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Ambiant sound at Marolles on a sunday morning

16, Rue des Renards - Vossenstraat, La Marolle - De Marol, Marolles - Marollen, Pentagone - Vijfhoek, Bruxelles - Brussel, Brussel-Hoofdstad - Bruxelles-Capitale, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, 1000, België / Belgique / B

A field recording by Philippe Martorell made in Brussels, Belgium on 19 October 2025, in the morning. Soundscape: wind, markets & bazaars and streets & traffic.

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Ambiant sound at Marolles on a sunday morning
CC BY 3.0by Philippe MartorellInternet Archive
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Recordist's notes

La rue des renards à Bruxelles est une petite rue piétonne entre la rue haute et la place du jeu de balles où un marché aux puces a lieu tous les jours. Nous sommes un dimanche matin d'automne. Touristes et familles du coin viennent profiter de la douceur et flâner un peu dans le quartier où les boutiques et restaurants sont ouverts. Mêlés dans les paroles des badauds, on entend le sable, (issu de travaux de réfection des pavés ?) crisser sous les chaussures, et le vent qui fait bouger les décorations suspendues. Enregistré avec un Zoom-H5 et son micro XY Rue des renards in Brussels is a small pedestrian street between Rue Haute and Place du Jeu de Balles, where a flea market is held every day. It's a Sunday morning in autumn. Tourists and local families come to enjoy the mild weather and stroll around the neighborhood where the shops and restaurants are open. Mixed in with the onlookers' words is the sound of sand (from paving stone repairs?) crunching under shoes, and the wind stirring the hanging decorations. Recorded with a Zoom-H5 and its XY microphone.

Written by Philippe Martorell on radio aporee ::: maps.

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Brussels is a city of about 1,019,022 people in Brussels Capital, Belgium. OttoAnna lists 565 field recordings from here.

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