{"id":67166,"date":"2026-02-20T09:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T09:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=67166"},"modified":"2026-02-20T09:52:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T09:52:23","slug":"ecclesall-road-co-op-fridges-heard-echoing-the-music-of-brian-eno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/ecclesall-road-co-op-fridges-heard-echoing-the-music-of-brian-eno\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecclesall Road Co-op fridges heard echoing the music of Brian Eno"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>By Marshal Henshaw and Emily Walker<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tiktok by Joseph D&#8217;Ambrosio<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fridges in Sheffield\u2019s Ecclesall Road Co-op were heard echoing the sounds of Brian Eno\u2019s ambient music on Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sounds emanating from the shop\u2019s fridges have gone viral on social media &#8211; with one tiktok&nbsp; user describing them as \u2018\u2019angelic.\u2019\u2019 This has seen the noises compared to Brian Eno\u2019s Ambient 1: Music for Airports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The musician\u2019s album was designed to make public spaces like airports less stressful, aiming to create a calm, reflective atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others took to Reddit to discuss the shop\u2019s bizarre noise. One Redditor said it reminded them of \u2018\u2018an interdimensional heavenly choir,\u2019 whilst another said \u2018\u2018it sounds more like a synthesised human voice.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe Paramore, Sheffield resident said: \u201cIn my store the chiller makes a lawn mower sound so if you want a taste of summer get in touch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@shefnews\/video\/7608592908861607191\" data-video-id=\"7608592908861607191\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@shefnews\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@shefnews?refer=embed\">@shefnews<\/a> <p>The Freezers in the Co-op on Ecclesall Road has made national news after an \u2018angelic\u2019 sound could be heard coming from them. Will you be visiting to hear the hums? <a title=\"sheffield\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/sheffield?refer=embed\">#sheffield<\/a> <a title=\"coop\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/coop?refer=embed\">#coop<\/a> <a title=\"eccyroad\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/eccyroad?refer=embed\">#eccyroad<\/a> <a title=\"shefnews\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/shefnews?refer=embed\">#shefnews<\/a> <\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - ShefNews\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7608592917590870806?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; ShefNews<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Not all the reactions to the musical fridges were positive though. Some Sheffield residents took to facebook, outraged that the fridges even made the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bethany Bradshaw said: \u201cBreaking news. We have run out of news.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tracey Peckett added: \u201cSounds like the fridge is packing in.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The peculiar sounds have prompted some serious discussion though. 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