Field Recording #1

Location: My front porch, 5:30pm

Identifiable Sounds: My dog’s leash, sounds from the kitchen inside (mostly the clattering of plates, I can also make out the sound of the dishwasher being opened), the front storm door opening and closing, footsteps, a dog barking blocks away, my neighbor dropping a hubcap in his driveway across the street, some birds chirping, ambient wind.

Journal Entry 1

  1. 1/30/19; 7 PM; The street I live on
  2. Farthest: Planes, Train Horn
  3. Medium: The cold wind blowing through the trees, cars going down the main road
  4. The jingling sound of my dog’s collar, my boots stepping on the pavement, my breathing being heavy due to the cold air
  5. Sound Level: Not too much noise but enough to know that life is all around me.
  6. One word: Suburban
  7. Essential sounds: The wind, the train, dog collar