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Underground in Jacque Brel metro station; music, child, train

Rue de Glasgow 20, 1070 Anderlecht, Belgium

A 3-minute field recording by Peter Cusack made in Brussels, Belgium on 15 October 2016, in the afternoon. Soundscape: trains & stations, trams, metros & buses and crowds & voices.

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Underground in Jacque Brel metro station; music, child, train
3:26Public Domain Markby Peter CusackInternet Archive
3:26

Tip: press play to see the sound's live frequency spectrum in blue over the waveform.

Recordist's notes

Brussels Metro stations play music (usually very bland). It's a unique characteristic of the system. It's always there, although often not easy to hear when drowned out by trains, people and escalator noise. But when they all stop it is quietly clear.

Written by Peter Cusack on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Brussels is a city of about 1,019,022 people in Brussels Capital, Belgium. OttoAnna lists 565 field recordings from here.

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