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Resting man with a radio

北区 (Kita Ward), 泉北郡 (Senboku District), 近畿 (Kinki Region), 日本 (Japan)

A 4-minute field recording by maciej janasik made in Osaka, Japan on 30 March 2013, in the afternoon. Soundscape: harbours, ports & boats, construction & industry and soundwalks.

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Resting man with a radio
4:07Public Domain Markby maciej janasikInternet Archive
4:07

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Recordist's notes

recording on a water canal bank, pulsating, dense, continuous city ambience, sounds like a huge fan. passing boat, water splashing, construction workers, walking couples - suits, big sunglasses, hushed conversations words. suspicious glimpses at the recorder. and the gaijin phonographer. then a 180-degree turn. a few older man warming their bones in first blasts of spring sun. one of them listening to small, ultra lo-fi, portable radio. sudden bike roar from the bridge above strangles the relaxing, lethargic space and wraps and puts the recording to an end.

Written by maciej janasik on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Osaka is a city of about 2,753,862 people in Osaka, Japan. OttoAnna lists 34 field recordings from here.

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