| David Mandl on Fri, 28 Dec 2001 04:31:01 +0100 (CET) |
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| [Nettime-bold] "Your Favourite London Sounds" |
Announcing YOUR FAVOURITE LONDON SOUNDS compiled by Peter Cusack with photographs by Dave Mandl catalogue number: RESFLS1CD What is your favourite London sound and why? The responses of Londoners to this simple question are as varied and extraordinary as the city itself. This fascinating CD reveals the London of the ear, rather than that of the eye. A myriad of places and experiences, familiar and obscure, are brought to life in this striking collection--from Big Ben to bagel bars, from songbirds to slamming doors, from thunder cutting through the sky to the eternal uproar of the city's soundscape. Since 1998 the London Musicians' Collective has asked many Londoners--including all 74 of London's Members of Parliament--the question, "What is your favourite London sound--and why?" The response has been overwhelming (the MPs returned nine!), with a lot of interest in the question and plenty of discussion on how to answer it. Hundreds of favourite sounds have been proposed, often in considerable detail. Many have since been recorded by sound-artist Peter Cusack, taking care to be as faithful as possible to the original suggestions. The 40 tracks on this audio-postcard are a selection from the hours so far collected. YOUR FAVOURITE LONDON SOUNDS contains over an hour of audio material, plus a full-color 24-page booklet of photographs and information. For all media and distribution information, please contact the LMC. (Distributed in the U.S. by Forced Exposure.) --------------------------------------------- London Musicians' Collective Limited 3.6 Lafone House, 11-13 Leathermarket Street, London SE1 3HN Tel: 020 7403 1922 Fax: 020 7403 1880 http://www.l-m-c.org.uk Registered charity number 290236 --------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list [email protected] http://amsterdam.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold