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Ears Have Eyes
Hosted by CJSW 90.9 FM · EN
How do our ears see? Perhaps in a brighter, more dynamic technicolour than our eyes can begin to imagine.
Ears Have Eyes is an auditory exhibition space for sound art on the radio. Artists respond to a monthly theme, making new compositions and sharing existing sound artworks on CJSW’s radio waves.
Ears Have Eyes invites local, national, and international artists to share auditory aesthetics, spatial soundscapes, spoken word, experimental music, and other recorded media.
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Ears Have Eyes - Episode June 10, 2026
5d agoTap to summarizeALGORYTHMIC: computational acoustics & virtual soundscapes This month, we’re exploring the theme ALGORYTHMIC: computational acoustics & virtual soundscapes. Algorithms are increasingly shaping our world, sculpting it to our individual tastes and interests in a self-perpetuating cycle of selective reinforcement. At best, these algorithms guide us towards information that is relevant to us, at worst, they create blind confirmation bias, shading us from “truths” that don’t match our own world-view. Regardless, a rhythm forms in the way we receive algorithmic information – a compressing and elongating of digital content. Our June episode asks, what if this rhythm was a sound? Thus, “algo - rythmic.” ARTISTS: Daria Baiocchi Hugo Paquete Hui Kim Owen Duff Rosario Di Rosa Stefanie Wasserman Zak Colello This program is co-hosted by Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett, and curated and edited by Caitlind Brown. Thanks to CJSW, Golden Co-Op Radio, and NAISA for supporting this show! Learn more about the artists and submit your own sound art at www.hibernationproject.ca/ears-have-eyes/
Transcribe →Ears Have Eyes - Episode May 13, 2026
May 10Tap to summarizeTHE SOUND OF HOPE: return of the light (2nd annual edition) This month, we’re exploring THE SOUND OF HOPE. Our second annual hope episode started with three brief expressions of hopeful sounds from Cristian Argento, Susan Clarahan, Sean Meggeson, and Roddie Cat. Many of the sound artists on today’s program consider hope as a relational feeling, a compulsion of resistance against waves of darkness and oppression – hope as an antithesis, as a vaccine against misery, as an oasis where the future remains not just possible, but bright. ARTISTS: 53cm Brigitte Haas Cristian Argento Gero von Randow Leonie Roessler Massy Emond Sam Rowe Sean Meggeson Shih Lin Hung Tyler Delaney Reed This program is co-hosted by Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett, and curated and edited by Caitlind Brown. Thanks to CJSW, Golden Co-Op Radio, and NAISA for supporting this show! Learn more about the artists and submit your own sound art at www.hibernationproject.ca/ears-have-eyes/
Transcribe →Ears Have Eyes - Episode April 8, 2026
Apr 2Tap to summarizeGRIEF: part 2 This is Part 2 of our GRIEF episode. Many of the works on today’s program commemorate those who have transitioned beyond life, but our GRIEF episode explores something broader and deeper than death. There is a sublingual thread tying the rawest expressions of grief with the creation of sound. There are no words strong enough to support the weight of grief. Grief is something you feel involuntarily, almost like an automatic response – a sound that leaks out of you. It is beyond our control or conscious understanding. And yet we all share this human experience. Grief is the price we pay for love. ARTISTS: An-Ting Cameron Naylor Henry McPherson Hui Kim Mattia Benedetti Omar Reyna Philip Mantione sunfear EARS HAVE EYES is available on CJSW in Calgary/Mohkinstsis, Golden Co-Op Radio in Golden (BC) and NAISA Radio in South River (Ontario). This program is co-hosted by Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett, and curated and edited by Caitlind Brown. Thanks to CJSW, Golden Co-Op Radio, and NAISA for supporting this show! Learn more about the artists and submit your own sound art at www.hibernationproject.ca/ears-have-eyes/
Transcribe →Ears Have Eyes - Episode March 11, 2026
