Centuries of Sound - 1903
I made this!
No cats were harmed in the making of this mix.
So here's my mix of music and sounds from 1903, not a bad year on the whole - in fact, everything is going to continue getting more and more listenable as we get through the Progressive / Edwardian era.
Not going to post the whole tracklisting, that (along with everything else) is on the site, but it's got some Bohumir Kryl, some early Caruso, plenty of weird Russian stuff that deserves a bit of attention.
Elsewhere I'm trying to consider options for how to drum up interest in the project - I made a pilot for a local radio station, so may be doing that fairly soon if they'll have me, also attempting to contact as many "influencers" in the podcast world as I can, though most of them don't seem to consider it a podcast as I don't talk on it. But if it isn't a podcast, what is it? Interest (i.e. pageviews) was much higher last year due to some media coverage, not panicking that it's died down now as it's still very early days and I know pre-20s is unavoidably very niche indeed. Basically I'm just going to keep at it, but if anyone has any ideas about how to get some momentum behind it again then please do let me know - I'm not a professional in any of the spheres it encompasses, and am very much open to advice.
Oh, and my 2017 mix is nearly done, should be out in July (just when everyone wants to think about 2017, I know...)
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Zuowan, Tue 5 Jun 2018, 13:09,
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This is a fascinating archive, keep up the good work. I'm thinking too about ways to get some momentum. My wife runs a Moving Image archive, so she may well have some ideas.
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RompaStompa Stick it up your jumper, Tue 5 Jun 2018, 13:49,
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Great work, really interesting site and project.
Listening...
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It's a cliche,
but tell people to subscribe to itunes or follow you on Twitter at the bottom of each post. Give them share buttons. They seem marketing wank, but most people use them rather than write their own "look at this!" tweet.
I also wonder if it would make sense to be more podcasty about what you upload to iTunes - open with a chat about what you've discovered each year rather than giving just the music. Subscribing on iTunes would seem the easiest way to follow an audio project, but I assume people would want the contextualisation that you only currently get by reading the blog.
Anyway, good project - keep it up!
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monkeon schmonkeon, Tue 5 Jun 2018, 14:09,
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Ok, will try some of that, thanks for the tips.
My radio show (if it happens) will involve talking about the music too, maybe talking at the start is a good solution as the mixing is what I love about it.
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Zuowan, Tue 5 Jun 2018, 15:57,
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couldn't hurt to look into spotify for that matter
artists.spotify.com/faq/popular#how-do-i-get-a-podcast-on-spotify
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Just a random thought
Why not talk to a museum or historical society about creating soundscapes?
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Tue 5 Jun 2018, 14:50,
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I've been wondering about this project
What happens when you hit the 50's and 60's, wouldn't copyright laws prevent you from making these?
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Tusk knows where you live, Tue 5 Jun 2018, 15:09,
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I can still make them, but the mp3 pack will be gone, maybe no mp3 download either, might just be on mixcloud at that point.
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Zuowan, Tue 5 Jun 2018, 15:58,
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