Forgotten Sounds
Typewriters, steam engines and foundries - these forgotten sounds take us back in time.
An episode of the Slow Radio podcast, hosted by BBC Radio 3, titled "Forgotten Sounds" was published on October 4, 2018 and runs 30 minutes.
October 4, 2018 ·30m · Slow Radio
Summary
The music of typewriters, steam engines, foundries and looms. These previously-familiar, now long-forgotten sounds transport us back in time, evoking memories, and creating a strangely meditative effect. Composer Iain Chambers creates a radiophonic sequence from the huge recording archive of the pan-EU Sounds of Changes project, a collaboration between 6 major European museums to document the huge change within our acoustic landscape.
Episode Description
The music of typewriters, steam engines, foundries and looms. These previously-familiar, now long-forgotten sounds transport us back in time, evoking memories, and creating a strangely meditative effect.
Composer Iain Chambers creates a radiophonic sequence from the huge recording archive of the pan-EU Sounds of Changes project, a collaboration between 6 major European museums to document the huge change within our acoustic landscape.
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