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Old New Year Snowstorm

Москва, Центральный федеральный округ, Россия

A 22-minute field recording by Roman Kurochkin made in Sokol, Russia on 14 January 2021, in the night. Soundscape: crowds & voices and festivals, parades & fireworks.

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Old New Year Snowstorm
22:03Public Domain Markby Roman KurochkinInternet Archive
22:03
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Recordist's notes

In Russia many people celebrate New Year’s Eve in the Julian calendar. It's like the final afterparty of the New Year celebration. We call it Old New Year. Like "Happy Old New Year", we say. This time it was accompanied by a heavy and beautiful snowstorm. ORTF, Pair of AE5100, Zoom F6.

Written by Roman Kurochkin on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Sokol is a town of about 57,000 people in Moscow, Russia. OttoAnna lists 4 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Zoom F6. A six-input 32-bit float field recorder popular with sound designers.

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