Best Sonore Podcasts (2025)

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Urban Soundscapes in Microscope with Usue Ruiz Arana, Richard Bentley, Sarah Jones-Morris et al. 46:50

1M ago46:50

46:50

First of all, thanks for coming! Today's episode was recorded in Microscope, Dalston last June at Usue Ruiz Arana's book launch, and we were lucky that Dan Rea from Periscope kindly introduced us, Usue and her guests. Stay tuned for an enticing conversation on soundwalks, soundscape practices and the future of mutispecies approach to soundscapes wi…

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Creative Adventure #02 - Club Sonore @ Friday - Paris FR | Lewis Loud 3:51:22

3M ago3:51:22

3:51:22

December 21, 2024.Location: https://www.instagram.com/friday_conceptstore/Organizer: https://www.instagram.com/club_sonore/By Lewis Loud

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Left Ear Right Ear with Lola de la Mata 56:16

3M ago56:16

56:16

Left Ear Right Ear Pink Noise Some listeners may find some of the sounds in this episode disturbing. In today's episode, we meet with a conceptual sound artist, composer, curator and musician, Lola de la Mata, working with tinnitus, spontaneous auto-acoustic emissions and aural diversity. We talk about how research-informed art shouldn't be pleasan…

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#WiA special series with Jude Brereton 46:21

4M ago46:21

46:21

Welcome to Episode 7 of the special series of Women in Acoustics podcast. Today we have the fabulous Prof. Jude Brereton from the University of York. Jude is a professor in audio and music technologies. We are going to talk about her interests in music, linguistics and acoustic phonetics and how they all tie in together to understand the singing vo…

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Sous Sussurrement 14:56

8M ago14:56

14:56

Sous Sussurrement is a collaborative sound piece that documents the experience of listening to and sounding with Azillanet, a small village in the south of France. Created by nine sound recordists, artists, engineers and dabblers from nine different countries during a workshop with Felix Blume, it attempts to unearth the village's hidden, subterran…

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#WiA special series with Mariana Lopez 51:36

8M ago51:36

51:36

Welcome to the Episode 6 of the special series of Women in Acoustics podcast. Today we have Professor Mariana Lopez with us. Mariana is a Latin American researcher based in the UK, specialising in sound design and accessibility, as well as acoustical heritage and historical soundscapes. She has a background in music and sound design and we were ver…

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La ville sonore avec Catherine Guastavino 23:35

10M ago23:35

23:35

For today's episode, our hosts Francesco and Andrew met up with Prof Catherine Guastavino in Ottawa, during the May meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. They will be talking about the science and beauty of Sounds In The City - la ville sonore - easily one of the most famous research projects in the soundscape community that has been runnin…

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Goutte que Goutte 15:59

10M ago15:59

15:59

Ah ces poly-sons ! Ils sont complètement tirés par les plumes en saison sèche … car, quand l’appel du parapluie fait un sens averse, c'est une pluie d’oiseaux qui vient fredonner la polyphonie d’Azillanet."Goutte que Goutte" est une pièce sonore réalisée par la fusion de 4 gouttes de Belgique avec 5 gouttes de France. C'est une composition de sons …

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#WiA special series with Reena Mahtani 42:15

11M ago42:15

42:15

Welcome to the Episode 5 of the special series of Women in Acoustics podcast. Today we have a very special guest with us - Reena Mahtani. Reena is a Senior Acoustic Engineer at Sandy Brown Associates. We shall delve into Reena's personal and professional experiences, her international travels, and everything which helped her develop as an expert in…

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Bonus Disc : Maestro Walter's Brass Band - TRAVÈSE DEZÈ A 5:30

12M ago5:30

5:30

The original LP disc Death in Haiti: Funeral Brass Band & Sounds of Port-au-Prince (label Discrepant) presented a selection of 36 minutes from 15 hours of recordings of funerals, churches, wakes and Port au Prince ambiences. This new release 6 years later is a free addition to it, a new selection of recordings condensed into 43 minutes of brass ban…

