about the author
phill harding is a freelance composer/soundartist based in the pennine hills of west yorkshire, england [uk]. much of phill’s current work involves the use of environmental field recordings—focusing on the sounds we usually ignore or filter out—to point out the beauty in the mundane.
this blog is phill’s attempt to document his daily life.
Comment by matt davies — April 19, 2006 at 11:06 pm
hello,
i’ve just discovered your site/work tonight and think it’s amazing, the simplest of things are the most beautiful. you seem to have an ear for amazing natural occuring compositions it’s a rare gift.
matt.
p.s. i love the pughole recording.
Comment by binary — July 7, 2006 at 11:09 am
wicked site phill.
all those sound we overlook on a daily basis are so important, and really special.
its great you’re bringing them to our attention in this way.
i too try to use natural ambiences wherever i can, i feel they can provoke memories, associations and feelings.
really top stuff man. those mic’s are sweet too!
Comment by Luke — July 31, 2006 at 4:32 pm
Hello Phill
Lucy Gibson gave me your site address and it’s very impressive.
thanks
Luke
Comment by James Wyness — August 26, 2006 at 9:43 pm
Hi Phill
I enjoyed exploring your site and your wonderful sounds. Hope to meet up again some day and talk phonography. Keep up the excellent work.
Comment by Anton — October 16, 2006 at 3:33 pm
Hello again Phill. Thanks for your introduction to phonography. I’m viewing not hearing from the link on intersection. Your work was the bench and headphones I guess. Excellent sound production there.
Comment by Lee Green — January 5, 2007 at 11:44 pm
Hey Phill, are you the same Phill Harding of the Scene from Bradford in 1980?
Comment by kristen roos — March 21, 2007 at 8:16 pm
Hi,
great site! Best use of a Blog I’ve seen so far!
I’ll have some CD’s of the micro radio live broadcasts available soon, and can keep you posted if you are interested.
all the best,
Kristen
Comment by anne — May 6, 2007 at 11:35 pm
Hi Phill. and thanks for your all fine comments on our (Matt and i) myspace. i like a lot what you have done here with images and sounds, escpecially i like the picture of greengrass and white ladies, it made me smile a little. Also your other works looked very interesting, nice participatory element in them- bench and house—All the best, Anne karhu
Comment by Kat Krause — April 7, 2010 at 7:22 pm
Heya, Phil! Just wanted to introduce myself, and congratulate you on this amazing site. Every bit of it is delectable. Like reading someone else’s diary… only better. And the ‘tweets’ are some of the cleanest and clearest thought poems around. Cheers to you for sharing these lovely works, Kat
Comment by anthony magen — June 13, 2010 at 3:12 pm
Hey mr harding
was pleasure meeting you in the vicarage the other day!
i will send you some sound real soon! lets chat more soon.
kind regards
anthony
Comment by Emily — August 15, 2010 at 5:58 pm
Hey Phill,
Nice to meet you last week and have a look through your blog. Saw this on Arts Jobs and thought you might like it: http://www.artsjobs.org.uk/index.php?id=25&ne_post_id=47434&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Will keep you posted on the animation..
Bests
Emily