Noise Narrative

Welcome to Noise Narrative, a newsletter exploring the impact of music on life.

I track how songs, scenes and sounds intersect with socio-politics, identity and everyday life. Through essays, photographic reports, interviews, recommendations and guest mixes, I’m exploring how sounds shapes culture, community, history and everyday life.

To get an idea if you might enjoy our work:

Essays: Why pirate radio reflects our need for truth | How the CIA hijacked jazz | The Latvian hero of revolutionary rave culture | The science of music taste: why we like what we like

Photographic scene reports: A day in Tokyo’s record stores | A weekend of music in Amsterdam | Japan’s beating heart: my time in Osaka

Interviews: A conversation with Africa's leading ecomusicologist | Auntie Flo interview

Guest mixes: Ruf Dug | Marina Zispin | NYX | Kimber

Radio: NTS