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Soundscape Gentrification with Bethan Prosser 34:44

12M ago34:44

34:44

...If you're sitting, come to me... In today's episode we meet the soundscape trespasser and researcher, Dr Bethan Prosser, who is resisting the never-ending waves of gentrification on the English seaside through sound and participatory listening. Find Bethan at University of Brighton. Follow her on X: @bethanmathiasp and LinkedIn. Check out Bethan…

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Bonus Disc : Maestro Walter's Brass Band - SI JE PARLAIS 3:30

12M ago3:30

3:30

The original LP disc Death in Haiti: Funeral Brass Band & Sounds of Port-au-Prince (label Discrepant) presented a selection of 36 minutes from 15 hours of recordings of funerals, churches, wakes and Port au Prince ambiences. This new release 6 years later is a free addition to it, a new selection of recordings condensed into 43 minutes of brass ban…

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#WiA special series with Alice Eldridge 48:05

1y ago48:05

48:05

Welcome to the Episode 4 of the special series of Women in Acoustics podcast. Today we have a wonderful guest with us - Professor Alice Eldridge from University of Sussex. Alice is a Professor of Sonic Systems (Music) and a musician. We are going to talk about her love for music and her curious mind which has led her to a foundation interest in sou…

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Complex Auditory Scenes with Maggie McMullin 22:13

1y ago22:13

22:13

For this episode, Andrew recorded an interview with Maggie McMullin, a researcher at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Indeed, this episode is about complex (natural) auditory scenes, but - what makes them so complex? Why we need machine learning tools to analyse them? How to start looking into them in the first place? This conversation took place a…

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Sensory Urbanism with Jieling Xiao 30:19

1y ago30:19

30:19

Sounds, and then soundscape and planning and then urban sensory planning. We are expanding on our usual scope on sounds towards smell and sensory environments. Today's guest is Jieling Xiao, a Reader in Architecture and Sensory Environments at Birmingham School of Architecture and Design, Birmingham City University. Find Jieling at Birmingham City.…

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#WiA special series with Helen Sheldon 36:46

1y ago36:46

36:46

Welcome to the Episode 3 of the special series of Women in Acoustics podcast. Today we have a very special guest with us - Helen Sheldon from RBA Acoustics. Helen is a charted engineer and Director at RBA Acoustics, who actively promotes acoustics as a STEM subject speaking in schools and universities and promoting engineering to a wider public. Fi…

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Creative Adventure #01 | Lewis Loud 1:52:30

1+ y ago1:52:30

1:52:30

Book a show: https://forms.gle/zswXWnHVwcXXAgTo6Schedule a call: https://calendly.com/lewisloud-pearlcraft/30minWebsite: https://www.lewisloud.comYoutube: https://youtu.be/nZ6lCQ6kDhkApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lewis-loud-creative-adventure/id1718464638Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3V…

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Listening to Landscapes with Usue Ruiz Arana 31:02

1+ y ago31:02

31:02

In today's episode we have some big words in the title and with Usue Ruiz Arana, a Lecturer in Landscape Architecture at Newcastle University, we are going to revisit some of concepts we have talked about very often: What is a soundwalk? How should we use soundwalks? How do we bring this concept to the cities? Is landscape a superior format to port…

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9h34 12:50

1+ y ago12:50

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9h34Départ ou retard pour la transe. Mais être toujours en avance sans vraiment savoir pourquoi. Appuyer sur le REC et attendre. « Tu jettes pas ta canne quand le poisson passe ! ». Autre espace-temps, à Azillanet ça craquèle sous les rires. Certain.es se laissent surprendre par l’expérience, d’autres y plongent les yeux fermés. Se laisser traverse…

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Radio Utopia: La Biennale di Venezia 23 with Carlotta Darò and Nicolas Tixier 42:12

