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Recordist's notes
Il y eut cette recherche sur « le silence à Marseille » (https://aau.archi.fr/cresson/cres-s-o-u-n-d/silences-a-marseille-audio/) qui questionnait les plages de silence dans la ville & ce que celà donne à entendre. Ce jour-là mes pas m’ont emmené dans un quartier fait de ruelles & d’escaliers labyrinthiques, en direction de ND de la garde, depuis l’est, jusque, tout en-haut, une voie sans issue. Un peu essoufflé j’ai écouté la ville d’en haut : parmi les propriétés & jardins, un pigeon ramier lançait son chant d’amour & un ténor travaillait ses vocalises. There was this research on “silence in Marseille” which questioned the silence in the city and what it allows to hear. That day my steps took me to a labyrinthic hill made of alleys & maze stairs, in the direction of the ND de la garde, from the east, to the very top, a dead end. A little breathless I listened to the city from above: among the villas & gardens, a rummy pigeon launched his song of love & a tenor worked his vocalizations.
About the place
Marseille is a city of about 877,215 people in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. OttoAnna lists 209 field recordings from here.
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Sources & credits
- “28 Rue des Tartares, 13006 Marseille, France - the eights of Marseille” by jul – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0