Inventions For Radio No.1- The Dreams, was first broadcasted in 1964 in BBC radio (Discogs, 2014). This piece is by the famous english experimental music composer Delia Derbyshire collaborating with the author Barry Bermange. The piece is a collage of interviews of random people, were these people describe their dreams. This collage is supported by electronic music that conducts the emotions of each description. The piece in general is very sinister, most of the dreams are nightmares, were people are running from something, creating the feeling of anguish (anton newcombe, 2012).

Because one of my goals in my radio composition was to alienate the listener, this piece was a great form of inspiration. I decided to include an electronic drone similar to the one in Derbyshire’s piece. This drone would create a never resolving tension that would leave the listener in anguish. I wanted to take this idea to the next level by also including a field recording of a train passing really near by, overcharging the piece with noise, making each sonic element of the piece unidentifiable.