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Approaching Darkness, King St, Aldeburgh, UK

East Suffolk, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

A 8-minute field recording by David Pitt made in Felixstowe, United Kingdom on 3 April 2025, in the evening. Soundscape: sea & waves, birdsong & dawn chorus and streets & traffic.

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Approaching Darkness, King St, Aldeburgh, UK
8:24Public Domain Markby David PittInternet Archive
8:24
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Recordist's notes

The recorder was placed behind a small wall screening it from the street to record the sounds of approaching darkness. The background low frequencies are waves about 100 metres away behind other houses. Some voices are from a TV inside a room. The gulls are on local roof tops.

Written by David Pitt on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Felixstowe is a town of about 24,521 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 53 field recordings from here.

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