THE LISTENING ROOM / SAMPLE SESSION 01
The long way home
Friday / 20:00
60 MINUTES
60 MINUTES
Focused listening
A slow descent from rounded rhythm to open space. Three sides, two short pauses, and nothing to hurry.
Read the session notesThe programme / Illustrative weekly slotsEvery evening
Every evening
has a shape.
Six imagined sessions, six ways into the collection. Follow a complete side, trace an instrument, or stay where a rhythm takes you.
Fictional portfolio concept. Artists, records, programme and prices are illustrative. No sales, tickets, reservations or audio playback.
These are example weekly slots, not dated events. No tickets, availability or reservations.
THE LISTENING ROOM / SAMPLE SESSION 02
After-hours percussion
Saturday / 21:00
75 MINUTES
75 MINUTES
Social selection
A study of rhythm at the edges: dry drum machines, shifting accents and struck objects.
Read the session notesTHE LISTENING ROOM / SAMPLE SESSION 03
Sunday, side-long
Sunday / 16:00
50 MINUTES
50 MINUTES
Focused listening
One whole side at a time. A gentle first session for anyone who usually skips ahead.
Read the session notesTHE LISTENING ROOM / SAMPLE SESSION 04
A piano, a room, a record
Thursday / 19:00
55 MINUTES
55 MINUTES
Guided notes
Follow the distance between a key being pressed and the last trace of its sound.
Read the session notesTHE LISTENING ROOM / SAMPLE SESSION 05
Negative space
Saturday / 18:00
65 MINUTES
65 MINUTES
Guided notes
What changes when parts disappear? An imagined conversation between dub and acoustic texture.
Read the session notesTHE LISTENING ROOM / SAMPLE SESSION 06
Small, bright things
Wednesday / 19:30
45 MINUTES
45 MINUTES
Social selection
Short forms and warm corners. Instrumental soul opens a route into chamber-like jazz.
Read the session notesThree ways
to listen.
Focused listening
Complete sides, a brief introduction and space for quiet attention. Conversation returns in the intervals.
Social selection
A flowing sequence with conversation welcome. The notes give you a route through the records rather than a lesson.
Guided notes
A small idea to listen for: an instrument, a rhythm, a texture. No quiz and no prior knowledge expected.