Audio Obscura
@audioobscura.bsky.social
I make: Sound / Music / field recordings / films.
Work part-time as a bookseller.
From Newcastle, UK but live in Norfolk.
https://audioobscura.bandcamp.com/
Work part-time as a bookseller.
From Newcastle, UK but live in Norfolk.
https://audioobscura.bandcamp.com/
Came home to see a big box addressed to me!
Oh wait its the new DVD of Metropolis, a supper rare 1 hour edit with a new soundtrack I made!
I'll have some to sell in Lewisham this week when I perform this soundtrack on the 27th November.
On sale after that on the next #BandcampFriday in December
Oh wait its the new DVD of Metropolis, a supper rare 1 hour edit with a new soundtrack I made!
I'll have some to sell in Lewisham this week when I perform this soundtrack on the 27th November.
On sale after that on the next #BandcampFriday in December
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Came home to see a big box addressed to me!
Oh wait its the new DVD of Metropolis, a supper rare 1 hour edit with a new soundtrack I made!
I'll have some to sell in Lewisham this week when I perform this soundtrack on the 27th November.
On sale after that on the next #BandcampFriday in December
Oh wait its the new DVD of Metropolis, a supper rare 1 hour edit with a new soundtrack I made!
I'll have some to sell in Lewisham this week when I perform this soundtrack on the 27th November.
On sale after that on the next #BandcampFriday in December
Not really. Do you use a seperate audio interface on your laptop at home - these sort of things... or is the sound card the one built into the laptop and sound comes out the headphone jack on the laptop?
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Not really. Do you use a seperate audio interface on your laptop at home - these sort of things... or is the sound card the one built into the laptop and sound comes out the headphone jack on the laptop?
Repost with an iconic fictional band (if you feel like it)
November 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Repost with an iconic fictional band (if you feel like it)
If you see this, post your bird art!
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If you see this, post your bird art!
Three weeks tomorrow I'm in Lewisham at the Deptford Lounge performing a live soundtrack to the Fritz Lang classic Metropolis - a rare 1 hour edit of the silent black and white film
November 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Three weeks tomorrow I'm in Lewisham at the Deptford Lounge performing a live soundtrack to the Fritz Lang classic Metropolis - a rare 1 hour edit of the silent black and white film
Ok, Just noticed, as have Lewisham library that this poster has the wrong date on it!
See the new poster now with the correct date - Thursday 27th November!
See the new poster now with the correct date - Thursday 27th November!
November 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Ok, Just noticed, as have Lewisham library that this poster has the wrong date on it!
See the new poster now with the correct date - Thursday 27th November!
See the new poster now with the correct date - Thursday 27th November!
Coming up later this month, I'll be performing my new soundtrack to a rare 1 hour edit of Metropolis.
Free tickets. See poster
Free tickets. See poster
November 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Coming up later this month, I'll be performing my new soundtrack to a rare 1 hour edit of Metropolis.
Free tickets. See poster
Free tickets. See poster
Back in the UK after a nice half term break in Turkey. Not flown much in the last decade and never had a family holiday overseas with the four of us, so was nice to have some quality family time. Lovely food, card games and swimming in the sea. Visited some nice Roman ruins!
November 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Back in the UK after a nice half term break in Turkey. Not flown much in the last decade and never had a family holiday overseas with the four of us, so was nice to have some quality family time. Lovely food, card games and swimming in the sea. Visited some nice Roman ruins!
Two stills from the mentioned films...
Check them for the strange atmospherics and haunting music.
Check them for the strange atmospherics and haunting music.
October 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Two stills from the mentioned films...
Check them for the strange atmospherics and haunting music.
Check them for the strange atmospherics and haunting music.
Share your favourite black and white film
(has to be this.. as I've spent the last 4 months watching it repeatedly whilst making a new soundtrack for it!)
(has to be this.. as I've spent the last 4 months watching it repeatedly whilst making a new soundtrack for it!)
September 25, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Share your favourite black and white film
(has to be this.. as I've spent the last 4 months watching it repeatedly whilst making a new soundtrack for it!)
