Stranger
A sound art project by UK-based artist, composer and musician Matthew Ward. As of 2024, his work has included a debut album, international radio broadcasts, film soundtracks and art installations.Introduction
'Stranger' merges sound art, social documentary and compositions to create soundscapes and audio essays that reflect the world today and shape new realities.
The project synthesises a wide-range of fields including social documentary, musique concrète, street photography, genre art, Dada, surveillance and audio description.
Work
- Music releases
- Stranger [Album] (2024) - Listen on Spotify
- RIOT [Single] (2024) - Listen
- Full Moon 1805 [Single] (2023) - Listen on Spotify
- Art installations
- CAM - an exhibition (Cambridge, upcoming 2025)
- Stranger soundbox (UK, 2024)
- Closer - ambisonic x visual art live performance (2024)
- Film scores
- 'CAM' - an immersive audio-visual film about Cambridge (2024) - Follow Instagram
- 'Music in Cambridge' (in production)
- Radio shows and Podcasts
- Resonance FM 104.4 (London, UK) // Stranger with Matthew Ward // Clear Spot (30.07.24 & 31.07.24) - Listen now
- NOODS Radio (Bristol, UK) // Stranger radio show (29.07.24) - Listen now
- Threads Radio (London, UK) // Stranger radio show (24.07.24) - Listen now
- N10.as Radio (Montreal, Quebec) // Stranger radio guestmix (06.07.2024) - Listen now
- Lahmacun Radio (Budapest) // Stranger radio guestmix (30.04.2024) - Listen now
- Punctum Radio (Prague) // Stranger radio guestmix (25.04.2024) - Listen now