1+ y ago42:12

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Welcome to The Rest Is Just Noise, a monthly podcast about what do architects & acousticians, researchers & artists, engineers & academics have to say about the science and beauty of sounds in cities and landscapes. So, is there a better place to look for those answers than in the Laboratory of the Future, the 18th edition of the world-famous exhib…

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#WiA special series: Sustainable Careers with Angela Lamacraft 36:51

1+ y ago36:51

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Welcome to the Episode 2 of the special series of Women in Acoustics podcast. Today we have a very special guest with us - Ms Angela Lamacraft from Sustainable Acoustics. Angela is working on how to make buildings acoustically pleasing for people who are working in them and the people who are living in them. She looks at the different types of mate…

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Cities and Memory (and Microphones) 34:48

1+ y ago34:48

34:48

For today's episode we went on a walk through a maze of alleyways in Central London to meet Stuart Fowkes, the founder of Cities and Memory, and to learn firsthand about this fantastic international platform for promoting urban sound and its impact on society. Check out Cities and Memory webpage and consider taking part in many exciting projects, w…

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Urban Sound Symposium 2023 26:06

1+ y ago26:06

26:06

Your hosts Francesco, Andrew and Tin went to the 3rd edition of the Urban Sound Symposium, locally organised by researchers at La Salle Campus Barcelona this April. As expected, it was a truly lovely event featuring the protagonists of the most recent developments in the field, some of which we have already had the honour of hosting in our previous…

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#WiA special series: Bubbles Everywhere with Eleanor Stride 41:03

1+ y ago41:03

41:03

Today we celebrate the #INWED23 with the first episode in our new special series Women in Acoustics #WiA, led by Dr Hasina Begum, EDI Champion for the UK Acoustics Network (UKAN+). But what have bubbles to do with it? Apparently everything. We talk with Eleanor Stride about what bubble acoustics are and how being an exceptional woman has set her ca…

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Engaging with Everyday Sounds and Marcel Cobussen 53:54

2y ago53:54

53:54

Stop - listen to the sounds around you! Our today's guest is Marcel Cobussen, Professor of Auditory Culture and Music Philosophy at Leiden University. Marcel has recently published his book 'Engaging with Everyday Sounds'. It's a journey to rediscover sounds around us and transform how we listen. We'll talk about what is an everyday sound, the poli…

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Live music and Resilience 24:44

2y ago24:44

24:44

This episode is conducted by Juliette with Live DMA, the European network for live music associations. Today's topic is resiliance, the capacity to adapt and transform in the face of change.By Live DMA

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Duo Chaudron Sonore - Maurice Langlois & Félix Blume 2:30

2y ago2:30

2:30

Duo Chaudron SonoreMaurice Langlois & Félix Blume15 Mai 2023 Enregistrement réalisé dans le cadre du projet "Le Chaudron Sonore"https://felixblume.com/chaudronsonoreBy Felix Blume

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Le Chòt 13:17

2y ago13:17

13:17

À l’aube,Un petit duc sonne la cloche du village et réveille les rossignols,Solo de mobylette qui dessine le paysage,Un bourdon drague un saxophone,L’eau capricieuse se fraie un chemin jusqu’au vignoble d’un mélomane, Le boulanger guette le vent…Au commencement était le son.Avec la participation de Vincent, Georges, Stéphane, Victor, Emma, Jacques,…

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Cafés culture et nuisance sonore - Collectif Culture Bar-Bars 22:52

2y ago22:52

22:52

Un épisode spécial en français, sur le thème des nuisances sonores. Chloé Lebail du collectif culture Bar-Bars aborde avec nous la question des plaintes pour les bars-concerts situés en centre-ville.By Live DMA

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The topic of Noise Diplomacy 28:12

2y ago28:12

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In this episode, Juliette analyzes the relationship between venues and their neighbours, and more specifically about noise complaints. What solutions exist to accomodate live music and peace with locals ?By Live DMA

