Chapman, Oliver -& Phoebe Eccles-
Dog Fm
"Oliver Chapman and Phoebe Eccles' 'DOG FM' opens with the voice of a sat nav. It's swiftly confirmed that the listener is an eavesdropper in the back seat of a car as we hear a man and woman up front get increasingly perplexed by directions. Just as you get your bearings it lurches sideways, a door creaks and music starts to slurp out. From there come further eerie interludes and poetic spoken fragments from Eccles. Side B follows a similar pattern, opening again in the car, the two occupants are more exasperated. The scene dissolves once more. Eccles returns, her poetry now more urgent and insistent, while the music becomes increasingly contorted. In terms of method it's tied to the traditions of Hörspiel and radio plays, but 'DOG FM's surreal edge is also likely familiar if you've ever started falling asleep in the backseat of a car and your mind's jumbled up real and dream. Bizarre, cryptic, oddly beautiful and strangely familiar. 'DOG FM' is a captivating riddle to tune in to." ~The Quietus.