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Lights over ticket office

Calle de Almadén, 21, 28014 Madrid, Madrid, Spain

A 3-minute field recording by maciej janasik made in Madrid, Spain on 30 November 2014, in the afternoon. Soundscape: soundwalks.

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Lights over ticket office
2:57Public Domain Markby maciej janasikInternet Archive
2:57
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Recordist's notes

(binaural) walking around one of the floors. the space is filled with sound of buzzing fluorescent lamps. very dense grid of imposing buzz. there is no place on the floor where you can escape it. wonder if the employees notice it and if it bothers them.

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

About the place

Madrid is a city of about 3,255,944 people in Madrid, Spain. OttoAnna lists 36 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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