(has to be this.. as I've spent the last 4 months watching it repeatedly whilst making a new soundtrack for it!)
September 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Very proud of these CDs.
It's almost 5 years since the first album came out.
It was great to work with so many writers & cover so many styles of writing and match music up to them;
Francisco Cantú, Naomi Ishiguro, George Monbiot, Ian McMillan, Mark Maslin, Julia Steinberger, Julia Blackburn
It's almost 5 years since the first album came out.
It was great to work with so many writers & cover so many styles of writing and match music up to them;
Francisco Cantú, Naomi Ishiguro, George Monbiot, Ian McMillan, Mark Maslin, Julia Steinberger, Julia Blackburn
September 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Very proud of these CDs.
It's almost 5 years since the first album came out.
It was great to work with so many writers & cover so many styles of writing and match music up to them;
Francisco Cantú, Naomi Ishiguro, George Monbiot, Ian McMillan, Mark Maslin, Julia Steinberger, Julia Blackburn
It's almost 5 years since the first album came out.
It was great to work with so many writers & cover so many styles of writing and match music up to them;
Francisco Cantú, Naomi Ishiguro, George Monbiot, Ian McMillan, Mark Maslin, Julia Steinberger, Julia Blackburn
I went out into the garden earlier to take photos of my giant sunflowers as I expect they won't last much longer.
Already had a few topple over in strong winds but the ones standing still look fantastically bright and I'll miss them when they're gone.
These are the last days of summer. Enjoy.
Already had a few topple over in strong winds but the ones standing still look fantastically bright and I'll miss them when they're gone.
These are the last days of summer. Enjoy.
September 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I went out into the garden earlier to take photos of my giant sunflowers as I expect they won't last much longer.
Already had a few topple over in strong winds but the ones standing still look fantastically bright and I'll miss them when they're gone.
These are the last days of summer. Enjoy.
Already had a few topple over in strong winds but the ones standing still look fantastically bright and I'll miss them when they're gone.
These are the last days of summer. Enjoy.
This #BandcampFriday
A new Audio Obscura album on @mortalitytables.bsky.social
'The Lost Weekend'
*Bookshelf not included
A new Audio Obscura album on @mortalitytables.bsky.social
'The Lost Weekend'
*Bookshelf not included
September 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This #BandcampFriday
A new Audio Obscura album on @mortalitytables.bsky.social
'The Lost Weekend'
*Bookshelf not included
A new Audio Obscura album on @mortalitytables.bsky.social
'The Lost Weekend'
*Bookshelf not included
Reading 'Time's Echo' by Jeremy Eichler and its stunning!
Having to read it slowly as I want to listen to a lot of the music mentioned in it & wikipedia the many names mentioned.
Loads of references to the Frankfurt school, Sebaldian framing of time, place etc. High recommened from me!
Having to read it slowly as I want to listen to a lot of the music mentioned in it & wikipedia the many names mentioned.
Loads of references to the Frankfurt school, Sebaldian framing of time, place etc. High recommened from me!
August 19, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Reading 'Time's Echo' by Jeremy Eichler and its stunning!
Having to read it slowly as I want to listen to a lot of the music mentioned in it & wikipedia the many names mentioned.
Loads of references to the Frankfurt school, Sebaldian framing of time, place etc. High recommened from me!
Having to read it slowly as I want to listen to a lot of the music mentioned in it & wikipedia the many names mentioned.
Loads of references to the Frankfurt school, Sebaldian framing of time, place etc. High recommened from me!
Was up at out at 5am to do some filming of a sunrise for a future project. Quote the stunning sunrise today! And I'll be back out tonight to get the full moon rise at 9pm
August 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Was up at out at 5am to do some filming of a sunrise for a future project. Quote the stunning sunrise today! And I'll be back out tonight to get the full moon rise at 9pm
Yeah similar quality - see pic! I'm sure they also had other computer printed tickets for a few years as well. My memory is that that shops in town kept using these green/yellow ones but the Riverside box office went electronic at some point.
