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Recordist's notes
The sound level gradually builds as a big corporate lunch room fills up. What begins as individual diners morphs into an amorphous sea of white noise, a comforting wash of undifferentiated humanity. Major elements: * Patter * Dishes, glasses and silverware * Chairs and trays * Ice dispenser * Microwave ovens * A cellphone * One diner realizes she's being recorded See also: https://anode1.bandcamp.com/album/auss3-cafeteria
About the place
Seattle is a city of about 780,995 people in Washington, United States. OttoAnna lists 31 field recordings from here.
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Sources & credits
- “Safeco Cafeteria - Cafeteria” by rcarlberg – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0