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Recordist's notes
A tree was planted 12 years ago to honor the homeless who died on the streets. Un arbre a été planté il y a 12 ans pour rendre hommage aux morts de la rue. Chaque année la liste de tous ceux qui sont morts dans la rue est lue ici. http://mortsdelarue.brussels/ Tech Note : Olympus LS5 internal microphones.
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: Olympus LS series. Olympus's LS line (LS-10, LS-11, LS-14, LS-100, LS-P4) – small recorders with good built-in mics.
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Sources & credits
- “Place de l'Albertine, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgique - Reading the names of the 76 homeless people who died on the street in 2021” by Flavien Gillié – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0