The rest is silence Sam Kinchin-Smith writes: I recently inherited my great uncle’s collection of Folio Society editions, which includes a handsome volume from 1973, The Bayeux Tapestry and the Norman Invasion. There’s a line in its introduction, by the philologist and translator Lewis Thorpe, which immediately stood out. Referring to the popular theory that…
In 2003 Jem Finer began inviting artists and musicians to choose a 10 minute section from Longplayer’s past, and to use it, in any way they chose, to make a new piece of music. The latest comes from aztechsounds. You can find them here as they are made available and also on our bandcamp page….
Longplayer will be closed to the public for a private event for one day only on Saturday 20th December 2025. The Lighthouse will reopen as normal to visitors on Sunday 21st December 2025.