Biography
Since 2008, Ian Rawes' London Sound Survey has documented the
changing sound of the UK's capital through a huge array of new field
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recordings, capturing every aspect of London life. Ian began making field
recordings of London street life partly because he believed the city’s rate
of change was quickening. The London Sound Survey went online in 2009
and has grown since to include much sound-related historical material as
well as over 2,000 modern-day recordings.
The London Sound Survey's site allows visitors to travel back in time to
explore London through sound, via archive sounds and descriptions of
specific sound panoramas in history. As the project has progressed, the
soundworld of London has changed, with familiar sounds becoming extinct
imperceptibly, never to be heard again.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.