London Sound Survey
Blog URL http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/blog
Located London, London United Kingdom
Tags London, sounds, audio, sound recording, field recording, history, ambient
Blog of the London Sound Survey website, exploring the past and present of London's everyday sounds through high-quality recordings, sound maps, historical references and more.
Latest Blog Posts
- Sound action recording: Saracens vs South Africa on Nov 18, 2009
Category: Social - Rugby and cricket. Description: The announcer introduces the two sides in the Saracens vs South Africa Tuesday night match at Wembley. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:35.
- Blog post: Golden days of the rag-and-bone men on Nov 17, 2009
Recently found a selection of letters from The Guardian newspaper dated June 2007, on the subject of rag-and-bone men. [. . .]...
- Sound action recording: Souvenir scarves Wembley on Nov 17, 2009
Category: Social - Rugby and cricket. Description: Rugby scarf sellers shout for custom beneath the underpass outside Wembley Park station before the match. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.
- Sound map recording: River Pinn on Nov 15, 2009
Where: In a field north of Nower Hill, Pinner. Description: Trickling sounds from the River Pinn, faint birdsong, the wind rustling foliage, distant traffic noise from the A404. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.
- Sound map recording: Cafe Rouge Pinner on Nov 15, 2009
Where: Cafe Rouge, High Street, Pinner. Description: Recorded French music, voices of customers and staff, sounds of the coffee machine. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.
- London wildlife recording: Angry squirrel of Pinner on Nov 15, 2009
Where: Nower Hill, Pinner. Description: A grey squirrel angrily squawks at the recordist from a low tree branch. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 0:44.
- Sound map recording: Queens Head Pinner on Nov 15, 2009
Where: Queens Head pub, High Street, Pinner. Description: Customers' voices and noises from the open door of the pub's kitchen. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.
