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Recordist's notes
This is the sound of Oxford Roller Derby practicing. The team is nearly all-female and I have been interviewing comrades within it about their relationship to sportswear and the fashions associated with this sport for my project, Fabric of Oxford. It is a fantastically violent contact sport and I was really interested to hear how much attraction this holds for women in particular.
About the place
Cowley is a town of about 16,500 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 9 field recordings from here.
Recorded nearby
Photocopying in the LIbrary
Oxford, United Kingdom
Mining bees going in and out of their burrow
Oxford, United Kingdom
Going into the office
Oxford, United Kingdom
Woodpecker and DIY duet
Oxford, United Kingdom
Near London Road, listeing
Oxford, United Kingdom
Stepping off the street into the lane
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Sources & credits
- “Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre, Oxford, UK - Oxford Roller Derby” by Felicity Ford – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0