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Time travel through sound with mixes of every year 1860-now. Go to https://xitter.cf/t.co/I7UktBkWbY… for full downloads and more. Made by @J_M_Errington

 Cambridge, England
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Joined January 2017
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NEW MIX UP - 1951 Part Two - Somewhere There's Music An immersive three hour collage of 1951, free for you to stream, featuring a cornucopia of incredible music and many other sounds. Come and listen! centuriesofsound.com/2026/08…
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Freaks, Mis-Shapes, Weeds@PulpsongsOct 28
#FreaksMissapesWeeds Let's make this happen!
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Freaks, Mis-Shapes, Weeds@PulpsongsOct 26
Here's an entry on Deep Fried In Kelvin. If you want a whole book/audio book of these then please support!
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Freaks, Mis-Shapes, Weeds@PulpsongsOct 22
The Kickstarter just kickstarted! Please come back me in my calling! Link in comments, let's have some hashtags! #FreaksMisshapesWeeds #PulpBook #PulpFans #PulpMusic #CommonPeople #BritpopBook #MusicBook #MusicBooks #MusicWriting #MusicHistory #MusicCriticism #IndieMusic
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Freaks, Mis-Shapes, Weeds@PulpsongsOct 19
Coming very soon indeed (check bio!)
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Out now! A 75-minute audio journey through the first world war using only contemporary recordings, free to stream and download. A lot more listenable and a lot less grim than you might imagine. Link, as usual, in first comment, because X hates us.
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Here it is! centuriesofsound.com/2026/10…
The Great War – A Journey Through Sound

The Great War – A Journey Through Sound

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only for the first half-hour of the mix. Come to patreon.com/centuriesofsound for the podcast version …

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Jesse Walker@notjessewalkerSep 11
"Some years have an exciting new musical movement or a craze taking over popular culture. This is not one of those years. But in that gap, we get all kinds of bizarre and brilliant things popping up."
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NEW MIX UP - 1951 Part Two - Somewhere There's Music An immersive three hour collage of 1951, free for you to stream, featuring a cornucopia of incredible music and many other sounds. Come and listen! centuriesofsound.com/2026/08…
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Amazing, school was dismissed at noon and it wasn't until 1:46 BST that the first plane hit. Almost like she's making it all up.
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A six-year-old child has died and grown adults are laughing, celebrating and saying they hope it was painful. If the death of a six-year-old brings you joy because of where she came from, something has gone seriously wrong with you.
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TLTM@TLTM32Aug 15
I think the media should start looking at how Toby Young was rejected by Oxford University (despite them massively lowering the acceptance grades for him) and only got in because his dad (a baron) pulled some strings, that would be in the public interest
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Priyamvada Gopal ©@PriyamvadaGopalAug 16
For the attention of all readers but particularly those in the USA'S culture wars Britain DOES NOT HAVE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. I repeat: Britain DOES NOT HAVE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. (It probably should. But it doesn't) "EDI" which you call 'DEI' has NO legal force.
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Important thread - not seen anything like this elsewhere.
con questi nuovi ritmi americani (she/her)Free🇵🇸 (@racheledini1) profile picturecon questi nuovi ritmi americani (she/her)Free🇵🇸@racheledini1Aug 15
Thread. I met Jason Arday in induction week in my first permanent academic job, at U of Roehampton. We’d been appointed during the same mass hiring& spent a week together in more or less useless training sessions that felt like components of some kind of deranged summer camp. 1/
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As part of their city's 400th anniversary celebrations, the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA have commissioned me to produce a soundscape, and here I am interviewed on their PEMCast (in the last 10 minutes) pem.org/pemcast/pemcast-43-s…
PEMcast 43: Salem at 400+, Part 1

PEMcast 43: Salem at 400+, Part 1

This episode of the PEMcast explores how the Peabody Essex Museum is celebrating Salem 400+ through fashion.

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NEW from Centuries of Sound 1951 Part One - Your Choice is Simple An immersive sound collage of 1951 with clips from films, radio, television and a huge variety of fantastic music, nearly three hours and free to stream, this is A Good One! centuriesofsound.com/2026/06…
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I'm on Cambridge Radio at 7pm tonight (so in half an hour) with the first of two shows on 1946. You can listen anywhere in the world via the radioplayer here - consoles.radioplayer.cloud/8… -or by using your radio app of choice.
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thank you to this article - episodes.ghost.io/art-critic… - for sharing this succinct description of what good movie criticism should be.
You are not smarter than the art you critique

You are not smarter than the art you critique

Here's my best advice for young critics: Don't presume you know better.

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Alissa Wilkinson (@alissamarie) profile pictureAlissa Wilkinson@alissamarie27 Jul 2023
Here are some of my main assumptions as a critic. They’re not always *right*, but I find they’re a good place to begin. (1) You’re not smarter than the movie. (2) The fact you identified what the movie is doing does not mean it’s bad. (3) Take the movie first on its own terms.
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Out now for all members, paid AND free*, A Christmas Gift for You from Centuries of Sound – Christmas Records 1962-1968 Come listen to a Christmas selection from the wildest decade of all. Link in first reply *will change after Christmas
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patreon.com/posts/146374822 (May be on Mixcloud later)
A Christmas Gift to You from Centuries of Sound | Centuries of Sound

A Christmas Gift to You from Centuries of Sound | Centuries of Sound

A Christmas Gift to You from Centuries of Sound by Centuries of Sound on Patreon. Join Centuries of Sound's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Out now for all members, paid AND free*, A Christmas Gift for You from Centuries of Sound – Christmas Records 1962-1968 Come listen to a Christmas selection from the wildest decade of all. (Link in first reply because X) *will change after Christmas
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