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Mole

Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

A field recording by Sophie Standford made in Stowmarket, United Kingdom on 17 April 2025, in the afternoon. Soundscape: forests, trams, metros & buses and caves, tunnels & underground.

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Mole
CC BY 3.0by Sophie StandfordInternet Archive
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Recordist's notes

A mole excavating soil just beneath the surface of the forest garden, recorded using two contact microphones gently pushed into the soil where the mole suddenly emerged. Recorded with difficulty due to the dynamic range of the mole’s dynamic underground activity. This recording is part of the ongoing project In the Forest Garden exploring sounds of the (in)visible; human interaction with the more-than-human. https://sophiestandford.com/ https://sophiestandford.bandcamp.com/

Written by Sophie Standford on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Stowmarket is a town of about 21,028 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 28 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Contact microphones. Piezo pickups that record vibrations in solid materials instead of airborne sound.

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