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Sakya Monastery, Kagbeni

bikemike — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:21:49 +0200

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Early morning in Kagbeni, Mustang,Nepal. In the background the Anapurna.

About the recording: In the afternoon we visited the Sakya Monastery founded by Kag Chode Thupten Samphel Ling in 1429. When the light went off around 10 o'clock the monks started their celebration in the monastery.

I put my Zoom H2 into the open window of our bathroom to record the ceremony which happend 200 meters away. So you'll get the door, the water tripping, ... animals.

Kagbeni August 9th 2008

posted by bikemike on Sep 2, 2008 3:21 PM

Prayer mills at Swoyambhu Stupa

bikemike — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:57:10 +0200

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A religious object to "pray" for everlasting sexual potential.

Prayer mills at Swoyambhu Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Recorded by Soundman OKM and Zoom H2 August 5th 2008.

posted by bikemike on Sep 2, 2008 2:57 PM

Way to Swoyambhu Stupa

bikemike — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:44:12 +0200

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On the way to Swoyambhu Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal.

A nice ambience of hungry cows (holy), cars (too many) and people who do their work in their shops.

Recorded with Soundman OKM and Zoom H2 on August 5th 2008.

posted by bikemike on Sep 2, 2008 2:44 PM

Local train to Budweis, Czech Republic

bikemike — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:37:06 +0200

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April 19th 2008 I had to go to an annual meeting in Dresden, Germany. I always take the train from Linz, Austria via Prag up north. But this year they changed some trains and so I had to change the train 3 times up north.

This recording was done in a very, very local train between Summerau (Austria) and Budweis (Czech). The train was quite old and slow (only one railway-track - we had to wait) but very charming.

The recording was done with an iRiver T20 and a Soundman Mk. II microphon.

posted by bikemike on May 16, 2008 5:37 PM

Nervous police-dogs

bikemike — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:23:51 +0200

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Leipzig, Germany near railway-station - "real life .. an introduction"

A nice saturday evening at the Leipzig railway-station. I tried to buy some vittles in the shopping section of the railway-station on the lower floor. And then I heared some soccer-fans singing and provoking the police dogs. Don't ask me who played at this day.

It needed some time to get the recorder (iRiver T20) and the Soundman OKM out of the bag to record this surreal soundscapes within the large building of the railway-station.

posted by bikemike on May 16, 2008 5:23 PM

Ghosts from the gone London harbour

bikemike — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:17:59 +0200

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The old London harbour is gone. Some ships are still anchored next to new fancy houses where some years ago ships, cranes and warehouses dominated the scenery near to Tower Bridge.

It was late night when I did this recording. You can hear the mooring ropes and after a while a boat is gone towards inner city.

Recorded with my Panasonic NV-DS25 videocamera.

posted by bikemike on Apr 8, 2008 11:17 AM

Walking under River Thames

bikemike — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:07:29 +0200

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London, Greenwich - A footwalk under River Thames from 1902 or 1906.
It was Saturday, so many people walked from the nice Greenwich market to Canary Warf.
The tunnel is about 200 meters long and some meters under River Thames.

Recorded with my Panasonic NV-DS25 videocamera.

posted by bikemike on Apr 8, 2008 11:07 AM

Urfahrmarkt, Linz

bikemike — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:47:56 +0100

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The "Urfahrmarkt" is a hybrid of market, lunapark and october fest in Linz, Austria.
Twice a year in spring and autumn people enjoy delicous food like Schaumrollen (see the pic), beer in hudge glasses, Bratwürstel, etc. and enjoy their life.

Get an idea how the Urfahrmarkt sounds during the day when I passed by with my bike. The lunapark people boost their soundsystem to the limits to attract youngsters to do use their high tech funmachines.

Recorded with Soundman OKM (on the limit) and DAT.

posted by bikemike on Feb 18, 2008 7:47 PM

Italy - harbor of Sistiana

bikemike — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:29:53 +0100

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The beach and harbor of Sistiana near Trieste is beautiful all over the year.

We had a sunny end of the year 2007 on the beach and in the harbor some people prepared their sailing boats to celebrate New Years Eve on the Golfo de Trieste.

Recorded with Soundman OKM and DAT.

posted by bikemike on Feb 18, 2008 7:29 PM

More Grado fireworks

bikemike — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:24:24 +0100

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Funny, but this New Years Eve the fireworks startet 5 minutes late. So the prople from Italy and guests like us tried to make the best out if it when the bell announced the New Year 2008.

Very subtile recording with a Soundman OKM and a DAT.

posted by bikemike on Feb 18, 2008 7:24 PM

Grado, Italy - Fireworks New Years Eve

bikemike — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:43:05 +0100

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On the Grado beach 1.1.2008

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND PEACE ON EARTH!

My wife and I like to stay in Grado, Italy to party New Year. We did this several time to celebrate the new year and to frighten away bad ghosts with heavy fireworks.

The fireworks had been recorded on the beach with DAT and Soundman OKM.

Enjoy 2008, stay tuned, healthy and take care.

Wolfgang aka BikeMike

posted by bikemike on Jan 4, 2008 11:43 AM

Car to Venice, waiting for a train!

bikemike — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:30:22 +0100

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Wolfgang Dorninger in front of a painting of Herbert Brandl in the Austrian pavillion at La Biennale di Venezia 2007.

About the recording: waiting for a short local train, passes by quick, cars start their engines, all as usual. the silence before the opening of the gate was stunning. Done near Pordenone on autostrada SS13.

DAT and Soundman OKM

July 2007

posted by bikemike on Nov 28, 2007 3:30 PM

13th floor Hotel Maritim, Tenerife

bikemike — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:52:33 +0100

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Not my favorite hotel but in the 13th floor seaside you fall asleep with awesome soundscapes from the sea.

Recorded with DAT and Soundman OKM.

First you hear the sea from inside - night - then I open the door and move outside. Cut.

Recording done at Hotel Maritim, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, February 12th 2007

posted by bikemike on Nov 28, 2007 2:52 PM

Graz: In front of railway-station and Ho...

bikemike — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 12:57:19 +0200

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4th of October 2007: Graz Bahnhofsplatz in front of Hotel Ibis.

Early in the morning on the way to the railwaystation I passed by the Hotel Ibis with a hudge glass outbuilding facing the Bahnhofsplatz.

When you pass by you hear interesting reflections from the glass front.

I came from the Bahnhofsstrasse - big road, heavy morning traffic - the left channel is directed to the Bahnhofsplatz (a place) and the right channel is directed to the glass front of the hotel.

After 1:20 I turned around and walked back to the Bahnhofsstrasse - so the channels are changed. The file is 2:20 long - Blogr does display the time wrong.

Recorded with DAT and a Soundman OKM mic.

posted by bikemike on Oct 5, 2007 6:46 PM

Staalplaat Soundsystem: "Closed Enough"...

bikemike — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:41:34 +0200

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This is the second recording from "Closed enoug" by Staalplaat Soundsystem.

You can get more information on the piece in the blog-entry before titled:Staalplaat Soundsystem: "Closed Enough" - rec.1

This sequence is taken from the middle of the performance facing to the final. What can you hear: race car & truck, then they opened the doors, outside guys with cars & hudge car-hifi moved round the List-Halle. I was not in a good position, so the cars are quite silent. Then the helicopter. Again tzoo slow, not that massive sound in the beginning, but tehn I had a nice fade out with the helicopter.

Again mp3-player/recorder iRiver T20 with Soundman OKM mics.

The blog is showing a wrong time. The recording is 14:45 minutes.

posted by bikemike on Oct 5, 2007 6:41 PM