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Recordist's notes
the place of my constant returns...big abandoned train bridge from soviet times. it was built but, as it happens, no trains crossed the bridge. it stands like some monument of vanity. the recording was made in absolutely still day. very amplified contact microphones on metallic costructions of the bridge and electromagnetic antenna. and ghost trains appears
About the place
Utena is a town of about 25,397 people in Utena, Lithuania. OttoAnna lists 1171 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Contact microphones. Piezo pickups that record vibrations in solid materials instead of airborne sound.
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Sources & credits
- “Narkūnai, Lithuania, ghost trains on abandoned bridge” by alas23/sala – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0