sense of place

Sheffield Folk

Sheffield gets a shout out in the latest edition of pseudomuso bible The Wire. An eclectic mix of different sound creators written about collectively as an emergent 'sheffield scene' and as a result of their shared rootedness on old skool Sheffield music zone @ Little Sheffield. An initial listen to some of its output suggests sounds as diversely international and world tinged more than any distinctly 'local' influence. But also many local references as points of inspiration and sonic launch pads. Lots to get my ears around. 

Bigthingsonthebeach

Bigthingsonthebeach
Originally uploaded by upnorthkid

We live on the beach. A really good beach. The Guardian said so.

Which is brilliant in all sorts of ways. In a relaxing way where you come home and just chill out looking at the sea. In a smiling kind of a way where people come down here to enjoy a place we get to enjoy all the time. In a variety kind of a way where the sea constantly changes. In an intellectual Rob Shieldsy Liminal spaces kind of a way. In a toes in the sand breeze in your hair kind of a way. Its the seaside. Of course its brilliant.

Its just got even better courtesy of these people. Well those people and pretty much everyone who randomly walks past or has come down here to help build some pyramids. Yes. Some pyramids. Right outside our window where the front garden would be if we had a front garden instead of a beach. Is a big community project to fill up loads and loads and loads of sandbags. And make them into 3 big pyramids! Pyramids.

Its really hard to describe just how brilliant this is. They're going to look fantastic. Even the big pile of sandbags that got made before proper construction started looks brilliant in an 'imagine what would happen if we took things that get used for wars and disaster zones and used them for something cool' kind of way. Its involving all sorts of people in doing great sandy things. Kids climb them and jump off them. So do adults although I think some of them are doing it secretly at night. They're going to be there for ages and we can watch them sort of merge back into the sand. Its all very Andy Goldsworthy and exciting. We're about to go away for a week so we'll get to see them go from half built to complete when we get back.

Pics here once they get pointy.

Next year... A sphinx?