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The causse stones
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Recordist's notes
The stones in this very desertic place are special. As I said the the Lozere mounts, where stones creechs, you won't find this elsewhere. In fact here in this huge limestone land, the stones sing. It makes a sound like a piano, with shrill sounds and acidulous music note. That's what I wanted to show with stones here and that's not very easy. These stones are called "lauzes".
About the place
Millau is a town of about 23,307 people in Occitanie, France. OttoAnna lists 23 field recordings from here.
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Sources & credits
- “48150 Gatuzières, France - The causse stones” by Vincent Duseigne – CC BY 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0