October 2020

Radio Podcast #5 — 1894 to 1895

MP3 download | Apple | Spotify | Castbox | Stitcher | Radiopublic | RSS James and Sean continue their voyage into the distant history of sound recording. This time we cover the years 1894 and 1895, a time of popular unrest, great literature, and a burgeoning wax cylinder market, with at least two songs bound …

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The Late 1920s – The Symphony

Another exclusive orchestral mix, available as a podcast for patreon backers. This one has classical / orchestral music recorded between 1927 and 1929, and features a section in stereo! 0:00:00 Dajos Béla and His Dance Orchestra – Jalousie (1927)0:02:44 Hotel Commodore Ensemble, directed by Bernhard Levitow – Clair de lune- suite Bergamasque (1927)0:06:49 Philadelphia Orchestra …

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The Twenties

1920 – “a genuine watershed moment, and a genuinely brilliant record” 1921 – “the margins are expanding, cracks are forming, soon this wonderful infection is going to be irresistible in its spread.” 1922 – “a massive expansion of classical female blues, with a knock-on explosion of resurgent jazz” 1923 – “The people running those “race …

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Centuries of Sound on Cambridge 105 Radio — Episode 28 (1920)

Time: 8pm BST, Saturday 10th September 2020Place: Cambridge 105 Radio Another trip into the early days of recorded music with audio curator James Errington, this time joined by Grammy-nominated blues, soul, and Americana singer and songwriter Janiva Magness to explore the sounds of 1920, the year Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds kicked off the …

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1929

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is a cut-down 45 minute mix, for the full 180-minute version please come to centuriesofsound.com to stream, or patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. MP3 preview download | Patreon …

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