a massive wind storm blew through new york last night, plummeting our temperatures to 14 below zero (F) this morning. our town, buried in 100' oak trees with exposed power lines, is very prone to losing power. we lost power twice during the day and that's really not good for my studio... so i was too afraid to go back in and work for the rest of the day. shortly before midnight i figured i'd at least record this wind so i stuck my field recorder out on the deck. i edited out a bunch of the overblown limiter as the wind hit the mics, but, you get the idea. it was really windy.

January 14, 2022 (fear of wind)

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