Sean - field recording x 4

Being a fan of field recording, I'm always on the look-out (or ear-out?) for interesting field recording projects on the web. There are plenty out there, but a bit hit and miss overall. Raises the question of what makes for interesting field recording? Here are 4 field recording sites that I think work -


1. Cities and Memory - mapping the real and imagined sounds of the world
Cities and Memory is a sound project that attempts to record both the present reality of a place, but also its imagined, alternative counterpart – remixing the world, one sound at at time.

http://citiesandmemory.com/

2. London Sound Survey - a growing collection of Creative Commons-licensed sound recordings of places, events, and wildlife in the capital. Historical references too are gathered to find out how London's sounds have changed.

http://soundsurvey.org.uk/

3. Radio Aporee - global sound map dedicated to field recording and the art of listening. I've even got a couple of sounds on there, see if you can find them!

http://aporee.org/maps/

4. Chris Watson - my hero in the world of field recording. Chris began his creative life as a member of the infamous Sheffield post punk band Cabaret Voltaire. He retired from music to become a full time sound recordist. For years he's been the sound recordist attached to BBC David Attenborough projects. But he's also released a series of highly influential field recording CDs on the Touch label.

http://www.chriswatson.net/

LONDON LIFE IN SOUND

Welcome to the London Sound Survey, a growing collection of Creative Commons-licensed sound recordings of places, events and wildlife in the capital. Historical references too ar

LONDON LIFE IN SOUND

Welcome to the London Sound Survey, a growing collection of Creative Commons-licensed sound recordings of places, events and wildlife in the capital. Historical references too are gathered to find out how London's sounds have changed.
- See more at: http://soundsurvey.org.uk/#sthash.LAYphhAB.dpuf

LONDON LIFE IN SOUND

Welcome to the London Sound Survey, a growing collection of Creative Commons-licensed sound recordings of places, events and wildlife in the capital. Historical references too are gathered to find out how London's sounds have changed.
- See more at: http://soundsurvey.org.uk/#sthash.LAYphhAB.d

LONDON LIFE IN SOUND

Welcome to the London Sound Survey, a growing collection of Creative Commons-licensed sound recordings of places, events and wildlife in the capital. Historical references too are gathered to find out how London's sounds have changed.
- See more at: http://soundsurvey.org.uk/#sthash.LAYphhAB.dpuf

LONDON LIFE IN SOUND

Welcome to the London Sound Survey, a growing collection of Creative Commons-licensed sound recordings of places, events and wildlife in the capital. Historical references too are gathered to find out how London's sounds have change