Along with the vinyl record a substantial part of the history of our popular culture is disappearing. All that seems to remain of the vast amount of records produced in this century are the ever repeated and recycled hits. The rather strange but nevertheless remarkable examples of sounds (including music, spoken word and all the other almost forgotten genres flourishing during the vinyl days) are vanishing, valued only by some specialised collectors, if not reemerging for a short period of time due to a short-lived fad.

The Nights of Lost Music present some of these neglected examples of the history of music and vinyl records. This is not about nostalgia. The Temporary Soundmuseum also pays attention to present musical expressions beyond the mass-produced mainstream, as well as to lesser known ethnic and traditional music, without any stylistic blinkers.

To tell you the truth: the music I like the most ... is what we hear when we are silent (John Cage)
There are only two kinds of music: good or bad (Duke Ellington)