Centuries of Sound

Centuries of Sound is a series of mixes and podcasts presenting a history of recorded sound,[1] produced independently by Cambridge-based sound artist[2] James Errington.[3][4] Each mix presents sounds recorded in a single year, and episodes are released monthly, in chronological order.[5] Errington also presents a monthly show of the same name on Cambridge 105 Radio in which he discusses the music of a year with a guest.[6] Centuries of Sound has been reviewed by multiple publications[2][5][7] and received a British Podcast Award in 2019.[8]

Centuries of Sound
Presentation
Hosted byJames Errington
GenreHistory of recorded sound, Music podcast, Sound collage
LanguageEnglish
Production
No. of episodes51
Publication
Original releaseJanuary 1, 2017
Cited forBronze Bullseye Award, British Podcast Awards 2019
Related
Websitecenturiesofsound.com

Background

Errington researched and sourced music from a number of sources, including Archive.org, Rate Your Music and Acclaimed Music.[4] The first mixes include early sound recordings made by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville in 1860, and the earliest episodes are shorter and cover multiple years, due to a lack of surviving recordings.[5] Each mix contains not just music but layered speech and other sounds.[9] Contemporary "preview" mixes were also posted for the years 2016 to 2019[10] and there are annual Christmas and Halloween episodes covering particular eras.[11]

Reception

Notable individual episodes include the 1927 mix, reviewed in The New Yorker,[3] the 1901 mix, which was one of Indiewire's 50 best podcast episodes of 2018,[12] the 1931 mix, which was podcast of the week in The Financial Times,[2] the 1943 mix, reviewed by Cory Doctorow,[11] and the 2016 mix, covered in Hyperallergic.[4] Centuries of Sound received a bronze Bullseye Award at the 2019 British Podcast Awards.[8]

References
  1. "This blog is making a mixtape for every year since the invention of recorded sound". The A.V. Club. 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  2. "Centuries of Sound podcast is a museum piped straight into your ears". Financial Times. 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  3. "Centuries Of Sound 1927". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  4. Voon, Claire (2017-10-09). "A Mixtape for Every Year of the History of Recorded Sound". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  5. Walker, Jesse (2019-05-31). "Review: Centuries of Sound". Reason.com. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  6. "Centuries of Sound". Cambridge 105 Radio. 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  7. "The perfect listen for tennis obsessives – podcasts of the week". the Guardian. 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  8. "The British Podcast Awards 2019 Winners". Great British Podcasts. 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  9. "The Web Site "Centuries of Sound" is Making a Mixtape for Every Year of Recorded Sound from 1860 to Present | Open Culture". Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  10. "Centuries of Sound". Centuries of Sound. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  11. "Pluralistic: 24 Oct 2022 An hour of interwar Halloween music – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow". 24 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  12. Greene, Steve (2018-12-14). "The 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2018". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
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