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Recordist's notes
The Bosphorus opens to Marmara sea in the south. Any thundersturm that wants to get into the city to sweep pouring rain through the dirty streets first needs to gather forces in an electromagnetic assembly in order to crush and strike at one time. Here we hear thunders gaining force while approaching the city from the open sea.
About the place
Şişli is a city of about 314,684 people in Istanbul, Turkey. OttoAnna lists 47 field recordings from here.
Recorded nearby
Sounds of unknown professions, boza vendour
Şişli, Turkey
Quiet details at night
Şişli, Turkey
Istanbul, Besşiktaş, football fans watching the derby
Üsküdar, Turkey
Istanbul, Besşiktaş, bus waiting to get packed
Üsküdar, Turkey
RIOT/ istanbul istiklal street
Istanbul, Turkey
Taksim, singing the songs
Istanbul, Turkey
More by Adi W
Roma, Porta Portese, sunday market
Rome, Italy
Flugzeug Richtung Milano
Backnang, Germany
Kirchenglocken am Herrfurthplatz
Neukölln, Germany
Tauwetter at friedrichstraße station
Berlin, Germany
Universität Potsdam, Campus Golm, Mensa, das große Blabla
Potsdam, Germany
Der Kanal, Raumkörper, Konzert von Nicolas Pas Entier
Neukölln, Germany
More rain recordings
The first spring Dejvice storm
Prague, Czechia
The city, the country & me: in front of café w
Neukölln, Germany
Church Bell/Pub/Rain Prestwich
Prestwich, United Kingdom
Orrtorget, Sollefteå, Rain dripping down through manhole cover
Storgatan, Sweden
Storgatan/Kungsgatan, Sollefteå, Street crossing
Storgatan, Sweden
Vianden, evening bells and fountain
29 Grand-Rue, Luxembourg
Sources & credits
- “Istanbul, thunderstorm approaching the city” by Adi W – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0