Mar 11Tap to summarizeGRIEF: in it March is one of the worst months in Calgary. Winter darkness still falls across the land, but gone is the glittering white twinkle of those early snow-falls. We are in the long, interminable, muddy stretch towards Spring. This is a particularly dangerous time for human creatures: statistically, the highest rates of death in Canada transpire between December and March each year. On a philosophical level, March marks a pre-Spring mourning unfolding in each of us – grief as an expression of radical change. Many of the works on today’s program commemorate those who have transitioned beyond life, but our GRIEF episode explores something broader and deeper than death. There is a sublingual thread tying the rawest expressions of grief with the creation of sound. There are no words strong enough to support the weight of grief. Grief is something you feel involuntarily, almost like an automatic response – a sound that leaks out of you. It is beyond our control or conscious understanding. And yet we all share this human experience. Grief is the price we pay for love. ARTISTS: 53cm Azurite Sun Boyi Bai Chantal Francoeur Gero von Randow Her Motives Are Silent Nicola Fumo Frattegiani Owen Duff Sylvain Souklaye Tyler Delaney Reed EARS HAVE EYES is available on CJSW in Calgary/Mohkinstsis, Golden Co-Op Radio in Golden (BC) and NAISA Radio in South River (Ontario). This program is co-hosted by Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett, and curated and edited by Caitlind Brown. Thanks to CJSW, Golden Co-Op Radio, and NAISA for supporting this show! Learn more about the artists and submit your own sound art at www.hibernationproject.ca/ears-have-eyes/
Transcribe →Ears Have Eyes - Episode February 11, 2026
Feb 11Tap to summarizeTHE VOICE WITHIN: solo, sonic, singular This month features a collection of experimental music, spoken word, field recordings, and soundscapes responding to our human capacity to create alone. Whether literally creating a new solo projects, travelling alone across vast geographies, or losing and finding one’s (internal) voice, our February episode invites you to listen – from your own perspective – to work made from the singular perspective of each acoustic artist on today’s show. ARTISTS: AnimaeNoctis Asalaus Cosmic Phoenix 23 Sean G. Meggeson EARS HAVE EYES is available on CJSW in Calgary/Mohkinstsis, Golden Co-Op Radio in Golden (BC) and NAISA Radio in South River (Ontario). This program is co-hosted by Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett, and curated and edited by Caitlind Brown. Thanks to CJSW, Golden Co-Op Radio, and NAISA (especially Kaamil, Claire, and Darren) for supporting this show! To learn more about the artists or submit your own sound art to EARS HAVE EYES, visit www.hibernationproject.ca/ears-have-eyes/ or email EarsHaveEyes@cjsw.com
Transcribe →Ears Have Eyes - Episode January 14, 2026
Jan 9Tap to summarizeNUM: a feature For the first episode of 2026, we’re shifting our focus to highlight one local duo, NUM. Comprised of sound artists, electroacoustic musicians, and multimedia artists, Maryam Sirvan and Milad Bagheri, NUM originated in Northern Iran. After studying in Georgia, Maryam & Milad moved to Calgary to continue their academic explorations several years ago. At the end of 2025, they released an album called “Seas Coming for Me.” This album was recorded at the National Music Centre with support from Calgary Arts Development. Our episode today follows Maryam & Milad’s journey through sound – music as a resistance, a collaborative life-long action, and a gateway to new worlds. We’re featuring work from their latest album, alongside older work that contextualizes this album. ARTISTS: Chris Cresswell & 315 Ensemble Clare M. Duckett nonnon Raphaël Amour Corniglion Faccioli Ron Coulter EARS HAVE EYES is available on CJSW in Calgary/Mohkinstsis, Golden Co-Op Radio in Golden (BC) and NAISA Radio in South River (Ontario). This program is co-hosted by Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett, and curated and edited by Caitlind Brown. Thanks to CJSW, Golden Co-Op Radio, and NAISA (especially Kaamil, Claire, and Darren) for supporting this show! To learn more about the artists or submit your own sound art to EARS HAVE EYES, visit www.hibernationproject.ca/ears-have-eyes/ or email EarsHaveEyes@cjsw.com
Transcribe →Ears Have Eyes - Episode December 10, 2025
