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Recordist's notes
I really don't know for sure what was going on down in this manhole shaft while I was recording, but I like it. Did I lower the mics into a web of bubbles? A cluster of alien egg-sacks? Roaches? Distant voices, music, etc. CA14 cardioid pair > DR100 MK2
About the place
Houston is a city of about 2,314,157 people in Texas, United States. OttoAnna lists 30 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Schoeps microphones. High-end German condensers (CMC 6 with MK 2/4/41 capsules).
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Sources & credits
- “Manhole, Houston, Texas, USA - Manhole” by ryan urban – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0