Ashley Elsdon: Recordings

Although there isn't much left of it really, but it was on my list of market streets to visit in London, so I did. Sadly there wasn't a huge amount to record, but it's ticked off my list now.

A short walk through the market, which was quiet. You can just hear a tram going by at the end.

A bus ride at the beginning of the year.

A brief recording from this National Trust property.

I thought I'd begin this year with a sound I recorded in December. It was in the local park which backs on to an old car showroom site. The site is being redeveloped and the large car park is now being pulled down, or at least it was. Now it's gone. This was the sound of it being pulled down.

I was passing through a local shopping centre and heard this. A bunch of school children singing some kind of Christmas song. So I took a quick recording of it.

A short recording of the Cybraphone in Edinburgh at the National Museum of Scotland. It's quite an interesting machine and it makes a variety of sounds. Here's what the NMS site says about it: "Meet Cybraphon, the moody autonomous robot band in a box created by Edinburgh-based artist collective FOUND. Just like a real band, the diva-like Cybraphon scours the internet for reviews and comments and celebrates or sulks depending on what it finds." Check out their site here: https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/science-and-technology/cybraphon/

I do like the sound of trams and this one, in Croydon, was coming down a small slope.

Another older recording today that I thought would be interesting. I like the sound of galleries and the quiet tiny noises you can hear.

This is another older recording that I thought I'd post. The building site was quite noisy, but the main percussive sound drew me into listening and then recording.

I found a bunch of old recordings and decided that I'd podcast a few of them. This one was from a visit to Brussels. I really liked the sound of the pedestrian crossings there.

You often get people busking through the tube (underground trains) in London, but I'd never seen an accordion player there before, so I had to get a quick recording. He wasn't bad either.

This is a sound I've been meaning to record for a long time. This recording is about 3.45 long. The level crossing closes at around 1:10 and then later, after the 2 minute mark you can hear the train leave. It's a GWR diesel.

A really good sax player making some great sounds under South Bridge.

Borough Market is one of my favourite markets in London, and I'm pretty sure that a lot of other people feel the same way as it was packed on Saturday (29th September)

I was out for a day and decided to make some recordings. I heard some singing near London Bridge and followed it to The Bunch of Grapes pub. They were Sheffield fans. It was all fairly good natured though.

I was about to get a train home when I heard this pianist who was just playing in the middle of the station. It was very lovely, so I recorded some of it and just paused to enjoy it.

The tram is an excellent way to get from the centre of Edinburgh out to the airport. It's cheap and quick and comfortable. Here's my journey.

I thought I'd record this piper, and kept recording as I walked away.

This was a great exhibition and the sound in the gallery was very peaceful and calm. This is what it sounded like.