Times are tough at the BBC, writes Phil Daoust so we had a ready explanation when we heard that inmates of Broadcasting House had taken to applauding every time a door squeaked. But no, this is not the first sign of stress-induced insanity.
Philip Tagney, Felix Carey and Iain Chambers turn out to be gathering sounds for a piece of musique concrète, constructed from naturally occurring noises distorted and manipulated with good old analogue technology. "Doors are an ongoing interest for the three of us," says Carey, who describes hinge-oilers as "the bane of our lives". "Slow them down and you get these amazing melodies you just wouldn't have imagined."
You can hear a few doors from the north-east "screeching and singing" on Saturday, when Radio 3 airs the trio's quirky sound essay about Gateshead's multi-storey car park.
