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20071202.walking.shadow.wav

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dobroide

December 8th, 2007

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Soundscapes > Urban

someone - a drunken homeless woman with mental problems, actually - cries out loud something I couldnt understand, in a language I couldnt identify. The tone is clear though: desperation, suffering, pain... The sample is not longer because protesting people in the neighbourhood hushed her down (with words not exactly kind, you know)

2022 edit: some users being curious about this sample, I add here the answer I wrote on its origin: "This sample you mention was recorded on Dec 2nd 2007, from my balcony like many other samples by that time. For some reason this street had nice reverberation, and a small alley nearby still contributed to the good sound. Days before recording, I had noticed this person (middle aged woman, very drunk, foreigner) which had found shelter in the alley. Often, as I passed near I could hear her mumbling words which I couldn't understand.
So to answer your question: it was recorded on the field, so I didn't create the sample strictly speaking, she did. I was ready, somehow focused on her presence in the neighbourhood, and just took the chance. I should also add that from 2006 through 2012 I was obsessive about recording, registered any source around me.

Thank you for your interest, in case you want to see the spot: https://goo.gl/maps/5Vf3iRPNBQP3Wi689

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Wave (.wav)

Duration

0:45.000

File size

7.6 MB

Sample rate

44100.0 Hz

Bit depth

16 bit

Channels

Stereo

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sparxx101

14 years, 10 months ago

just what i was looking for thx

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sverd

14 years, 11 months ago

Great sample!! Used it for the 2nd song of our promo
for the upcoming album entitled: Murder tales: I Confess

Here u can to listen to it :
http://soundcloud.com/fallen-art/inspell-shadows-play

Regards

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waxrain

15 years ago

I used this in the song I referred to above. You are credited as the source.

http://soundcloud.com/in-this-land-of-rain/antelope-dough-1

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waxrain

15 years, 1 month ago

I'm using this in a song. I'll provide a link to the song when I'm done with it.

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nickgbarnet

15 years, 5 months ago

I have used this in a show Inferno 2010 (from Dante's Inferno) which has gone to Krakow Street Theatre Festival. The show is on this week - see here:
http://teatrkto.pl/pl/spektakle/inferno-2010,37.html
It's used at the end of the Lust scene, which does not end nicely. Many thanks to dobroide.

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