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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.
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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Sources & credits
- “Osaka, Kita, Sugaharacho, canal bank - resting man with a radio” by maciej janasik – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0