Midsummer, London

Tracklist

• 1
  Sunrise on the 35 bus to Clapham Junction
  2:43
• 2
  Amid waterbirds and joggers, Staines-upon-Thames
  3:17
• 3
  Roadworks in Shepperton
  2:51
• 4
  One piece of cake (a banana cake), and remembered excavations
  1:44
• 5
  I met a dog in Hampton who lived on a boat near a gravel recycling plant
  3:06
• 6
  The bins being emptied somewhere near Twickenham
  2:00
• 7
  Transit interlude (vibrations obscuring conversations)
  2:03
• 8
  A strangely located cafe, echoes of St Paul's and a drain that drew breath as I journeyed into Blackfriars
  1:24
• 9
  Lunchtime for the office crowd, I like the sound of swan rescue
  2:27
• 10
  Crossing the river: I am getting hungry and lots of people are talking about food. Also Jesus loves me
  3:10
• 11
  Transit interlude (the Lewisham station piano)
  2:02
• 12
  A rather wistful stop for noodles (and why is someone singing in this food court anyway?)
  3:20
• 13
  Trickling Thoughts
  3:04
• 14
  Walking down to the Thames at Woolwich I banged some guard rails; thought about a recording of another station piano
  5:47
• 15
  Trying to find the river at Slade Green; Did that train go to Dartford?
  4:39
• 16
  It has been the longest of days and I am going home
  1:40

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  Midsummer, London

  Digital Media
  20 June 2024