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Tube trains and eerie wind whistles in the tunnel
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Recordist's notes
I guess these whistling sounds are caused by train created winds blowing through something flute-like in the tunnel. It's impossible to see but it does correlate with the trains entering and leaving the station. Somewhat eerie. Nobody else seems to pay it any attention though.
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Islington is a city of about 319,143 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 25 field recordings from here.
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Sources & credits
- “Highbury & Islington Underground Station, London N5, UK - Tube trains and eerie wind whistles in the tunnel” by Peter Cusack – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0