The website WalkingInWonderHCFM documents a radio project centered on exploring urban and natural landscapes through the medium of walking. It features a series of audio walks broadcast on Hackney Community FM, where hosts guide listeners through different routes, using soundscapes, interviews, and storytelling to reveal layered histories, cultural practices, and ecological features of the areas. The project situates walking as both a mode of experiential knowledge and an artistic practice, highlighting the interplay between movement, place, and memory within the London borough of Hackney.
Complementing the audio material, the site includes contextual information about the walks, such as route maps, accompanying texts, and artist backgrounds that deepen understanding of the cultural geography involved. It reflects an interdisciplinary approach to urban exploration, emphasizing participatory and sensory engagement with environments typically overlooked in everyday transit. Through its focused locale and community-oriented perspective, the project contributes to the broader field of walking art by merging radio documentary techniques with spatial narratives.
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Dallas Simpson
Dallas Simpson has spent over 20 years involved with recording and performing binaural soundworks. The subject of each recording varies from natural surroundings, to artificial environments. In addition to recording these soundscapes, Dallas Simpson has also performed live. A number of samples of his work are available for download from this site. Dallas is a professional CD Mastering Engineer trading under the name dallas MASTERS.

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