N. Hoyne, 1100 to 1000

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N. Clark, 5200 to 5500

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W. 2020 alley, 900-800 N

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Something a little different: the alley next to Damen, and some sounds of winter. I wasn't sure how to notate a Chicago alley, so I'm calling it the west 2020 alley. Features gate opening and closing, walking on and crunching ice/snow, kicking around other litter in the alley, some guy vacuuming his Mustang or something, an airplane overhead, some men at work near the end, and a big CTA bus at the very end. And of course the ubiquitous whup-whup of walking, cars in the distance, and wind noise.

W. Bryn Mawr, 1400

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walking noise, cars, muffled conversation, big-ass truck near the end

W. Chicago, 1800-1900

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N. Wood, 900-800

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Sometimes I think these street recordings are all just of cars whizzing by, but the more I listen to them, the more I hear the subtleties. Like this one going from Augusta to Chicago Ave, the car noise subsides dramatically at the beginning, then picks up at the end as I approach Chicago Ave. And there's this machine drone in the background that I don't remember hearing.

Really these are what you hear walking down the street in Chicago. We just tend to tune some noises out after a while, and those noises sound especially odd while sitting in an office chair.

W. Augusta, 1800

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cars, wind noise, footsteps, brake squeaking, dog nails clicking, car doors closing, leaves rustling

N. Magnolia & N. Clybourn, 1900

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metal recyclery, cars, bus, car horns, brake squeals, conversation, wind, car door opening and closing, a beep, and key jingling

W. Augusta, 1900

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N. Damen, 1300-1200

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