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Recordist's notes
marking out the white lines at Brightwell Recreation Ground. The line-marker squeaks as the mechanism turns articulating the space and gathering reflections from the pavilion and the screen of trees to the north. Recorded with my Edirol R-09HR.
About the place
Didcot is a town of about 29,341 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 55 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Roland / Edirol R-05 & R-09. Compact Roland/Edirol recorders that were popular for early sound-map contributions.
Recorded nearby
Brightwell Recreation Ground - Listening to the grass being mown at…
Didcot, United Kingdom
Didcot Eagles v Grove Rangers (Postponed)
Didcot, United Kingdom
Listening to the sound of football not happening at Brightwell…
Didcot, United Kingdom
Listening to the A4130 from Brightwell Recreation Ground
Didcot, United Kingdom
Sitting on the bench listening to Didcot Eagles v Marcham Reserves
Didcot, United Kingdom
Standing near the pitch after Didcot Eagles v Marcham Reserves
Didcot, United Kingdom
More by Paul Whitty
Hydrophones on the riverbed
Exeter, United Kingdom
Standing on the mud amongst the trees in rough marsh
Exeter, United Kingdom
Standing at the seven-bar gate beside the River Exe
Exeter, United Kingdom
Aeolian gate in third marsh
Exeter, United Kingdom
Listening to the swallows in the farmyard
Exeter, United Kingdom
Listening to the masts in the creek
Clacton-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Sources & credits
- “Brightwell Recreation Ground, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, OX10, UK - Painting the white lines at Brightwell Recreation Ground” by Paul Whitty – CC BY-ND 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0