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I visited Broadway Cinema twice this weekend to see restorations of The Sacrifice and Nostalghia, two films by my favourite director, Andrei Tarkovsky.

Social media and Shazam-like birdsong apps drawing young people to hobby as they seek a gentler connection to the outside world

A speedy, intentional, and modern RAW photo editor built natively for Mac.

Uncover the origins of the Silo.

The Man-Machine delivers a captivating audio-visual, retro-futurist ode to a connected Europe. Deep techno, joyous melodies, and a touching tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Poltergeists are supernatural entities characterized by physical disturbances—escalating from loud noises and moving objects, to physical harm and even (in the worst cases) possession.

The AI workspace for everyday work.

YouTube video by Boards of Canada

I’ve split this summary across three posts, and this roundup details the first five days. Highlights included lots of sumo, a studio session, and getting to know Ryōgoku.

The WM-22 was the first Walkman model that was sold in the UK for under £30.

An attempt to document a lifetime of concerts.

Here’s my 22nd annual roundup: sixty short reviews across five categories, plus shows, stats and playlists. It gets more ridiculous every year, but I do it to myself, I do.

From one of the best seats in the entire arena, I saw my favourite band for the fourth time. Within minutes, I realised this would be the best gig I’d ever experienced.

Stars of the Lid Forever is a fan-led project to archive their live recordings from over the years, all compiled in one place for your listening pleasure.

In 1989, a band changed my life, but when they recently reformed I didn't want to know. This weekend, I gave my scepticism the slip and witnessed the resurrection.

Musician Henry Claude asked me some questions for his field recording research project, and was kind enough to let me archive my detailed responses here.

Radiohead’s music and art are inseparable, and a constant source of inspiration for me. I couldn’t miss this exhibition at The Ashmolean in Oxford.

Ways of seeing and feeling that I first learned from land artists have remained invaluable. This extensive show offered a chance to reconnect with one of my favourites.

It’s becoming a habit that we head up North each Summer. This time we spent a few days in remote Northumberland, before heading to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Motherwell.

My recent session with a field recording expert was truly ear-opening. If you’re curious how Greenwich sounds through shotgun mics, hydrophones, electromagnets, anti-radios, bat detectors and binaural...

National parks, famous for their rich natural heritage, should be at the heart of efforts to protect habitats and wildlife. Instead, experts say they are declining – fast

Notes tagged 'camp france'

We returned to the tiny cottage in Barber Booth we’d enjoyed for a few days last summer. I’d intended a week of field work, but the weather had other ideas.