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Recordist's notes
This is a one hour sound of the rain onto the gigantic roofs of an abandoned factory. This warehouse is the Herserange wire drawing plant, located in Lorraine, France. It has been in a state of abandonment for 20 years. In 1965, Longwy area was the lifeblood of 26,000 steelmakers. Today, absolutely everything is dead. Areas are devastated, gloomy and morbid. Fortunately, I had the opportunity to make a poetic visit, since I had the rare and precious opportunity to record the rain in all its forms. The gigantic hangar offers a very large subject, with many roof waterproofing defects. I made two albums of this place : a one-hour continuity of rain sound (the concerto) and a one-hour compilation of various rain sounds (the symphony). Here is the sound of the symphony. V - Intermezzo
About the place
Esch-sur-Alzette is a town of about 36,625 people in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. OttoAnna lists 93 field recordings from here.
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Sources & credits
- “54440 Herserange, France - Rain symphony - V - Intermezzo” by Vincent Duseigne – CC BY 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0