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Rythm and bells

Rue de la Résistance, Villefranche-du-Périgord, Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France métropolitaine, 24550, France

A field recording by Flavien Gillié made in France on 21 July 2026, in the evening. Soundscape: birdsong & dawn chorus, church bells and markets & bazaars.

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Recordist's notes

A local farmers’ market in the market hall; a refrigeration compressor motor hums, at first like a steady, rhythmless drone for the first four minutes, then at an accelerating pace. Conversations, swallows, barking dogs, a few cars, the bells ringing at 9 pm. Strangely, the rhythm reverts to a drone when the bells ring. Marché de producteurs locaux sous la halle, un moteur de compresseur frigorifique vibre, d'abord comme un drone sans rythme pendant les premières 4 minutes, puis à un rythme qui va s'accélérant. Conversations, hirondelles, chiens qui aboient, quelques voitures, cloches de 9 heures du soir. De manière étrange le rythme repasse en drone lorsque les cloches sonnent. Tech Note : Lom Usi Pro AB -> Zoom F3.

Written by Flavien Gillié on radio aporee ::: maps.

Context

This recording was made away from larger towns, about 35 km from the nearest city in our gazetteer.

Equipment mentioned: Zoom F3 and LOM microphones (Uši). A tiny two-input 32-bit float recorder – no gain setting needed.

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