I love going for long walks, but I didn't want to end up going too far away from the neighborhood I was familiar with. Whenever I heard a police siren, I decided to investigate the area I was currently in. If I was near an intersection that had a red light, I would go inside the nearest building. If there was a green light, I would record outside. If there were no traffic lights, I would wait a few more seconds so I could listen for cars. If I heard a car, I would stay outside. If I did not hear a car, I would go inside the nearest building.
Field Recordings:
1) Nature Walk
Length: 1:10
Notes: This entire audio recording is actually an overlay of two tracks that were taken one right after the other. Essentially, I was out early one morning for this recording and I was able to pick up beautiful bird songs and natural audio. Soon after, I walked by my apartment and ran into a homeless man looking for food/work. Though the conversation was interesting, I decided that it wasn't good enough to stand on its own. Now we have this audio!
2) The Depths
Length: 1:20
Notes: This was taken in the UWM Union Parking Garage. At first, I decided that this area was too far away from my drift route to investigate but I knew that the space would offer some interesting sounds regardless. I walked down a short flight of stairs into the structure and picked up a strange bass hum that added a dynamic atmosphere to tether the footsteps and spontaneous car sounds all into one eerie recording.
3) Coffee?
Length: 1:17
Notes: In accordance with my drift strategy, I was led into a small coffee shop during my field recording. Inside there was some relaxing music and half a dozen unfinished screenplays. I thought the clinking and shuffling of coffee mugs and customers made this recording just interesting enough to post.
MAP OF THE EAST SIDE:
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