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IMR
Joined: Sep 14, 2009 Posts: 5 Location: London
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:48 am Post subject:
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Hi there, thought some people here might be interested in my London Sound Survey website, which has Creative Commons field recordings. It's really to depict all sorts of different auditory aspects to living in London.
Some of the recordings are organised into categories reflecting their purpose, such as London market traders' cries, buskers, street preachers and lots more.
There are also clickable sound maps and a history of London sounds consisting of written accounts going back to the 11th century AD.
It's a non-commercial website, done for posterity not prosperity! Have a look and a listen, hope you like it.
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blue hell
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Joined: Apr 03, 2004 Posts: 24079 Location: The Netherlands, Enschede
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:06 am Post subject:
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IMR wrote: | thought some people here might be interested |
Looks great to me and I will spend some time on it later.
Ian. _________________ Jan
also .. could someone please turn down the thermostat a bit.
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robsol
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Joined: Apr 24, 2009 Posts: 2492 Location: Bristol UK
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:04 am Post subject:
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Wow!!
Fantastic site - great quality recordings and easy to navigate. The content is very interesting too. I will very likely use some recordings from there - and let you know if I do so.
Welcome, Ian. _________________ Muied Lumens Sub Forum
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seraph
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:09 am Post subject:
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fascinating project thanks for sharing and welcome to electro-music.com _________________ homepage - blog - forum - youtube
Quote: | Don't die with your music still in you - Wayne Dyer |
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IMR
Joined: Sep 14, 2009 Posts: 5 Location: London
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 3:16 pm Post subject:
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Thanks for the nice welcome everyone and glad you like the site |
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blue hell
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 3:39 pm Post subject:
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Heard some nice recordings too, was interested in sirens and stuff mostly for now, but those foxes were great, good catch! _________________ Jan
also .. could someone please turn down the thermostat a bit.
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shanemorris
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Joined: Sep 07, 2008 Posts: 2114 Location: dreamtime
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Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 4:24 am Post subject:
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Greetings and
Site is cool! Great post...I will check it out more later on. _________________ ElectroCasa |
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IMR
Joined: Sep 14, 2009 Posts: 5 Location: London
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Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:29 am Post subject:
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Blue Hell wrote: | Heard some nice recordings too, was interested in sirens and stuff mostly for now, but those foxes were great, good catch! |
The recordist Stuart Fisher did well getting so close to the fox clubs playing in the cemetery.
My own fox recording needed little skill, as the adult foxes are very bold where I live . . . they don't even run away from people. They just look you up and down, then walk away at a leisurely pace, like they're not that bothered. |
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seraph
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Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:14 am Post subject:
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many of the recordings are really outstanding but a few of those in the Economic 1 and 2 categories make me really sad _________________ homepage - blog - forum - youtube
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EdisonRex
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Joined: Mar 07, 2007 Posts: 4579 Location: London, UK
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:17 am Post subject:
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Wow, neat. Thank you for sharing this. _________________ Garret: It's so retro.
EGM: What does retro mean to you?
Parker: Like, old and outdated.
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ambiencellist
Joined: May 12, 2009 Posts: 51 Location: Ireland
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EdisonRex
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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 3:37 pm Post subject:
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Also I should say that the sound recording for my area is spot on, which makes sense... Right down to the jets doing the Heathrow west standard approach (fly east over GG/finchley) and the local birds (mostly magpies and crows, you don't hear the grackles and the tits in a recording as much). Anyway, an interesting project.
My favourite vignette so far is in the Camden night where some woman says "I'm just gonna go and kick im in the balls"... Too choice. _________________ Garret: It's so retro.
EGM: What does retro mean to you?
Parker: Like, old and outdated.
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IMR
Joined: Sep 14, 2009 Posts: 5 Location: London
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:51 am Post subject:
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seraph wrote: | many of the recordings are really outstanding but a few of those in the Economic 1 and 2 categories make me really sad |
London can be a harsh and indifferent place to many . . . the Big Issue seller recorded cannot be much older than about 35, but his voice already has a slight quaver in it.
Edison Rex: heaves sigh of relief that the recording for your locale didn't sound completely wrong. Crow and magpie numbers really seem to have increased a lot in London in the last few decades. Was slightly surprised to hear a magpie croaking and chattering in a side street in the City this morning. |
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