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Recordist's notes
Most Basin, North Bohemia These sounds were recorded in the area of the former village of Kopisty. Kopisty was demolished (in the 70's) to make way for the expanding mines and petrochemical industries. There are many kilometers of pipes in the landscape. There is a black liquid tar flowing inside these pipes. Equipment: Fostex FR2, contact microphones. www.tomassenkyrik.com
About the place
Most is a town of about 63,474 people in Ústí nad Labem Region, Czechia. OttoAnna lists 18 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Contact microphones. Piezo pickups that record vibrations in solid materials instead of airborne sound.
Recorded nearby
Kopisty (the outside of the pipes)
Most, Czechia
Bilina Pit
Litvínov, Czechia
Distant mine, pervasive sounds, astonishing view
Jirkov, Czechia
Black water gushing into the settling pool
Most, Czechia
Quails talking at the foot of Šibeník Hill
Louny, Czechia
Wind and rubber bands at Milešovka
Teplice, Czechia
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Storm at taubanesentralen
Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
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Sources & credits
- “Litvínov, Czech Republic - Kopisty (the inside of the pipes)” by Tomas Senkyrik – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0