Dec 6Tap to summarizeRADIO WHISPERS: haunting radio & radio hauntings // Part 2 While the Northern Hemisphere enters into a festive winter season, we’re returning to the spooky spirit of Autumn for Part 2 of RADIO WHISPERS. This month's episode features experimental music, spoken word, and sound art leaning into the ethereal hauntings of radio. Artists explore the strange space between frequencies, literally or metaphorically, covering everything from field recordings on shortwave radio to spooky spoken word stories about the life (and death) of domestic silk moths. ARTISTS: Chris Cresswell & 315 Ensemble Clare M. Duckett nonnon Raphaël Amour Corniglion Faccioli Ron Coulter EARS HAVE EYES is available on CJSW in Calgary/Mohkinstsis, Golden Co-Op Radio in Golden (BC) and NAISA Radio in South River (Ontario). This program is co-hosted by Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett, and curated and edited by Caitlind Brown. Thanks to CJSW, Golden Co-Op Radio, and NAISA (especially Kaamil, Claire, and Darren) for supporting this show! To learn more about the artists or submit your own sound art to EARS HAVE EYES, visit www.hibernationproject.ca/ears-have-eyes/ or email EarsHaveEyes@cjsw.com
Transcribe →Ears Have Eyes - Episode November 12, 2025
Nov 13Tap to summarizeRADIO WHISPERS: haunting radio & radio hauntings // Part 1 We took a brief break in October to make space on CJSW for coverage of Calgary’s municipal election. This month we’re back with a belated Halloween episode featuring experimental music, spoken word, and sound art leaning in to the ethereal hauntings of radio. We’re featuring artists exploring the strange mysteries unearthed when wandering between frequencies, literally or metaphorically. We received so many submissions, we’ve decided to split this theme into two episodes. This is Part 1 of 2. ARTISTS: AnimaeNoctis Azurite Sun Felix Mayer Joseph Young Murmuri EARS HAVE EYES is available on CJSW in Calgary/Mohkinstsis, Golden Co-Op Radio in Golden (BC) and NAISA Radio in South River (Ontario). This program is co-hosted by Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett, and curated and edited by Caitlind Brown. Thanks to CJSW, Golden Co-Op Radio, and NAISA (especially Kaamil, Claire, and Darren) for supporting this show! To learn more about the artists or submit your own sound art to EARS HAVE EYES, visit www.hibernationproject.ca/ears-have-eyes/ or email EarsHaveEyes@cjsw.com
Transcribe →Ears Have Eyes - Episode September 10, 2025
Sep 10Tap to summarizeWANDERING SOUNDS: ruminations for the end of a season This is our last episode of the Summer, and we’ve programmed a languid listening excursion through the sound-based work of 3 artists, each with an extended sound piece. This episode is intended as a sprawling meditation, allowing the listener a slower, more expansive listening experience. As we move between seasons, we allow ourselves one last stretch through the warmth of Summer into the cool swirl of Autumn. ARTISTS: elijah jamal asani Jason Kahn Patrick Quinn EARS HAVE EYES is available on CJSW in Calgary/Mohkinstsis, Golden Co-Op Radio in Golden (BC) and NAISA Radio in South River (Ontario). This program is co-hosted by Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett, and curated and edited by Caitlind Brown. Thanks to CJSW, Golden Co-Op Radio, and NAISA (especially Kaamil, Claire, and Darren) for supporting this show! To learn more about the artists or submit your own sound art to EARS HAVE EYES, visit www.hibernationproject.ca/ears-have-eyes/ or email EarsHaveEyes@cjsw.com
Transcribe →Ears Have Eyes - Episode August 13, 2025
Aug 14Tap to summarizeEMERGENCE: journeys through water, matter, and form For our languid August episode, we’re listening to two projects by artists reflecting on ancient Greek mythology and philosophy: The Odyssey by Homer, as seen through the eyes of Calypso, and Hyle & Eidos, understandings of matter and form first posited by Aristotle. These works are watery, abstract, mesmerizing, and elemental ~ a perfect end to Summer. ARTISTS: Manja Ristić & Mark Vernon Nathalia Grotenhuis EARS HAVE EYES is available on CJSW in Calgary/Mohkinstsis, Golden Co-Op Radio in Golden (BC) and NAISA Radio in South River (Ontario). This program is co-hosted by Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett, and curated and edited by Caitlind Brown. Thanks to CJSW, Golden Co-Op Radio, and NAISA (especially Kaamil, Claire, and Darren) for supporting this show! To learn more about the artists or submit your own sound art to EARS HAVE EYES, visit www.hibernationproject.ca/ears-have-eyes/ or email EarsHaveEyes@cjsw.com
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