VANCOUVER/BC COLLECTION

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REEL 65

This is a miscellaneous collection of undocumented recordings made by Howard Broomfield in the 1970s

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1. TRACTOR OR COMBINE, 2:57

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2. PERCUSSIVE SOUNDS, 3:30

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3. RURAL AMBIENCE & THUNDER, 3:25

B

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4. HEAVY RAIN & PERCUSSION, 7:10

C

5. URBAN AMBIENCE AND O CANADA HORN, 3:04

6. HOWARD'S COMMENTARY ON URBAN SOUNDS AND LISTENING, 4:47

REEL 65 COMMENTARY

1.  Broadband machine sound

1'00" machine sound fades into an interior soundscape with mechanical hits

2.  Persistent low-pitched knocking sounds, such as on very large metal containers, long decays

3.  Quiet rural ambience with birds, insects, and distant thunder

0'10" thunder, again at 2'10"

4.  Heavy rain beating on resonant pipes and other objects creating an interesting stochastic, musical rhythm with a sizzling background

5.  Urban traffic and passing seaplane, starting mid siren, revving motors and honking

        1'25" O Canada Horn, very strong, followed by jackhammer, kids voices (edited?)

6. Howard reading an anti-noise commentary on urban soundscapes with a flute background

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