Ashley Elsdon: Recordings

The sound of making a cup of green tea this morning 07.03.2019 3:35 ↓

Just making tea and enjoying the sound.

Bus ride in Croydon 06.03.2019 7:53 ↓

Just a regular bus ride

Another walk through Surrey Street Market 04.03.2019 2:05 ↓

As you can probably tell, I like the sound of markets, and as this one is fairly local I visit reasonably regularly.

The atmosphere in St Paul's Cathedral Cafe 02.03.2019 2:32 ↓

A brief visit to this landmark. I enjoyed the noisy general cafe atmosphere with an occasional hint in the background of the choir from the cathedral itself.

St Michael Cornhill 28.02.2019 2:22 ↓

Another very still recording inside a City church. St Michael Cornhill is small but very beautiful, and once again, I was enjoying the peaceful atmosphere there.

Peaceful in Southwark Cathedral 26.02.2019 8:43 ↓

Enjoying the peace and stillness in this beautiful building.

Borough Market 25.02.2019 3:33 ↓

On a Friday. Just walking through and enjoying the sound of a busy market at around 11am.

More office atmosphere 24.02.2019 6:38 ↓

The sounds of the office, with some ping pong at the start.

Surrey Street Market 23.02.2019 2:01 ↓

Another recording here, just wandering through and listening to the voices and sounds of the market.

Rain 11.02.2019 3:01 ↓

We had a sudden downpour the other day. The rain was so heavy and was rather lovely to hear, so I stopped to record it for a few minutes.

The sound of children playing 10.02.2019 3:01 ↓

The sound from a tiny school at play time. 

A short bus ride 05.02.2019 5:28 ↓

Just on the bus

Another walk through Surrey Street Market 03.02.2019 1:57 ↓

A brief and somewhat quieter walk through Surrey Street Market today, but also with the tram at the end.

Some more office atmosphere 02.02.2019 4:02 ↓

Another recording of the atmosphere in the coworking space I use occasionally.

Sounds in the Wellcome cafe 01.02.2019 6:04 ↓

I wanted to record here as they don’t play music so you just hear the ambience of the space. Which I really like.

Sounds at Liverpool Street Station 01.02.2019 1:42 ↓

A brief recording

Short bus ride 30.01.2019 1:59 ↓

Just a quick recording with the anchor app itself. A bus ride.

Another walk through Surrey Street 25.01.2019 3:33 ↓

This time it was a much noisier market, which was good. I even caught the tram going by at the end.

Some office atmosphere 24.01.2019 17:20 ↓

This was more of an experiment rather than anything else. I wanted to hear what it was like to listen to my environment through the medium of my field recorder. It was an interesting experience, and quite different to just sitting there in the environment itself. Having the recorder as an interface into the sounds around me made me experience them in a very different way.

Noisy at the Science Museum London 23.01.2019 3:22 ↓

It's always a noisy place.

A walk down Petticoat Lane 22.01.2019 3:15 ↓

Although there isn't much left of it really, but it was on my list of market streets to visit in London, so I did. Sadly there wasn't a huge amount to record, but it's ticked off my list now.

A walk through Surrey Street Market 21.01.2019 2:51 ↓

A short walk through the market, which was quiet. You can just hear a tram going by at the end.

Just a bus ride 20.01.2019 10:35 ↓

A bus ride at the beginning of the year.

Polesden Lacey 19.01.2019 0:26 ↓

A brief recording from this National Trust property.

Some local demolition 01.01.2019 1:37 ↓

I thought I'd begin this year with a sound I recorded in December. It was in the local park which backs on to an old car showroom site. The site is being redeveloped and the large car park is now being pulled down, or at least it was. Now it's gone. This was the sound of it being pulled down.