Outsidergrad
Nowhere in London sounds quite like Hounslow. That is, if you can hear anything at all.(...)
Sounds
Tories Are Dead
If the Tories were a vegetable, they would've been composted years ago. Not in British politics, where rotten parties stick around long after they're past due.(...)
Political Field Recordings Vol 01
We live in an era of field recordings. Whether it's your iPhone's sounds or the crazy background noises in your favourite video game, they're the soundtrack of our era.(...)
Everywhere But There
No part of the world is as stigmatised for its Antisemitism as Europe. With good reason. Between 1933 and 1945, an estimated six million Jews perished at the hands of the Nazis.(...)
Sonic Hauntology
Field recordings have never been more in vogue. From drum and bass to hip-hop, to post-rock and minimal techno, they feature in every conceivable genre of contemporary music.(...)
This is What Europe Sounds Like
Patience is a virtue. Particularly when it comes to field recordings. That’s the attitude Battleground Editor Joel Schalit took with the work he chose for This is What Europe Sounds Like.(...)
America on Fire
America is on fire. Unless you live under a rock, it’s as plain as daylight to see. From Charlottesville to the Tree of Life massacre, to the killing of George Floyd, racism has become the defining moment in US politics.(...)