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Recordist's notes
This is the sound of sail cables clanging against masts at Rye Harbour. It was one of those super cold but bright, brisk days and the wind was up. You can hear little devices on the masts - clips and d-hooks etc. - being battered about, and some stuff on the floor being moved by the wind. It took me a while to find a nook where the wind wasn't going directly through my windshield and onto the mics but eventually I found a little place where I could lean in and somehow shelter the EDIROL R-09 from the worst of the gusts. It's still a windy recording, but then it was a windy day. I could have stood and listened for hours.
About the place
Hastings is a town of about 92,855 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 14 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Roland / Edirol R-05 & R-09. Compact Roland/Edirol recorders that were popular for early sound-map contributions.
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Sources & credits
- “Rye Harbour, Icklesham, East Sussex, UK - Masts and sail cables blowing in the wind” by Felicity Ford – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0