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Recordist's notes
A stationary recording captured from a platform at London Bridge Station while awaiting a transit connection. The soundscape is characterised by a dense layering of overlapping mechanical elements: train arrivals and departures, automated station announcements, the low-frequency rumble of idling motors, pneumatic door operations, and a variety of electronic alerts and system hisses. Sounds from adjacent platforms create a complex sense of vertical and horizontal depth. Recorded with a Tascam DR-05X. 24°C and Partly Cloudy, 12.7 km/h.
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: Tascam DR-05. A budget handheld with omnidirectional stereo microphones.
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Sources & credits
- “London Bridge Station, London, UK - London Bridge Station: Platform Transit” by Tiago CarvE – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0