KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ World Ear Project: Birds, Traffic, and Trains, Seattle, WA., 1970

Analog Audio

Event Type

Other Finds

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

WEP.1970.08.12.01

Program Series

World Ear Project

Program Length

51 mins

Dates

| broadcast
| 1970-08-12 | created

Description

A couple of ambient field recordings made by Charles Amirkhanian on the morning of August 12, 1970, in Seattle, Washington. The first recording was made from 7:10 AM to 7:35 AM with the stereo microphones placed about 3 feet apart, and captures the sounds of distant traffic mixed with birdsongs, the cries of seagulls, and a passing train. The second recording, made from 7:43 AM to about 8:00 AM has the stereo microphones placed about 7 feet apart, and captures a very similar mix of ambient sounds.

Genres

Field recordings

Musical Selections

[traffic, bird, and train sounds, Seattle, Washington, 8/12/1970] (25:30) / Charles Amirkhanian -- [very brief excerpt of abstract poetry] -- [traffic, bird and train sounds, Seattle, Washington, 8/12/1970] (25:38) / Charles Amirkhanian

Subjects

Ambient sounds
Field recordings
Birdsongs
Automobile sounds
Railroad sounds
Animal sounds

Related place

Seattle (Wash.) (was recorded at)

Related Entities

Amirkhanian, Charles