Did you go to any of the club nights?
Did you go to any of the club nights?
August 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Yeah similar quality - see pic! I'm sure they also had other computer printed tickets for a few years as well. My memory is that that shops in town kept using these green/yellow ones but the Riverside box office went electronic at some point.
Did you go to any of the club nights?
Did you go to any of the club nights?
#BandcampFriday My most recent release is reduced down from £10 to £8 today! Comes in a stunning turquoise frosted tape shell designed by Poly-Modern aka David Barrington.
ONLY 10 COPIES LEFT...
audioobscura.bandcamp.com/album/as-long-as-gravity-persists-on-holding-me-to-this-earth
ONLY 10 COPIES LEFT...
audioobscura.bandcamp.com/album/as-long-as-gravity-persists-on-holding-me-to-this-earth
August 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
#BandcampFriday My most recent release is reduced down from £10 to £8 today! Comes in a stunning turquoise frosted tape shell designed by Poly-Modern aka David Barrington.
ONLY 10 COPIES LEFT...
audioobscura.bandcamp.com/album/as-long-as-gravity-persists-on-holding-me-to-this-earth
ONLY 10 COPIES LEFT...
audioobscura.bandcamp.com/album/as-long-as-gravity-persists-on-holding-me-to-this-earth
I have an ultra rare 1 hour version of Frtiz Lang's film Metropolis - originally a 5 reel edit with English (US) text. I have a cleaned up digital version to which I'm currently creating a new electronic score. The results will hopefully be released on DVD by the end of the year.
July 26, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I have an ultra rare 1 hour version of Frtiz Lang's film Metropolis - originally a 5 reel edit with English (US) text. I have a cleaned up digital version to which I'm currently creating a new electronic score. The results will hopefully be released on DVD by the end of the year.
Quite a few pics of compilations albums from Soul Jazz Records have been appearing on my time line in the last day or so. I thought I'd round mine up and take a photo. I've these 13 on vinyl. I have the Arthur Russell one on CD somewhere in a box in the loft.
Feel free to show me yours!
Feel free to show me yours!
June 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Quite a few pics of compilations albums from Soul Jazz Records have been appearing on my time line in the last day or so. I thought I'd round mine up and take a photo. I've these 13 on vinyl. I have the Arthur Russell one on CD somewhere in a box in the loft.
Feel free to show me yours!
Feel free to show me yours!
Snap! I also went for the turquoise tape cover!
May 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Snap! I also went for the turquoise tape cover!
The postman has been!
The new Audio Obscura release:
As long as gravity persists on holding me to this earth
40 cassette tapes (in turquoise frosted cases) on sale at 7pm tonight from my bandcamp page
The new Audio Obscura release:
As long as gravity persists on holding me to this earth
40 cassette tapes (in turquoise frosted cases) on sale at 7pm tonight from my bandcamp page
May 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The postman has been!
The new Audio Obscura release:
As long as gravity persists on holding me to this earth
40 cassette tapes (in turquoise frosted cases) on sale at 7pm tonight from my bandcamp page
The new Audio Obscura release:
As long as gravity persists on holding me to this earth
40 cassette tapes (in turquoise frosted cases) on sale at 7pm tonight from my bandcamp page
Went into town and bought a brand new stylus for the decks today and first up first play for this lovely slab of vinyl from @woodfordhalse.bsky.social
Loving this! Nice pressing from Elastic Stage
Loving this! Nice pressing from Elastic Stage
May 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Went into town and bought a brand new stylus for the decks today and first up first play for this lovely slab of vinyl from @woodfordhalse.bsky.social
Loving this! Nice pressing from Elastic Stage
Loving this! Nice pressing from Elastic Stage
Back from a week in #Teesdale one of my favourite places. It was mainly to get the kids walking and to see my parents but also I did some filming and sound recording for future projects..
April 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Back from a week in #Teesdale one of my favourite places. It was mainly to get the kids walking and to see my parents but also I did some filming and sound recording for future projects..