Head out of the window while shielding, UK in 2020 – by Rosa Eaton

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Head out of the window while shielding, UK in 2020 – by Rosa Eaton

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Mar 25, 2021

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“I am vulnerable and have been shielding, so I got a text from the government telling me I could open my windows but not put out my bins. After two […]

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Mar 25, 2021

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A podcast where audio-makers stand silently in fields (or things that could be broadly interpreted as fields).

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Snow melt, Pearsall Avenue, Bronx, NY, USA on 5th February 2021 – by Ariana Martinez: “It was such a resonant, hollow sound, I started to hear it even before I reached the street corner. I sometimes forget that there’s this whole underground world of urban infrastructure […] by Field Recordings
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Fireplace, West Coast of Ireland on 11th February 2021 – by Nick van der Kolk: “My favorite place in my house, at least sonically, is the fireplace. Its chimney was constructed in such a way as to pull sounds from the outside with both a […] by Field Recordings
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Waking up the neighbours, a dawn chorus in Glenshee, Scotland in June 2019 – by Neil Verma: “A dawn chorus of birds I recorded during Murmurations, a field recording retreat in Scotland in 2019 hosted by Jez Riley French and Chris Watson. Halfway through you hear a […] by Field Recordings
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River Volga, Russia on 7th July 2020 – by Vladimir Kryuchev: “An outgoing middle-sized passenger liner trying to unmoor at the town of Myshkin on the River Volga.” by Field Recordings
12 min listen
Aquatic insects and plant photosynthesis, River Waveney, UK in May 2020 – by Tom Fisher: “This jungle of activity was recorded with hydrophones dropped into the River Waveney on the Suffolk/Norfolk border, on a very sunny day in May 2020.” www.actionpyramid.com www.instagram.com/actionpyramid by Field Recordings
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Primrose Hill, London, UK on Sunday 17th January 2021 – by Serena Braida: “On top of Primrose Hill in Tier 4 London. Two puppies are playing. People move and talk. A saxophone track is played on a boom box. The hill is animated.” by Field Recordings
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Sunset at Belmont Harbor, Chicago, Illinois, USA on 26th December 2020 – by Claire Tighe: “On the day after Christmas, I spent the afternoon walking along the lakefront in Chicago. As the winter sun went down, I stopped to witness the last hour of daylight […] by Field Recordings
6 min listen
Head out of the window while shielding, UK in 2020 – by Rosa Eaton: “I am vulnerable and have been shielding, so I got a text from the government telling me I could open my windows but not put out my bins. After two […] by Field Recordings
5 min listen
Lone blackbird at dusk, Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia on 22nd December 2019 – by Jaye Kranz: “A lone blackbird singing on the TV aerial, on the roof next door, at dusk. I had no idea they did mash-ups of their own song. Tiny, sonic motifs switched […] by Field Recordings
2 min listen
Church bells at dusk, Suffolk, UK on 9th April 2021 – by Melissa Harrison and Peter Rogers: “In a sleepy village in rural Suffolk, UK, the church bell rings at dusk to mark the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh earlier in the day. It’s answered […] by Field Recordings
7 min listen
Shingle Beach, Newhaven, UK in January 2021 – by Sam Care: “I recorded this one morning last week at high tide, underneath the cliffs on the edge of the Newhaven port, just beyond where ferries to and from France arrive and […] by Field Recordings
8 min listen
25 de Abril Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal in May 2020 – by Fabio Fusillo: “Waves, cars and metro.” by Field Recordings
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Lamp post, Shoreham Port, Sussex, UK on 18th December 2020 – by Simon James: “The tall lamp posts oscillate in the wind on this exposed bit of industrial coast, making the cables inside move rhythmically against the metal.” www.thesimonsound.bandcamp.com by Field Recordings
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Winter roost, Halesworth, Suffolk, UK in December 2020 – by Tom Fisher: “Recorded just after dark in a muddy wood, a day after solstice on the outskirts of Halesworth, Suffolk in December 2020. An awe-inspiring spectacle of thousands of corvids, mainly rooks […] by Field Recordings
