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Recordist's notes
We were having coffee downstairs when a massive thunderstorm struck outside. I put the recorder under the skylight and it recorded the last moments of the downpour, mixed with the sounds of the building being cleaned with a vacuum cleaner. The FoAM space being cleaned inside and out. Recorded just with EDIROL R-09 recorder.
About the place
Brussels is a city of about 1,019,022 people in Brussels Capital, Belgium. OttoAnna lists 565 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Roland / Edirol R-05 & R-09. Compact Roland/Edirol recorders that were popular for early sound-map contributions.
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Sources & credits
- “Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium - Rain on skylight, vacuuming indoors” by Felicity Ford – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0