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Aural Transit is a digital humanities project that records and maps soundscapes of cities with a lar
Aural Transit: Soundscapes of Urban Movement is a digital humanities project that records and maps soundscapes of cities with a large focus on experiences within public transit. In Summer 2017 and inspired by The Acoustic City, Matthew Gandy, Benny Nilsen (eds.), Aural Transit decided to produce their own recordings of Toronto’s urban life. Currently Aural Transit uses a basic Google Map with each
10/18/2017
Video of the U1 from Kottbusser Tor to Schlesischen Tor, February 3, 1987,
West-Berlin 1987 - U-Bahnfahrt in Kreuzberg 3. Februar 1987: Eine Fahrt mit der U-Bahn vom Kottbusser Tor in Berlin-Kreuzberg bis zum Schlesischen Tor.
10/05/2017
Interesting to note how GO Transit considered the smell of perfume "loud."
https://twitter.com/GOtransit/status/915571491735064577
09/18/2017
“For many New Yorkers, their subway line is a second home. They see their neighbors on the same route; they know which car will be closest to their exit; and they have favorite spots for the ride. Mr. Wagner, who has been taking photographs in the subway since 2013 and whose book, 'Here for the Ride,' will be published this week, likes to stand in front of the doors…Mr. Wagner said. ‘Even though they might not share the same space as far as where they live or where they’re going, for this brief moment, they’re all in it together.’”
An Ode to Acts of Kindness on the New York City Subway “The New York City subway is this great equalizer,” said the photographer Andre Wagner, who spent four years taking photographs on its platforms and in its cars. “For this brief moment in time, we’re all in it together.”
08/30/2017
Walter Ruttmann’s “Weekend” (1930) is a fascinating artifact of Wiemar culture and Berlin’s soundscape. Ruttmann drove around his neighbourhood of Mariendorf and recorded various soundscapes in order to produce “imageless film” that depicts a typical Berliner weekend. More here: www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3366/sound.2016.0086
Wochenende - Walter Ruttmann (1930) Wochenende es una película "sin imágenes", dirigida por Walter Ruttmann en 1930, cuya peculiaridad consiste en utilizar sólo la banda sonora de una película ...
08/23/2017
Berlin has been added. We have 24 recordings. 🚇
Aural Transit: Berlin Aural Transit: Berlin
We are now international with 4 recordings in Riga and *gasp* 25 in Berlin!
We now have a page! Updates to our maps will be posted here! 🚇
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