WORLD SOUNDSCAPE PROJECT TAPE LIBRARY

VANCOUVER/BC COLLECTION

REEL 1

CORNER OF HASTINGS & COLUMBIA ST. Sept. 13, 1972

A

1. TRAFFIC AND HOWARD CHANTING (the 0-tone?) 0'45"

[0-tone]

2. TRAFFIC 10'32"

[0-tone]

3. TRAFFIC 16'22"

 

REEL 1 COMMENTARY

Note: This entire reel was recorded at 3 3/4 ips, 1/2 tr. st.

1 . Funny!

2. Traffic comes and goes in waves, in the rhythm of changing traffic lights at another intersection. Traffic passes by relatively fast. In traffic lulls, music, voices and footsteps are audible.

l'00" bus arriving.

*3'15" car starting, close up.

*5'35" siren passing, great recording!

6'45" good bus sequence.

*9'00" tires of trolley bus, passing fast.

9'30" car horn at a distance.

10'25" bus arriving, good.

3. Starts with voices speaking Chinese, they then get masked by traffic. Some high frequency industrial sound in background. In traffic lulls music audible again, from some radio.

*2'00" very grating siren sound.

*3'35" car starting.

5'25" some bell and shouting.

5'40" nice bus brakes.

8'50" bus arriving.

9'05" bus arriving.

*9'15" honk, screech!

*9'45" old man spitting.

10'25" pfsss from bus.

*12'45" old man coughing, distant.

13'25" bus passing.

*13'55" tire screech, short but sharp.

14'10" car horn.

*14'45" car starting, nice and close up. Somebody blowing nose just before.

*16'07" honk, screech! and honk.


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