...Ian Derk This paper focuses on the activist soundwork of a low-power FM (LPFM) radio station in South Phoenix, Arizona. The soundwork done by this LPFM station creates a commonality of feeling, an important component in forming communities through soundwork. Through digital technology...

... of, the term ambience is transformed into a concept that helps one make sense of the way sound and place combine to effect one’s comprehension of the space they are in. Weaving in and out of the event in question while drawing on descriptions of the contemporary, sound studies, the philosophy of community...