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Recordist's notes
Can there be silence in city park? Dark quiet hot Summer night, sitting by an artificial lake. The lake features is a small constructed waterfall. Fireflies are dancing in the grass, flicking their light "on" "off". To my delight, they surround me. The cooling effect of large old trees is felt, a few people socially distancing are relaxing. Because of the pandemic activity is reduced. In the distance a motorbike, and the on-going rumbling of traffic. It is quiet, and in this quietness, the sounds and constant humming of the city (buildings, buses, etc.) is even more apparent.
About the place
Montréal is a city of about 1,762,949 people in Quebec, Canada. OttoAnna lists 103 field recordings from here.
Recorded nearby
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Montreal: St. Remi Underpass - St. Remi Underpass
Le Sud-Ouest, Canada
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Le Sud-Ouest, Canada
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Sources & credits
- “4574 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Westmount, QC H3Z 1G1, Canada - looking for silence in the park” by info – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0