Name: Tower Bridge Bascule Chamber Concert Report For BBC Radio 4 / World Service - 24.09.15 by Robin The Fog
Duration: 3 min 45 s
Description: An interview with composer Iain Chambers and sound recordist Ian Rawes of The London Sound Survey inside the Bascule chamber beneath Tower Bridge, prior to the series of concerts partly inspired by the LSS recording of the Bridge's lifting mechanisms at work.

This is an old TM Studios "singing" Emergency Broadcast System jingle circa 1978, sourced from an original master element instead of an off-air recording, processed through Stereo Tool with a faux-1970s-era audio processor preset, with the accurate Attention Signal lasting 20 seconds replacing a placeholder to recreate that original 1970s radio sound of an old EBS test. The FCC outlawed these before the next decade.

An Average Emergency Broadcast System Test Circa 1978

An interview with composer Iain Chambers and sound recordist Ian Rawes of The London Sound Survey inside the Bascule chamber beneath Tower Bridge, prior to the series of concerts partly inspired by the LSS recording of the Bridge's lifting mechanisms at work. 

Tower Bridge Bascule Chamber Concert Report For BBC Radio 4 / World Service - 24.09.15

Recreated geogaddi with nothing but my lips in 36 hours, including one nights rest and a couple of hours of dwarf fortress.

Geogacca (BoC's geogaddi - acapella)

Ian Helliwell - A Creak Retimed (VI)

Howlround - A Creak Retimed (V)

Dan Hayhurst - A Creak Retimed (IV)

Howlround - A Creak Retimed (III)

Merkaba Macabre - A Creak Retimed (II)

Tom White - A Creak Retimed (I)

Tracklist:
1. Aladdin - We Enter (Heavely remix)
2.Skool of hard knocks - Everybody
3.Octave One - Chillin Out
4.Hardware - Lix - Frontline Records
5.Tek 9 - Dem A Gwan Like Dem Know Badness - Reinforced Records
6.Van Kleef - Life Began Changing - PP9 Productions
7.Foul Play - Being With You (Van Kleef Remix)
8.The JB & Ascend - The Dreamer - Back 2 Basics
9.Unit 1 - Theme - Creative wax 
----Splash - Babylon - deejay recordings
10.Dj Buz - Slave - No U Turn Records
11.Dj Dextrous - Time To Move - Suburban Base
12.Desired State - Beyond Bass (remix) - Ram Records
13.Harmony & Xtreme - X-Amount
14.Dj Monk & Kenny Ken - Good Body Girl (remix) - KLP Records
15.A-Zone - Calling All The People - Whitehouse Records
16.Andy C - Roll On - Ram Records
17.Doc Scott - It's Yours - Metalheadz
18.Dillinja & Berty B - Lion Heart
19.Dj Hype - Computerised Cops (Pascal's Remix) - Ganja Records
20.Rude Bowy Monty - Jungle Man - Frontline Records
21.Tango - War for 94 - R-IQ
22.Harmony & Xtreme - Boo - Section 5
23.Ragu & Stalker - Love Comes'n'go's - Vinyl Addiction

The Undadog Positive Vibes Show 27th December 2019 ---1994 oldskool jungle special---

ICONIC SOUNDS, WIDENING PARTICIPATION

Isabella and Leah talk about analogue studios, sounds, and heritage with producers Tony Visconti and Chris Kimsey, recording engineer Andy Cook (British Grove Studios), producer Martin Terefe (Eastcote and Kensaltown Studios) and engineer George Murphy (Eastcote Studios).

We discuss the recording and production practices that shaped the iconic records of the past, from the abuse of tape to the slow process of recording and editing analogue media. Talking us through some of their experiences in the studio with David Bowie and The Rolling Stones, Tony and Chris reveal some of their own creative approaches to tape-based production. Analogue not only produces different tone qualities, it favours preparedness and demands musicianship, dictating the pace and method of working collaboratively in studios. During the conversation our guests discuss hybrid digital/analogue approaches, and what benefits these different workflows provide.

The COVID crisis has posed a big challenge for studio culture. British Grove Studios tragically lost its leader David Stewart to the virus. Many studios find themselves in a precarious financial position and social distancing creates challenges for business that need to get back to work. Studios have to think creatively about new avenues, and one of the ways forward is education and training. We discuss the role of education in the preservation of analogue heritage as well as training young people in tape-based production, passing down the knowledge of London’s iconic studio sounds, keeping this knowledge relevant and accessible for future generations. Analogue, as Chris says, is “the pure embodiment of sound itself” – and education can keep this fragile recording culture alive in practice.

Sound credits:

Rolling Stones, “Some Girls” produced by Chris Kimsey
David Bowie, “Scream Like A Baby” produced by Tony Visconti
Ron Sexsmith, “Whatever it Takes” produced by Martin Terefe
Nicholas Britell, “Master of the Butterfly Knife” recorded at British Grove Studios
Podcast produced and edited by Rob Plummer

"Tape is a Beast" - Tony Visconti, Chris Kimsey, Martin Terefe, George Murphy and Andy Cook

One-Man Radiophonic Workshop and founder of haunted tape splicers Howlround. Devout catalyst. Recent albums include 'The Debatable Lands' on Touch and 'Worm Food Delivery' on The Tapeworm.

Tower Bridge Bascule Chamber Concert Report For BBC Radio 4 / World Service - 24.09.15

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