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Recordist's notes
fine weather coming in from the West. Stiff breeze and a great sunset. Down on the beach a very exciting art installation was taking place as the breeze shaped and reshaped the sand into extraordinary designs. I put 2 contact microphones with the plates facing the oncoming sand and here for your delight a delectation is the soundtrack to the West Wind installation. We're here courtesy of the Wildlife Sound Recording Society and their knowledge, enthusiasm and willingness to share skills and techniques with a sound faffer has been great.
Context
This recording was made away from larger towns, about 73 km from the nearest city in our gazetteer.
Equipment mentioned: Contact microphones. Piezo pickups that record vibrations in solid materials instead of airborne sound.
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Sources & credits
- “Unnamed Road, Isle of Islay PA47 7SZ, UK - natural art installation: blown sand on machir bay” by Peter Annear – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0