Art of noise: British project aims to save lost sounds around the world

Fowkes records the sound of a passing London Underground train at Blackfriars tube station in London. Photo: AFP

The mostly defunct red phone boxes no longer attract much attention in London except from tourists. But Stuart Fowkes is thrilled to stumble upon one still in working order.

Its ring is one of the world’s disappearing noises that his pioneering “obsolete sounds” project is dedicated to preserving.