framework #973: 2026.05.24

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this edition of framework:afield has been produced in estonia, with recordings made in india, by paul beaudoin. for more of his work see https://paulbeaudoin.net. producer’s notes:

These sounds were recorded while I was an artist-in-residence at the Alice Boner Institute in Varanasi.

I begin at Assi Ghat, the southernmost ghat along the Ganges River. Devotion and daily life occupy the same steps. Pilgrims descend to the water while vendors prepare tea. Motorbikes screech in front of temple walls. Loudspeakers test microphones. Silence is impossible inside these narrow gullies.

At five in the morning, a woman begins to ring a bell. She will chant continuously for more than two hours. Her voice does not rise above the city. It threads through it. Morning traffic grows. […]

full program notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/159168985