The HiFi PiG Selection Box August 2026
THE HiFi PiG SELECTION BOX – DIVERSIONARY STRATEGIES FOR THE MODERN WORLD AUGUST 2026
Inspired by the seventies children’s television program Why Don’t You, HiFi PiG is putting together a monthly digest of links to music, literature, film, and more to inspire, motivate, and stimulate you into exploring beyond your typical sensory comfort zone.
Most months, we assemble a selection box of links to things we have unearthed and found interesting, fascinating, thought-provoking, or just balls-out entertaining.
Click the links to discover more…
PLEASING NOISES
CHALK – ANTONY SZMIEREK (LAB Records)
KNIGHT IN SHINING PRADA – OVERMONO FEAT. JOHN JOSEPH HOLT (XL Recordings)
SAME REFRAIN – SLALOM D (Serial Bowl Records)
BREATHE – ROMARE (All You see)
TAKE WHAT YOU CAN GET – THE TERN
The Tern are an unsigned act found on Richer Unsigned; click the button below for more info
INTRIGUING ARTICLES +
THE HIDDEN MATHEMATICS BEHIND WHY YOU FIND THINGS BEAUTIFUL (BigThink)
LIKE AN ALIEN INVASION: THE NEON FLYING SQUID THAT CAN FLY IN FORMATION ABOVE THE OCEAN (The Guardian)
THE SECRET TO PERFECT ESPRESSO? IT’S PHYSICS (Science News)
EARTH’S OLDEST TREES REVEAL HISTORY’S STRONGEST SOLAR STORMS (Starts With A Bang)
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON WORLD’S TALLEST JAIL IN MANHATTAN (Dezeen)
GRIPPING FILM, TV, ART & EVENTS
PARIS DESIGN WEEK (10th – 19th September 2026, Paris, France)
AMBIENT 1: MUSIC FOR AIRPORTS (20th September 2026, 2pm & 3.45pm, Manchester Airport, Terminal 2, UK)
THE WORST RECORD COVERS IN THE WORLD (26th September 2026 – 17th January 2027, Grosvenor Museum, Chester, UK)
BERLIN ART WEEK 2026 (9th – 13th September 2026, Berlin, Germany)
MARTY SUPREME (PrimeVideo/DVD/Other streaming)
Dip in or binge – the choice is yours!
What’s been diverting you? Let us know, and we may well include it!
Missed the previous issue? Get the HiFi PiG Selection Box July 2026 here!
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