and me in the great beyond with some sonic (ghost) stories.

Part I features Nicolás Rey and begins at 1:05.

Listen to Nicolás Rey on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4PfdFzTqaz0aKCCZKrJCl9

Part II features Rita Santos and begins at 26:33.

Hear Rita Santos' new album here:

https://ritasantos.bandcamp.com/album/a-harmonia-parece-imensa-porque-as-coisas-n-o-t-m-boca-para-pregar

In Playing the Archive, ethnomusicologist Sydney Hutchinson and friends dive into experimental archival research with interviews, radio plays, & more. This podcast is a part of the Second World Music project. To learn more, visit http://secondworldmusic.wordpress.com.

Playing the Archive © 2025 by Sydney Hutchinson/Second World Music is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International