Observatory
Every record here was recovered from broadcast — identified inside a DJ set, then matched to the pressing it came from. Here is how the collection has grown, what it holds, and where to begin listening.
Archive growth
Every incremental update is a bar for the records it added, with a line tracing the archive's running total as it climbs. Bars show the daily rhythm; the line shows what the collection has become. The latest update is open below; hover a column for a summary, or select one to see what entered.
Records addedArchive total
21 archival updates · 25 AUG 2026 — 23 SEPT 2026
Aug
Sept
23 SEPTEMBER 2026
+556
Records
522 artists · 200 styles
51,194 records in the archive
New artists
+ 140 others
Styles
A few that arrived
The collection
51,194
Records
29,581
Artists
12,626
Labels
4,749
Mixes
83
Stations
1927–2026
Pressing years
Where it comes from
The stations, selectors and labels the collection was recovered from.
Stations83
Selectors211
Labels12,626
What lives here
The styles the collection is built from — a description of the collection itself. Each opens Orbit.
Why this collection exists, and the radio that made it, is in About.