Wormwood Scrubs woodland 2:32
Grid square: Acton, Wormwood Scrubs
Recording date: 21 May 2017
Time of day: 2.05pm
Location: In a small wooded area on the south side of Wormwood Scrubs, west London.
Description: Birdsong close by, heavy traffic in the distance, a mother shouts after her children, a football is kicked about, a crow caws, the wind stirs foliage.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x DPA 2006C mics, Sound Devices MixPre-D preamp, Sony PCM-M10 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: Many thanks to Helen Frosi.
Old Oak Common 2:00
Grid square: Acton, Wormwood Scrubs
Recording date: 21 May 2017
Time of day: 1.40pm
Location: Middle of Old Oak Common, west London.
Description: Birdsong, constant traffic in the distance, faint voices of walkers on the Common, aircraft drone, a train travels at speed in the distance, a magpie chatters.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x DPA 2006C mics, Sound Devices MixPre-D preamp and Sony PCM-M10 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: Many thanks to Helen Frosi.
Acton Town station 1:00
Grid square: Acton, Wormwood Scrubs
Recording date: 23 July 2012
Time of day: 7.20pm
Location: Ticket hall at Acton Town tube station, west London.
Description: Echoing voices and footsteps in the ticket hall, squealing noise of the ticket barriers opening and closing, a flower-seller repeats his cry.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x Sennheiser MKE-2 mics, Sony PCM-M10 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
Old Oak canal works 1:45
Grid square: Acton, Wormwood Scrubs
Recording date: 5 September 2011
Time of day: Not known
Location: Grand Union Canal by Old Oak Common, west London.
Description: Loud, busy ambience with sounds from earth-movers or similar industrial machinery close by. Faint birdsong in background.
Technical guff: X-Y stereo. Zoom H4n recorder with internal mics.
Recorded by: Sam Appleby
Additional notes: Many thanks to Sam Appleby for sharing this recording.
Grand Union Old Oak Common 1:00
Grid square: Acton, Wormwood Scrubs
Recording date: 30 June 2011
Time of day: 1.40pm
Location: North of the Old Oak Common rail depot, near Wormwood Scrubs, west London.
Description: Loud industrial sounds from the Old Oak Common rail depot, a train rushes past towards central London.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x 2006C DPA mics, Sound Devices MixPre-D preamp, Sony PCM M10 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
Old Oak Common sidings 1:14
Grid square: Acton, Wormwood Scrubs
Recording date: 6 February 2010
Time of day: 1pm
Location: Footpath immediately north of the Old Oak Common railway sidings, West London.
Description: Loud air-conditioning noise from a factory, clattering and clanking of a railway maintenance vehicle moving around the sidings.
Technical guff: Stereo. Audio Technica BP-4025 mic and Fostex FR-2LE digital recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: Thanks to Ed Lawrenson.
TQ 2043 8067 1:00
Grid square: Acton, Wormwood Scrubs
Recording date: 5 June 2009
Time of day: 2.15pm
Location: OS grid reference TQ 2043 8067. Cumberland Park, near junction with Woodhurst Road.
Description: A car drives by and a pizza delivery man pulls up on his scooter and dismounts. A blackbird makes clucking calls, and man approaches talking into his mobile phone.
Technical guff: Head-worn stereo. 2 x Shure WL-183 mics. Edirol R09-HR digital recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
