Just Before Diwali: Field Recordings From North India

by Mike Hallenbeck

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1.	Sweets Vendor, Lucknow 00:42	info
2.	Alley Weave, Varanasi 03:24	info
3.	Cows 02:58	info
4.	Dandhi Ghat 03:06	info
5.	Rama Puja 07:41	info
6.	Zoo, Lucknow 02:46	info
7.	Monument, Lucknow 01:56	info
8.	Ice Cream Bell, Lucknow 00:48	info
9.	Joy Train. Delhi 03:51	info
10.	Karol Baugh Streetscape, Delhi 06:07	info
11.	Mortar/ Pestle (?), Jaipur 02:13	info
12.	Puja Bell, Varanasi 07:41

about

India is a cacophony of cultures, faiths, languages, politics, and-- not surprisingly-- sounds. When a marriage gave me new relatives in the north of India, so I had the chance to meet my new family and travel a bit, recording gear in tow.

The most common sounds I encountered in India were bells of all kinds. Another frequent sound, curiously, was the sound of firecrackers... many people set off fireworks to celebrate the approach of Diwali, a religious festival celebrated by people of many faiths in India and an occasion of roughly the same prominence as Christmas in the West. Diwali approached during my Indian travels; this accounts for the frequent booms and cracks of fireworks you'll hear resonating throughout these recordings.

Special thanks to Jen, Tom, Reshma, and all my family.

These recordings were gathered in 2007 using a Sony MZ-M10 minidisc recorder and an Edirol R-09 hard disk recorder. All recordings were made binaurally with MM-BSM-8s (except for the Joy Train and the Delhi streetscape, where the R-09's self-contained stereo mic was used).

Originally released on the Wandering Ear netlabel.

These tracks are governed by the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.

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released January 21, 2021

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Mike Hallenbeck is a composer and sound designer active in film, animation, branding, and multimedia.

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