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One square meter: urban noise along the riverbank
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Recordist's notes
construction noise and the rumble of traffic on a nearby bridge, along with the lapping riverwater, crickets, and an occasional swan, recorded from the ruins of a staircase down to the water from what is now a parking lot.. all recordings on this spot were made within a few square meters' radius.
About the place
Maribor is a town of about 96,209 people in Urban Municipality of Maribor, Slovenia. OttoAnna lists 929 field recordings from here.
Recorded nearby
One square meter: reed and cable
Maribor, Slovenia
One square meter: metal and concrete gate
Maribor, Slovenia
One square meter: handrail support poles, first pair
Maribor, Slovenia
One square meter: handrail support poles, second pair
Maribor, Slovenia
One square meter: handrail support poles, third pair
Maribor, Slovenia
One square meter: handrail support poles, fourth pair
Maribor, Slovenia
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Sources & credits
- “Maribor, Slovenia - one square meter: urban noise along the riverbank” by patrick mcginley – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0