Music for Trees

This is Witch 'n' Monk's second GPS-guided release: a new way to experience music, made for disobedient minds. Something between a quest game, an interactive podcast and a sound walk. Part of their release called OUTFOX: a collection of new music on the theme of radical creativity.  To download Revolution click here: www.witchnmonk.com/revolution-gift

This is Witch 'n' Monk's first GPS-guided release: a new way to experience music, made for disobedient minds. Something between a quest game, an interactive podcast and a sound walk. Part of their release called OUTFOX: a collection of new music on the theme of radical creativity. To download Pagamento click here: www.witchnmonk.com/pagamento-gift

Discover queer stories from LGBTQ+ people in your neighbourhood, from first dates to doctors appointments to nights out. Statements have been collected via the Queering Camden website (www.queeringcamden.com). A select few are kindly voice acted by: Sheenah Vickers https://www.spotlight.com/8615-4531-3598 Emma Rosier https://www.spotlight.com/3415-6754-6665 Ieuan Dolloway https://www.spotlight.com/0695-4506-1320 As statements are frequently submitted anonymously, the voice actors may not reflect the person who originally submitted the statement, but are intended as a tribute to the collective LGBTQ+ community of Camden. If you feel inspired by the map, please feel welcome to submit your own story via the website listed above, or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @QueeringCamden. This map is designed as part of the Forum+ LGBT History Month 2021 Celebrations, the full programme for which can be found at https://forumplus.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Camden_-Islington_LGBTHM21.pdf

Sound installation by Hans Rosenström Voices: Echo Vocal Ensemble Duration 11'40 Unfolding Silence was comssioned by Frieze Sculpture 2023, curated by Fatos Üstek, it was the first sound installation that has been presented in the sculpture exhibition. Nestled within a small grove in the English Gardens the artwork offers an intimate space for listening, a space that invites us to ground ourselves in our bodies yet remain receptive and perceptive to the world around us. Listening is an act of attention and giving attention is essential to our undulating coexistence. Singers: Sally Carr, Sam Cobb, Hilary Cronin, Freddie Crowley, Sarah Latto, Jack Lawrence-Jones, Dan Marles Recording engineer Tom Mungall Recorded in Stoke Newington Methodist Church Postproduction EMS Stockholm Unfolding Silence would not have been possible without the support of FRAME Contemporary Art Finland, The Saastamoinen Foundation and Helsinki Contemporary

An audio anthology of poems and stories inspired by the theme of "Secrets of the Trees" produced by walk · listen · create in association with the Urban Tree Festival. You can buy the illustrated printed anthology from the Urban Tree festival website: urbantreefestival.org/shop

A song cycle of hope located within a field recorded and sonically manipulated soundscape, including words, songs and music. Contemporary writers have responded to the poem “Hope" is the thing with Feathers by Emily Dickinson. Laura has set the words for voices, piano, instruments and pre-recorded sounds. These musical echoes are presented in an audio walk. Free to access by mobile phone and headphones in specific locations using GPS location software echoes xyz.com (software to be downloaded in advance). Laura will be presenting this as a guided ticketed walk on the launch day, 5.00pm 29th August. Meeting outside entrance to Cockpit Theatre, Gateforth Street, the walk will take 60 - 75 minutes. It will be available to access via mobile devices for the duration of the festival. Featuring soprano Gweneth Ann Rand and piano by Allyson Devenish. Music by Laura Reid. Words: Ahed Al Hamwi, Katie Colombus, Oge Nwosu, Teresa Howard. Responses to the poem range from the personification of Hope by Ahed Al Hamwi, optimistic reflections recalling images of nature by Teresa Howard and Katie Colombus, to stark realities of sustaining hope in challenging circumstances by Oge Nwosu. Each one has a unique perspective. Age Rating: All ages, but mostly adults. Content Advisory: to see content advisories for Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2023 shows, click here. Laura is generously supported by PRS Foundation Composers’ fund. Produced by Laura Reid Venue: The Cockpit, Gateforth Street, London NW8 8EH. https://www.tete-a-tete.org.uk/event/songs-of-hope/

This sound walk explores the evolving relationship between nature and industry in St. Pancras Basin and its surroundings, where human intervention and organic regeneration continuously reshape the environment. Through two interwoven sound pieces—A Moss and Metal Duet and Echoes of Origin—we invite you to experience the layered sonic histories of where you stand, from its industrial past to its contemporary landscape. As you listen, consider how the remnants of industry coexist with the living, regenerating world around them—how the traces of human production persist, adapt, and ultimately merge with non-human life. A Moss and Metal Duet Serving as a sonic exploration of the elemental forces present within St. Pancras Basin, this piece acts in tangible and speculative ways to listen and learn from the conversations between moss and metal, highlighting the contrast between the organic and inorganic—the naturally regenerative and the human-imposed. Moss, a naturally self-sustaining life form, produces its soft but active “popcorn-ing” sound simply by existing—consuming water, absorbing carbon dioxide, and filtering toxins from its environment. Metal, by contrast, remains silent until acted upon, requiring human interaction to produce sound. It stands as a marker of the industrial presence that has shaped this landscape from the Industrial Revolution to the present day, a lasting reminder of human intervention. Now, metal remains within the site, shifting from an instrument of industry to a structure that coexists with the organic world. Echoes of Origin Extending on this exploration, Echoes of Origin traces broader human intervention surrounding the site through historically-tied sounds. This piece guides you through the rhythm of steam trains and their turning wheels, to the clatter of loading coal and the unloading of grains at what once was a granary. These historical echoes are set against the persistent pulse of contemporary life at Central Saint Martins—where the mechanical voice of the campus gate machine, the hum of sewing machines, and the buzz of electric irons add new sonic textures to the site’s ongoing transformation. By immersing you in these interwoven soundscapes, we hope to reveal the shifting balance between human industry and organic resilience. We invite you to deepen your connection with your surroundings, exploring and reimagining the often-overlooked interactions between human interception and the non-human, but living, world. Credits: MA Arts & Science: Yilei Lu, Ke Ma, Kira Oliver, Xuequin Peng. MA Culture, Criticism and Curation: Ant Beltrán, Emily Pond, Rae Storey. MA Fine Art: Sasha Shevchenko, Evelyn Torkington, Marina Trani, Faye Van Andel, Yinqi Yuan.