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Sayonara Soundscapes 40:10

2y ago40:10

40:10

How do we implement soundscape design in practice? What tools are available for a soundscape designer? And when should it even be considered? And what's the difference between a landscape design approach and an engineering approach? All this, and more, we're going to discuss with today's guest, Gunnar Cerwén. Through his work looking at the soundsc…

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Aural Diversity with John Drever 41:41

2y ago41:41

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Today we talk with Professor of Acoustic Ecology and Sound Art, John Drever, about what aural diversity is in the first place and how it all started, from paper towels to Kafka. Find John's and Andrew's book Aural Diversity @ Routledge. Find our website: https://www.justnoisepod.com/ Twitter: @JustNoisePod Find our website: https://www.justnoisepod…

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New Year Eves 2023 in the countryside of Brazil (Minas Gerais) 6:00

2y ago6:00

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New Year Eves 2023 in the countryside of Brazil (Minas Gerais)Recorded by @sara_lana & Félix Blumewith an ORTF by 2 x CCM4on a Sound Devices MixPre6 II recorder.Original recording in 96kHz, 24bit.GPS: -20.111322, -43.728883Same sound on Freesound here https://freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/667639/…

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Thunder and rain in south of France during summer (1 hour) 1:00:00

2y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Thunder and rain in south of France during summer, recorded from the balcony of my house.More sounds of thunder heresoundcloud.com/felixblume/sets/thunderstormRecorded by an AB Setup with two B&K 4006 Omni microphones.On a 633 Sound Devices recorder.Original Recording in Wave 96kHz 24bitSound Ref: FR-180812-3…

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Volcano Mount Yasur, Tanna Island, from the bottom 10:00

2+ y ago10:00

10:00

Active volcano recorded from the bottom, during the night.Recorded by a DoubleMS Setup by Schoeps, CCM41+CCM8+CCM4 (in a Cinela Windscreen),and a Geofon by LOM Audio.On a Sound Devices MixPre6 recorder.Original recording in 96kHz, 24bit.This sound has been edited and mixes the different sources.GPS: -19.523922 169.440028Sound Ref: @VA-mixpre221103-…

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Engineering Soundscapes 35:55

2+ y ago35:55

35:55

Recently Andrew defended his PhD thesis so we came up with this episode to celebrate him. Andrew has stepped down from his hosting role, for this episode only, and came along carrying his jazz trombone to record one or two licks and talk his coding work, predictive soundscape modelling, and promote his rigorous probabilistic approach to soundscape …

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Diving into the world of amateur artists 21:11

2+ y ago21:11

21:11

Welcome to the backstage of the European live music sector. In this episode, Juliette wants to dive into the world of amateur artists in Europe.By Live DMA

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Volcano Mount Yasur, Tanna Island 30:00

2+ y ago30:00

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Active volcano recorded from the top, at the edge of the crater, during the night. Recorded by a DoubleMS Setup by Schoeps, CCM41+CCM8+CCM4 (in a Cinela Windscreen),an AB Setup by DPA Microphones, 2 x 4006,and a Geofon by LOM Audio.On a Sound Devices 833 recorder.Original recording in 192kHz, 24bit.This sound has been edited and mixes the different…

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Highlights of the Acoustics of Ancient Theatres Symposium 37:57

2+ y ago37:57

37:57

In early July 2022 Tin attended the Acoustics of Ancient Theatres Symposium in Verona, Italy. In today's episode, we took a nostalgic look back and talked Greek and Roman ancient theatres in modern cities, Italian Opera, British parliament and beyond! If you bear with us, you'll also find that the episode features some binaural samples depicting a …

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Histoires De Pierres 39:07

2+ y ago39:07

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Histoires de Pierres est une déambulation et installation sonore à la croisée de la pièce sonore poétique, du cabinet de minéralogie et de l’archéologie imaginaire. Une invitation à se balader dans les rues et à découvrir le village de Fitou, pour écouter le chant des pierres et son paysage rocailleux, au son du vent et des récits intimes des habit…

