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Summer storm

10 Shenstone Road, Reading, Reading RG2 0DT, UK

A 23-minute field recording by Felicity Ford made in Reading, United Kingdom on 8 July 2023, in the morning. Soundscape: rain, thunderstorms and wind.

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Summer storm
23:16CC BY-SA 3.0by Felicity FordInternet Archive
23:16
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Recordist's notes

Woke to an unbearably hot house and a great feeling that the air needed to let go and release. Waited for the storm and, when it came, sat in the spare bedroom with my journal and wrote down my thoughts while listening to the thunder and the rain through the open window; what joyous breaths of freshness it brought in. Recorded just resting my trusty old EDIROL R09 on the windowsill, pointing into the weather with its knackered little wind cosy protecting the microphones.

Written by Felicity Ford on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Reading is a city of about 318,014 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 153 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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