Soundmarks

Hi. I'm Tom and I'm experimenting with making a piece/album that exists in space, this is just a sample and test and you can only listen to by walking around. https://everythingability.com/

York has been a hub of transport communications since the Romans established the city in AD71, linking it to an efficient road system and making use of its waterways. But until the railways were established in the early part of the nineteenth century, people could only travel as fast as their feet or a horse could take them. In the early eighteenth century, a stagecoach journey from York to London took 3 to 4 days, though by the end of the century innovations in road construction and coach design had shortened the journey-time to around 36 hours. This city walk links key places that are key to the Victorian changes that the railways brought to York

Walk from the Library doors to The Avocado to experience some odd sounds and music.

A poem to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee and the sense of duty and service in Otley, written by Otley Town Poet Matthew Hedley Stoppard and commissioned by Otley Town Council.

A "poetry trail" celebrating the iconic woodcock, a bird synonymous with Otley and the town's history. The poem, entitled 'Roding' is written by official Town Poet Matthew Hedley Stoppard with guidance and sound recordings by Richard Marsh and stone sculpture by Shane Green; it highlights the responsibility of shared land ownership and taking care of species, such as the woodcock, which are threatened by our actions. The trail can be used by walking groups and creative writing groups of all ages and an accompanying fact sheet with ecology and poetic notes and prompts is available here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_HplxvJ9I2FxdPokmJTyC0CaC6h4k6Ru?usp=sharing Special thanks to Otley Town Council for including this project in the Town Poet scheme and to Leeds City Council Outer North West Community Committee for funding the sculpture.

This Soundwalk explores some of the places along one of the short walks I take around the area I grew up. The audio you hear is a blend of how I experience and interpret the soundscape around me. Produced for my Spatial Audio University Module. Recordings Made Using Zoom V3-VR on 15th March 2024. Edited and Binaural Decoded in Reaper.

Compliment a sunny walk through Meanwood with a soundscape that evolves as you near the finih.

a sound walk with a distorted view on the world