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Field recording · France

7am church bells

35 La Binnetière, 61700 Saint-Gilles-des-Marais, France

A 7-minute field recording by bentleyr@... made in Flers, France on 31 July 2014, in the dawn. Soundscape: church bells.

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7am church bells
7:08

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Recordist's notes

What is interesting in this recording is the changing tone of the bells after the initial three-ring signature. I imagine a different hammer/clapper is used to achieve the slightly 'phasey' and duller sounding ring for the continuous tolling that follows. Oh and at the beginning you can here the rustle of a field mouse curious as to what I was doing - very sweet!

Written by bentleyr@... on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Flers is a town of about 17,430 people in Normandy, France. OttoAnna lists 14 field recordings from here.

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