7 episodes

Welcome to Curious Sounds!
Produced and narrated by Musician/Sound Designer Chris Bradbury, each episode focuses on a specific piece of found sound audio and the story behind it. The show fuses narration, storytelling and music; featuring audio from field recordings and voicemails, to old cassettes and a vintage Japanese alarm clock!

Curious Sounds Chris Bradbury

    • Arts
    • 5.0 • 16 Ratings

Welcome to Curious Sounds!
Produced and narrated by Musician/Sound Designer Chris Bradbury, each episode focuses on a specific piece of found sound audio and the story behind it. The show fuses narration, storytelling and music; featuring audio from field recordings and voicemails, to old cassettes and a vintage Japanese alarm clock!

    The Orchestra

    The Orchestra

    We highly recommend headphones for this stereo episode!

    We're going out, so grab your coat! Join me at a world famous London location to hear a rare and unique recording.

    Working in film has given me access to some fascinating places. In this episode I was hired to record sound for a 'behind the scenes' film shoot. Sadly the film never got made, so the audio has been sat in my archive. Until now...

    • 8 min
    The Late Night Show

    The Late Night Show

    Chris has his moments of self doubt. When making an anniversary present for his parents, he battles with an inner monologue. Tune in to hear the dramatisation of this dialogue with his antagonist "Jack"

    Including the musical Ruby Wedding gift to Chris' parents!

    • 7 min
    The Stalker

    The Stalker

    After receiving multiple disturbing messages from a "secret admirer", Reeta was left feeling anxious and angry.

    Like many others who go through sexual harassment, she was cautious to discuss it at the time. Now a few years since discovering who was behind it, she shares her story.

    “A lot of people think stalking is something that just happens to celebrities, but the reality is that it can happen to anyone... Sometimes the problem can build up slowly and it can take a while for you to realise you are caught up in an ongoing campaign of abuse.”

    - www.victimsupport.org.uk

    • 4 min
    'Sarah'

    'Sarah'

    My Grandad gave me an old cassette tape. He asked “Do you think you can put this onto CD for me? It’s something I’ve had since the 60s” The faded label read: ‘Sarah’

    • 7 min
    The Japanese Alarm Clock

    The Japanese Alarm Clock

    I inherited this alarm clock from my Grandparents. It's a Japanese cartoon character, a talking dog called Norakuro. The clock has an alarm...

    • 3 min
    The Café

    The Café

    Lockdown cabin fever got you? This ambient recording is from a cafe in Cambridge, pre quarantine. I've added some original music, so sit back and enjoy this virtual cafe experience!

    • 3 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
16 Ratings

16 Ratings

DamoEldo ,

Diverse

What a great selection of topics for these intriguing short story sound recordings. Intelligent, funny, provoking, interesting, engaging. They’re just the right length to be super effective. This is a really great series, thank you for being curious!! :)

Haymonster100 ,

Curiouser and curiouser...

Unusual and curious sounds indeed.
Very funny, certainly different and brilliantly produced. Short stories to keep you entertained and will definitely make you laugh...
Favourite episode is ‘Late Night Show’.
I would like to hear some more singing and definitely more accents...
Thank you for the incredible content.

reetanet ,

a treat for the ears

Fascinating dive into the archives of an audio pro. Love the variety of topics - something new every week. Really enjoy the musical touches. Great production value. Quality 👌🏻

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