Pole Discordance

Inverso Mundus

Dirge 1

A collage assembled from field recordings made over the course of 2 years in the town of Kanna-machi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan:

Garbage truck playing melody - summer
cicadas and Kendo practice - summer
music and announcement via outdoor PA system - summer
cicadas - summer
taiko and bamboo flute procession - spring
people walking and talking - spring
seasonal song via PA system, played daily at 5 PM - fall
bamboo snapping under the weight of wet snow - winter
'sunset choral' played daily at 6 PM - summer
large and small fireworks, karaoke, children laughing at festival - summer

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