Tim Difford & Benjamin Chance reflect on what they were doing and listening to in 1984 on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Ben was in New York living it large in the era's most iconic nightclubs, Tim was crossing the border from Lancashire to Yo

A Connection Is Made - 1996

May 20th, 2022 54m 58s

Tim Difford & Benjamin Chance reflect on what they were doing and listening to in 1996 on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Ben was in Philadelphia being kicked out of clubs, Tim was in Yorkshire getting kicked out of the house. Both were obsesse

WeWonder!

Jul 7th, 2019 2m 19s

A day out at the WeWonder festival at Wentworth Woodhouse - I suspend disbelief at an outdoor arts event - great fun!

#AudioMo 30 - AudioMotion - A Month In Review

Jun 30th, 2019 2m 19s

I complete the #AudioMo challenge for 2019 and take a look back at a full month’s recordings.

#AudioMo 29 - Ye

Jun 29th, 2019 2m 19s

Between flights. Binaural sounds of Philly airport. Use headphones.

#AudioMo 28 - The Sub Pop store

Jun 28th, 2019 2m 19s

I make a quick visit to the Sub Pop record store at SeaTac airport.

#AudioMo 27 - Slow Emotion Replay

Jun 27th, 2019 2m 2s

I try Microsoft’s Emotion AI Challenge

#AudioMo 26 - New Dawn Fades

Jun 26th, 2019 2m 17s

I open the door onto a new morning in Bellevue WA.

#AudioMo 25 - Up a Tree

Jun 25th, 2019 2m 17s

I explore the treehouse meeting rooms on the Microsoft campus in Redmond WA.

#AudioMo 24 - Enatai Beach Park

Jun 24th, 2019 2m 19s

I watch sea eagles and take in the sights and sounds of Lake Washington and Mercer Island near Seattle.

#AudioMo 24 - Enetai Beach Park

Jun 24th, 2019 2m 19s

I watch sea eagles and take in the sights and sounds of Lake Washington and Mercer Island bear Seattle.

#AudioMo 23 - AudioMowing

Jun 23rd, 2019 2m 19s

I take a break from mowing the lawn to try and fix the strimmer. Gah!

#AudioMo 22 - The Drive to the Stones

Jun 22nd, 2019 2m 7s

The sounds of the water wheel at Worsbrough Mill Museum. Best with headphones.

#AudioMo 21 - Wow and Flutter

Jun 21st, 2019 2m 16s

Prompted by a meeting with a colleague from the past I think back to simpler, more complicated times, friends lost and found... and Stereolab.

#AudioMo 20 - Longplayer Day

Jun 20th, 2019 2m 19s

I nip out to catch the opening hour of the second ever #longplayer day, capturing some Lindsay Seers and Rhodri Davies along the way.

#AudioMo 19 - Snøhetta Book Pavilion

Jun 19th, 2019 2m 16s

I borrow a book from the free outdoor lending library known as Snøhetta Book Pavilion. Smoking shelter meets Parisian pissoir in its look, this brilliant spot actually gives us a place to escape thanks to the National Literacy Trust. Launched d

#AudioMo 18 - Azuma Time

Jun 18th, 2019 2m 14s

I catch my first trip to London on an LNER Azuma train.

#AudioMo 17 - A Factory Sample

Jun 17th, 2019 2m 13s

In which I subscribe to a dead tree magazine with an obsolete freebie to read a story I’ve read a million times before.

#AudioMo 16 - Father & Son

Jun 16th, 2019 2m 14s

I took my Dad a playlist of some of his favourite songs. With Alzheimer’s it’s hard to reach moments of focus, purpose and clarity and it was lovely to see him, using headphones to get in the zone, singing along happily and undistracted. #alzhe

#AudioMo 15 - Unknown Forces

Jun 15th, 2019 2m

Reflecting on Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures on it’s 40th anniversary and also on what I was actually listening to at the time.

#AudioMo 14 - Thoughts on Accessibility

Jun 14th, 2019 2m 13s

This is the audio only, uncaptioned version of this recording - which highlights the challenges presented and the questions raised about accessibility - subtitled video version is in my Twitter feed : https://twitter.com/timdifford/status/11394