Ashley Elsdon: Recordings

Florence ambience part 3 31.10.2026 2:29 ↓

The final part of my set of recordings from my Florence hotel room

Florence ambience part two 31.10.2026 11:21 ↓

Another bit of the general sound of Florence recorded from my hotel window during a recent trip to Italy

The sound of Florence 30.10.2026 7:16 ↓

On a recent trip to Florence in Italy I decided to record the sound of the city from my hotel window

Accordion player at a concert 06.10.2026 5:32 ↓

Just playing for people coming in and not the main event, but it was for me.

Fire Alarm Test 30.01.2026 1:21 ↓

Not quite the call to action I was expecting.

The sound of the waves at rottingdean beach 22.10.2025 6:04 ↓

Sound of the waves on a lovely day at the beach

Robot vacuum 20.07.2025 28:21 ↓

A recording of my robot vacuum working away. I named it D84 and if you’re a doctor who fan you might understand why

Mowing the lawn 16.07.2025 21:24 ↓

I like the sound of the mower

The sound of the waves at Rottingdean beach 10.07.2025 6:04 ↓

A short recording punctuated by someone sneezing

Inside the drilling 12.04.2025 2:11 ↓

The sound of drilling from the other side of the wall

Train into Bath 21.03.2025 2:34 ↓

On a train pulling into Bath

Another recording from Winchelsea Beach 19.10.2024 6:03 ↓

Again from the visit this month to this lovely beach

Winchelsea Beach October 2024 19.10.2024 2:54 ↓

A recording from Winchelsea Beach, which is a wonderful place. Very peaceful and calm.

The sound of the bells at St Peter’s Limpsfield 19.07.2024 0:48 ↓

A brief recording of the church bells

Sewing machine 24.12.2023 3:08 ↓

I find the sound of this very soothing, so I thought I would share it with you.

Train to Bristol 15.11.2023 4:56 ↓

A recording of part of the trip to Bristol

A noisy bus ride 14.11.2023 2:08 ↓

This was a trip on the number 36 bus to Paddington. The heater in the bus was really noisy, so of course I recorded it.

Noisy rain 13.11.2023 2:02 ↓

Standing under a shelter in some heavy rain

Sounds from the Buzzardry in Sussex 09.10.2023 12:51 ↓

I have edited together a handful of recordings I made whilst staying in a treehouse in Sussex called the Buzzardry. The collage begins near water and you can hear a family walking nearby. It continues with a selection of other water recordings followed by a longer section where I put my Zoom H2N on a table and just let it record for while. I especially like the part where a bee decides to investig...

Carpet Cleaner 25.09.2023 3:28 ↓

I had some professional cleaners in to deep clean a property. I arrived just before they were finished and quite liked the sound that the cleaner made.

A really big storm 18.09.2023 7:39 ↓

Last night / this morning we had a huge storm. If you're in the south of england then you probably heard it too. The lightening was going every few seconds and the thunder was almost constant. It kept me awake so I thought I would record it. The image I used was one of the lightening flashes around 1am. It lit up the entire sky.

Recycling Centre 19th July 06.08.2023 6:10 ↓

Another recycling centre recording

Recycling Centre 27th July 05.08.2023 3:11 ↓

Recycling my stuff so I thought I would make a little recording of the trip