KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ World Ear Project: Transmission Seven, March 1971

Analog Audio

Event Type

Other Finds

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

WEP.1971.03.15

Program Series

World Ear Project

Program Length

58 min

Dates

1971-03-15 | broadcast
| 1971-03-15 | created

Description

In this, the seventh in a series of programs of ambient sound recordings from around the world, Richard Friedman and Charles Amirkhanian introduce (sort of) a number of field recordings from San Francisco, including foghorns, the cable car powerhouse, a walk through North Beach, and the toll plaza for Golden Gate Bridge. The program begins with the producers and volunteers of the show discussing what to play for this broadcast.

Genres

Soundscapes
Field recordings

Musical Selections

[studio chatter at KPFA in preparation for the broadcast of the World Ear Project] / Richard Friedman & Charles Amirkhanian -- [foghorns and ocean sounds, near the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California, Dec. 26, 1970] -- [walk through North Beach District, San Francisco, California, Oct. 3, 1970] -- [studio chatter at KPFA in preparation for the broadcast of the World Ear Project] / Richard Friedman & Charles Amirkhanian -- [walk through cable car powerhouse, San Francisco, California, March 10, 1971] -- [toll plaza, Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California]

Subjects

Field recordings
Ambient sounds
Foghorns
Ocean sounds
City sounds
Machinery sounds
Automobile sounds

Related places

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

Related Entities

Friedman, Richard
Amirkhanian, Charles