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Christmas in Trafalgar Square 2012-Crashed by a man with a different opinion

5 Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5NJ, UK

A 15-minute field recording by Arne Borgan made in London, United Kingdom on 12 September 2012, in the evening. Soundscape: streets & traffic, crowds & voices and festivals, parades & fireworks.

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Christmas in Trafalgar Square 2012-Crashed by a man with a different opinion
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Recordist's notes

Christmas in Trafalgar Square, London 2012. The whole ceremony crashed by a man with a different opinion about the celebration going on, shouting out his messages to the crowd. First a civilian and the salvation army followed him around the square then a police women on a horse. In the end a police car came and he gave up. Recorded with a Zoom H4n. 
24 bit 48 khz Stereo.

Written by Arne Borgan on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

London is a city of about 8,961,989 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 171 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Zoom H4n. One of the most widely used field recorders of the 2010s, with X/Y mics and two XLR inputs.

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