WORLD SOUNDSCAPE PROJECT TAPE LIBRARY
VANCOUVER/BC COLLECTION

REEL 131

CHEMAINUS, BC November 1, 1976

A

1. [4:00 min]

Interview with Bruce Davis. The discussion is about the sounds the saw makes. There are two men who try to talk over each other.

2. [2:00 min]

The recordist is showing how the tape deck works. One man comments on how he never used ear protection devices and how he wears hearing aids.

3. [9:38 min]


There is an engine hum and steam releases at regular intervals. The discussion is of sirens in the mill, but none are heard.

12:00 levels drop.

*16:00 shift whistle blasts. The levels are increased again. The recordist lowers one channel because it is drowning out the voices.

B

4. [6:30 min]

Daniel and Pine: There is some hammering in the beginning then there is a group of children playing soccer. This is in a reverberant space. Sounds nice but odd.


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