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Represented By: Sharmaine Lovegrove
His work examines the cultural and political potential of listening, revealing new perspectives on climate change and ecological crisis.
A leading UK music and arts journalist, he has written for The Guardian, Frieze, The Wire, Tate Etc, and Wax Poetics, while his audio projects have aired on BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, and Resonance FM.
An associate lecturer in design at Goldsmiths University, he has presented research at major exhibitions and conferences and runs a widely read newsletter on sound and climate change.
Formerly editor of The Vinyl Factory, Spice brings deep expertise in music, culture, and storytelling to his debut, THE SONIC LANDSCAPE.
Represented By: Sharmaine Lovegrove
His work examines the cultural and political potential of listening, revealing new perspectives on climate change and ecological crisis.
A leading UK music and arts journalist, he has written for The Guardian, Frieze, The Wire, Tate Etc, and Wax Poetics, while his audio projects have aired on BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, and Resonance FM.
An associate lecturer in design at Goldsmiths University, he has presented research at major exhibitions and conferences and runs a widely read newsletter on sound and climate change.
Formerly editor of The Vinyl Factory, Spice brings deep expertise in music, culture, and storytelling to his debut, THE SONIC LANDSCAPE.
Author: Anton Spice
Genres: Environmental Non-Fiction
THE SONIC LANDSCAPE by acclaimed music and arts journalist Anton Spice is an electrifying exploration of how sound, natural and human-made, shapes our lives, memories, culture, and environments.
From birdsong to sirens, protest chants to digital drones, sound becomes both archive and prophecy, telling us where we’ve been and where we are heading.
Weaving reportage, cultural history, and personal reflection, Anton Spice meets the people using sound to transform our understanding of the rapidly changing planet: biologists tracking noise pollution in the Atlantic, architects sculpting urban soundscapes, conservationists listening for Amazon deforestation, and shepherds hearing water in the world’s driest desert.
Expansive in scope yet grounded in sensory detail, THE SONIC LANDSCAPE reveals the hidden histories and sonic futures of our time — and asks whether listening more deeply can change the way we think about the world around us.
For readers of Rebecca Solnit’s Wanderlust, Robert Macfarlane’s Underland, and David Toop’s Ocean of Sound — works that blend cultural criticism, environmental writing, and lyrical observation.