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A meditation on Spring fertility - featured samples courtesy of La Qrquesta y Coro del Grupo Talia, Tina Malia, Nycole Robbins & Armagan Citak.

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A meditation on memory inspired by the Tierra Verde Fruit & Veg Shop in Battersea where I can be found most evenings turning pears and talking kimcheesies. 

This soundscape features a sample of Fiona Phillips speaking on behalf of The Alzheimer’s Society - a charity with familial resonance and one I am proud to have supported for 20 years.

Additional samples courtesy of SO Virtual Choir, Last Choir Standing, Dr. Daniel Amen and Daniel Kitzig’s Ondoline Loop Track of Just Can’t Get Enough. 

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A soundscape meditation on songbirds.

Featuring samples from The Elektra Women's Choir, Esther Scott's cover of Songbird, Carry On Henry and Lee Jones Magpie (Morgan Geist Remix).

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Annie Nightingale championed new music and defied the conventions of her groundbreaking career in radio and television.

Nightingale is a soundscape tribute featuring samples from The BBC's Old Grey Whistle Test, Aldo Ciccoloni's Gymnopédie No.1 by Satie, DJ Hanzel, Far Too Loud and Andrew Weatherall's Annie Nightingale Mix for BBC Radio 1 together with Sid Viscous and 坂本 龍 Ryuichi Sakamoto's Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence.

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(7 mins) A soundscape tribute to Annie Nightingale who championed new music and defied the conventions of her radio and television era.

Featuring samples from The Whistle Test, Annie Nightingale's Radio 1 Mix including Far Too Loud, DJ Hanzel and Andrew Weatherall. Together with Sid Vicious, Aldo Ciccolini's Gymnopédie No. 1 and 坂本 Ryuichi Sakamoto's Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence.

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A meditative Christmas Song inspired by the late dub poet, activist and musician Benjamin Zephaniah - featuring samples of his Talking Turkey and Faceless poems with soundscape samples from Eddie Crozier's cover of Concrete Jungle and Pete Salmond's remix of The Lamb.

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A meditation on Sinéad O'Connor featuring the voices of Gay Byrne and Boy George with music samples by The Portstewart Dominican College Senior Chamber Choir, The Late Late Show, The Heaven and Earth Show and Nothing Compares 2 U (Elia Tarkk Remix) - all samples courtesy of rights holders.

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A meditation on humanity featuring the voices of Yuval Noah Harari and Paraic O'Brien with music samples by Guns 'N Roses - November Rain (Uwe Heinrich Adler Remix) and AA Andri - all soundscape samples courtesy of rights holders.

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After 3 glorious years the GABA Podcast is coming to an end, at least in terms of how I distribute my work.

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The future beckons this Spring with more birdsong, more beats and more poetry.

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love&kindness that’s what it's all about.

Best Wishes,

Adam

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