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The pumps
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Recordist's notes
In Audun-Le-Tiche mine, some pumps are working, extracting water for domestic use. The sound of the pumps, very far from us, is typical. You can hear it in a large part of this mine. It's recorded here from the underground pool, the pumps are many meters above.
About the place
Esch-sur-Alzette is a town of about 36,625 people in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. OttoAnna lists 93 field recordings from here.
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Sources & credits
- “Audun-le-Tiche, France - The pumps” by Vincent Duseigne – CC BY 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0