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The Orbita text group has been experimenting with radio waves and FM-receivers for two years in their performances; the concept of the Radiowall was first presented to a wider audience as part of the 'FM Slow Show: Poetic Meditation in Radio Waves and City Noises'. During the performance, five poets were reading their works accompanied by a background of city noises recorded during their travels to different European cities. The recorded noises are transmitted by FM radio waves, received and played back during the performance with the help of small portable radio sets. This way, a cyclic signal is created; it travels from the recording to the airwaves, then to the microphones from which it is conducted to the amplifier and speakers.

The whole thing allows the listener to concentrate for a moment exclusively on the poetic text that sounds like signals and voices from a non-existent radio station - as if it was received accidentally while twisting the tuning knob, then recognised and its message - comprehended.

The Slow Show performance has also been presented at a number of international festivals in Russia, Germany and Lithuania. In 2012, an extended presentation of the performance is scheduled for the Cēsis Art Festival where the performance of the poets and radio sets will be complemented by an appearance by the musician Andrejs Eiguss a.k.a. Selfish who is known as a performer and author of ambient music.