A Sound Map Of Harrogate: Recent Episodes
Andrew Backhouse
Is the soundscape of the world an indeterminate composition over which we have no control, or are we its composers and performers, responsible for giving it form and beauty? Orchestration is a musician’s business – but isn’t it up to us to undergo a paradigm shift and start hearing – not the music in the global soundscape – but the global soundscape as music? How has the soundscape of the borough changed in your lifetime? Do you have any recordings of times gone by? Come to think of it, do you want to record the present? Would you like to submit sounds to the archive?
Part of the Sound Map Of Harrogate. For more details, please see www.soundmapofharrogate.co.uk - thanks for listening.
This was recorded at the start of the Nidderdale Greenway, ASDA Carpark, Harrogate on 3rd May 2022 at around 5am.
Part of the Sound Map Of Harrogate. For more details, please see www.soundmapofharrogate.co.uk - thanks for listening.
A morning cup of tea - Apartment 16, Mowbray House. Part of the Sound Map Of Harrogate. For more details, please see www.soundmapofharrogate.co.uk
Part of the Sound Map Of Harrogate - www.soundmapofharrogate.co.uk - this is a field recording taken in High Harrogate. For more information on the project please see the site. Orchestration is a musician’s business – but isn’t it up to us to undergo a paradigm shift and start hearing – not the music in the global soundscape – but the global soundscape as music? How has the soundscape of the borough changed in your lifetime? Do you have any recordings of times gone by? Come to think of it, do you want to record the present? Would you like to submit sounds to the archive?
Part of the Sound Map Of Harrogate - www.soundmapofharrogate.co.uk - this is an audio walk from Bower Road, Harrogate up East Parade. For more information on the project please see the site. Orchestration is a musician’s business – but isn’t it up to us to undergo a paradigm shift and start hearing – not the music in the global soundscape – but the global soundscape as music? How has the soundscape of the borough changed in your lifetime? Do you have any recordings of times gone by? Come to think of it, do you want to record the present? Would you like to submit sounds to the archive?
Part of the Sound Map Of Harrogate - www.soundmapofharrogate.co.uk - this recording was submitted by a guest poster. The submitter wishes to remain anonymous.
Part of the Sound Map Of Harrogate - www.soundmapofharrogate.co.uk - this recording was submitted by Karen Thornton. Karen is a presenter on Harrogate Community Radio, Karen reads short stories on the first Sunday of the month.
Part of the Sound Map Of Harrogate - www.soundmapofharrogate.co.uk - this recording was submitted by Stewart Thornton. The background 'hum' you can hear is the electricity generators at the Covid Testing Centre, Dragon Road - Harrogate. The recording was made using a phone and is welcome here. If you have an audio recording of Harrogate, North Yorkshire then get in contact. You can submit a recording using the form on our website.
Part of the Sound Map Of Harrogate - www.soundmapofharrogate.co.uk - This is a recording of my walk from Dragon Parade to Claro Road. An audio walk. Orchestration is a musician’s business – but isn’t it up to us to undergo a paradigm shift and start hearing – not the music in the global soundscape – but the global soundscape as music? How has the soundscape of the borough changed in your lifetime? Do you have any recordings of times gone by? Come to think of it, do you want to record the present? Would you like to submit sounds to the archive?
Part of the Sound Map Of Harrogate - www.soundmapofharrogate.co.uk
For more on Creao Studio, see www.creao.uk
Recorded using a Contact Mic. Part of the Sound Map Of Harrogate - www.soundmapofharrogate.co.uk