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Evening traffic

Leof. Vasileos Konstantinou 1, Athina 116 36, Greece

A 4-minute field recording by maciej janasik made in Athens, Greece on 5 November 2015, in the evening. Soundscape: streets & traffic and parks & gardens.

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Evening traffic
4:28CC BY 3.0by maciej janasikInternet Archive
4:28
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Recordist's notes

(binaural) heavy and tiresome traffic is common in Athens. the intersection in front of me was totally jammed. as soon as some space was made the drivers took off furiously, cranking up their engines and making even more noise. (sony d50 + luhd PM-01's)

Written by maciej janasik on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Athens is a city of about 664,046 people in Attica, Greece. OttoAnna lists 60 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Binaural microphones. Microphones worn in the ears (or in a dummy head) that capture sound as a listener hears it – best experienced on headphones.

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