In August 2020 there was a few days of some intense thunderstorms across the UK. On this particular day I put my microphone rig out under the cover of a large hedge outside my flat and recorded for several hours. For most of the recording the hedge was inhabited also by a robin, who sang softly throughout most of the storm. 

This is a short excerpt from that longer recording where I like the density of the rain, and where the song cuts through just enough. It was the middle of the day so you'll hear some traffic and other sounds of activity from where I live, at the edge of a city.

Soft Robin Song In A Thunderstorm

Stereo soundscape recordings. Sometime nature, sometimes people, sometimes machinery. Sometimes quiet things like a single branch creaking in the wind on Dartmoor, sometimes odd moments in the city. Mostly local, but sometimes travelling. 

Urban nature is often overlooked despite the majority of us living in towns and cities, so the focus of these recordings is Nature in the City, well particularly in the suburbs of Ham and Petersham in the London Borough of Richmond. Here, you won’t find any recordings of pristine wilderness. There will always be human noise: an overhead plane, the general hum of traffic, an occasional bad gear change, screeching of brakes, or an emergency siren, but hopefully you will also find sounds of a city alive with nature.   


Sound Artist & Designer, Composer, Field Recordist, Producer

www.alyssa-moxley.com
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Recordings from Unbound Atlas: @kinisifestival

Cover photos by @stephanecharpentier

Paisajes sonoros desde El Salvador, America Central.
Soundscapes from El Salvador, Central America. 
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I'm an aspiring recordist that is new to the hobby.  The panorama of the sunrise was taken by myself some years ago with my Nikon D800.

Soft Robin Song In A Thunderstorm

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