Background Noise, a collaborative project which unites these commissions, is a sound project that brings together people interested in the Union Canal from across different disciplines as . The work was presented as a live radio station broadcasting every Saturday throughout August at 6pm. Each week, the artists, invited collaborators, and Associate Artist Emmie McLuskey, came together to respond to Channels through sound, interview, spoken word, and music.

For more details, visit background-noise.com.

Episode 1 – Together

Episode 2 – Everyday Disorder

Episode 3 – Degrowth and the City, Art and Climate Change

Episode 4 – Floating Worlds

Miss World – Closing Party!

CLOSING Party with Spirit of the Dancer

Background Noise was supported by the UK Government‘s DCMS Digital Accelerator Fund, through Edinburgh Festivals.