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Enchanted Circus at the Rye Summer Carnival, Rye foreshore, Victoria, Australia on 17th January 2021 at 7:29pm – by Jaye Kranz: “Here is a field recording from me. From what really is a field, a sometime-grass, sometime-dirt, drought-depending foreshore in a small seaside town not far from here. Though one that becomes something else after […] by Field Recordings
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96 Tram Ride from Acland St, St Kilda, to St Kilda Station in Melbourne, Australia on 21st March 2021 – by Lee Davis-Thalbourne: “It was Sunday afternoon, I had to be out to gather some foley for a project, it was wet and miserable, but while I was out I ended up with […] by Field Recordings
10 min listen
Thin ice, Salmon Falls River, on the border between Maine and New Hampshire, USA in February 2021 – by Katie Semro: “Here’s a recording from a few weeks ago. It’s taken on the banks of the Salmon Falls River (a tidal river) which forms the border between Maine and New Hampshire. […] by Field Recordings
1 min listen
Labyrinth Walk, Franciscan Center in Tampa, Florida, USA on 28th January 2021 – by Theresa Collington: “About 60 people all walking/meditating/praying silently through our labyrinth, lit up with the full moon and small tea lights. The path is made of crushed shells so the crunch of […] by Field Recordings
1 min listen
Sorting shells, Ilha de Armona, Portugal on 27th February 2021 – by Audrey Gillan: “Ilha de Armona is one of five barrier islands in the Ria Formosa that protect the Eastern Algarve from the full force of the Atlantic. I have been living here […] by Field Recordings
4 min listen
Goblin Combe, North Somerset, UK on 13th February 2021 – by Mair Bosworth: “We drove a little way out of the city to buy logs and stopped at a nice wood called Goblin Combe for a walk. It was so cold I put […] by Field Recordings
1 min listen
March 4 Justice, Melbourne, Australia on 15th March 2021 – by Michelle Ransom-Hughes: “More than 5000 women and allies gathered at Melbourne’s Treasury Gardens on Monday 15th March as part of a national day of demonstrations around Australia demanding action to end gendered violence. […] by Field Recordings
2 min listen
Waves crashing the frozen shore, Lake Ontario, Wilson, NY, USA on 14th February 2021 – by Sean Johnson: “My wife and I took a ride along Lake Ontario today and I was able to get a short recording of the waves crashing the frozen shore. I would’ve liked to have […] by Field Recordings
2 min listen
Night barge on the Rhine, Mainz, Germany in February 2018 – by Neil Verma: “Some barges on the Rhine, recorded around 4:00 in the morning, February 2018. Recorded with a Sony PCM D-100 in XY mode. The photo is from Cologne, but the recording […] by Field Recordings
9 min listen
Dawn chorus, Mallacoota, Australia in January 2021 – by Camilla Hannan: “The area was struck by massive bushfires in January 2020. Its starting to grow back in that amazing way that bushland does. There are still swathes of burnt bush, mainly […] by Field Recordings
11 min listen
Early evening, Jayuya, Puerto Rico on 18th February 2021 – by Daniel Guillemette: “This was recorded on a farm outside the mountain town of Jayuya in Puerto Rico. It was early evening and the coquí frogs were buzzing.” by Field Recordings
2 min listen
Immigration Van Stand-off, Kenmure Street, Glasgow, Scotland on Thursday 13th May 2021 – by Steve Urquhart: “A dawn raid in Glasgow’s Southside led to a day-long stand-off between immigration officials, police and local residents. Throughout the day chants of ‘refugees are welcome here’, ‘the Home Office […] by Field Recordings
11 min listen
Retreating thunderstorm, Cuddington, Buckinghamshire, UK in May 2021 – by Paul Ridout: “An unexpected spring afternoon thunderstorm heading towards the Chilterns, recorded from a first floor window of our house. All the usual features are here: the steady rumble of a passing […] by Field Recordings
4 min listen
Calm morning at riverbed, Borneo rainforest in 2020 – by George Vlad: “It’s early morning at a dry riverbed in the Borneo rainforest. The soundscape is thick and piercing but not too busy. Gentle fog drip creates a subtle drawn-out rhythm while […] by Field Recordings
10 min listen
Dreaming dog, the Wirral, UK on 26th February 2021 – by Caroline Crampton: “At the end of a long lockdown week, my husband, dog and I collapsed on the bed and dozed for a while. Morris, a Clumber spaniel who takes sleep very […] by Field Recordings
16 min listen

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Head out of the window while shielding, UK in 2020 – by Rosa Eaton

Head out of the window while shielding, UK in 2020 – by Rosa Eaton

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