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On Sonorous Seas - The Marine Soundscape 31:14

2+ y ago31:14

31:14

In this final episode, Mhairi talks with Dr Denise Risch from the Scottish Association for Marine Science. Denise is a marine mammal ecologist who studies underwater sounds and sonic marine enviroments to investigate how marine species use and are impacted by sound. During the conversation Denise plays a number of marine animal sounds and explains …

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"Urban Roars" with Jordan Lacey 49:00

2+ y ago49:00

49:00

We've talked about "musical drones" in one of our previous episodes. Well, this time we decided to investigate this idea a bit further as we look into Melbourne's underground and seek out the soundscape potential a humble air conditioning unit (well, four of them actually) can offer. We had a chance to put our hands on Jordan Lacey during his busy …

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On Sonorous Seas - Na Fuaimean 16:45

2+ y ago16:45

16:45

Am bi luchd-ealain ag èisteachd ann an dòigh eadar-dhealaichte o luchd-saidheans? Gu dearbha, am bi gach neach againn ag èisteachd ann an dòigh eadar-dhealaichte o chèile agus, am bi sin a’ toirt buaidh air mar a chì sinn an saoghal agus mar a thuigeas sinn e? Bidh sinn ag èisteachd gus brìgh a thoirt às an àrainneachd againn agus tuigse fhaighinn;…

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On Sonorous Seas - The Gaelic 25:58

2+ y ago25:58

25:58

An episode in Gaelic, with a bonus track in English. Mhairi meets Alasdair Whyte, musician, writer, singer and academic from Mull and hears all about local place names, songs and stories relating to the seas around Mull, Iona and the Hebrides.By Mhairi Killin

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On Sonorous Seas - The Gaelic, English Version 35:59

2+ y ago35:59

35:59

Mhairi meets Alasdair Whyte, musician, writer, singer and academic from Mull and hears all about local place names, songs and stories relating to the seas around Mull, Iona and the Hebrides.By Mhairi Killin

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On Sonorous Seas - The Sounds 13:49

2+ y ago13:49

13:49

Do Artists listen Differently from Scientists? In fact, do we all listen differently from each other, and how does this affect our perception of the world and our shared understanding of it? What happens when we can hear sounds but are separated visually from their source? For example, when listening to the sonic underworld of the sea via a hydroph…

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On Sonorous Seas - The Science 57:34

2+ y ago57:34

57:34

Iona artist Mhairi Killin meets Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust director Alison Lomax and Jenny Hampson of HWDT to discuss the amazing ecology of the seas around the west coast of Scotland, and how the work of the Trust, in collaboration with the public, has created 20 years of data on cetacean behaviour in these waters. The conversation will cov…

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Can you hear me? 37:44

2+ y ago37:44

37:44

Today we're bringing you right into the conversation with us by recording the episode on a binaural head. We're going to be speaking with a Professor in Psychology Mats Nilsson about his work on studying sound perception and psychoacoustics of blind and sighted people. Find Mats at the Stockholms universitet. Find our website: https://www.justnoise…

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On Sonorous Seas The Music 56:47

2+ y ago56:47

56:47

Mhairi meets Glasgow composer Fergus Hall, and they talk about his composition for On Sonorous Seas, his creative process and the acoustic material collected by Mhairi when she was at sea with the Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust, which Fergus used in the composition. You’ll hear about Fergus’ background in music and his ongoing love of watery thing…

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The North End Whale 16:52

2+ y ago16:52

16:52

Mhairi Killin introduces the podcast series with the story of the ‘North End Whale’ on Iona and how it led to a 10-day sea voyage, and an exploration of the cryptic worlds of whales and the military. Find out what happened in late summer 2018 when 118 beaked whales stranded across the shores of the Hebrides, Ireland, Iceland and the Faroes, and how…

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