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Recordist's notes
Between 6 and 8pm on this evening a group of people chatted (on Telegram) while listening to this stream. We were all extremely surprised (alarmed even) when this huge fossil fuel machine moved closer and closer to the mics and then receded. Nobody know what it is (probably a large tractor). It led to much speculation in the chat. Other works sounds are audible in the far distance - also unknown. There is no wind, the generator is not rotating, but still hums continuously and twangs occasionally. The chat log is at https://radio.earth/anthropophone/24032021/
About the place
Bernau bei Berlin is a town of about 34,866 people in Brandenburg, Germany. OttoAnna lists 21 field recordings from here.
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Bernau bei Berlin, Germany
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Pond, wetland ambience
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Pond, wetland ambience
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Pond, wetland ambience
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Park ambience /w Nightingale and distant traffic noise
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Sources & credits
- “Wind farm: a rotating humming generator in the green environment, cycles of birds, weather, distance; audio stream, 16321 Bernau bei Berlin, Germany - Nighttime - a monster machine appears from nowhere, becalmed generator” by Peter Cusack – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0