KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ World Ear Project: Cronkhite Beach and the Corner of Geary and Powell

Analog Audio

Event Type

Other Finds

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

WEP.1970.08.16.03

Program Series

World Ear Project

Program Length

37 mins

Dates

1970-08-20 | broadcast
| 1970-08-16 | created

Description

Two ambient field recordings made on Sunday August 16, 1970. First is the sounds of the ocean surf at Fort Cronkhite in the Marin Headlands just North of the Golden Gate. This is then followed by the sounds of passing crowds and cars, and the occasional ring of a cable car bell, recorded at the corner of Powell and Geary in downtown San Francisco.

Genres

Field recordings

Musical Selections

[ocean sounds at Fort Cronkhite, Marin County, California, Aug. 16, 1970] (18:12) / Richard Friedman and/or Denny Smithson -- [corner of Powell and Geary Streets, San Francisco, Aug. 16, 1970, 4:00 PM] (18:03) / Richard Friedman and/or Denny Smithson

Subjects

Field recordings
Ambient sounds
Ocean sounds
City sounds
Automobile sounds

Related places

San Francisco (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Friedman, Richard
Smithson, Denny