underfall yard to marina area…
- interview 1 “statement…. calm etc..” Szabina.
- map point google maps+ soundscape deep listening recordings (playback) Ainol.
Sounds & sources: Birds on balconies, seabirds, cars, wind, road traffic
Emotions, moods, quotes: ‘Considering we are in the centre of the city, we’ve got big roads on both sides, it’s like a nice little oasis here. There is a lot of plants, trees, flowers, lots of wildlife, birds on the balcony… Doesn’t get busy with people either.’
2.
Sounds & sources: Masts, sails flapping, builders banging, knocking, paper with the wind whacking away, loud gulls, people brunching, conversations, wind, air, footsteps
Emotions, moods, quotes: ‘Quite beautiful and very relaxing. There is a security about the constant sound… that I’m connecting with the rest of the world. Not thinking about all the issues of the world at large at the moment. That’s why I came to the harbour.’
3.
Sounds & sources: Sound of water, boats chinking, construction traffic, people talking, paddleboats, canoes, birds
Emotions, moods, quotes: ‘Very vibrant, people having a very nice time on a beautiful day in Bristol. It feels like it’s very much a working area, as opposed to the lot of other quaysides.’
4.
Sounds & sources: Birds chirping, wind on the water, waves lapping, seagulls squawking, traffic on the road, children playing
Emotions, moods, quotes: ‘I heard children playing that made me feel happy, the waves lapping… very calming, I then heard a seagull squawking and that got my back up… seagulls here try to steal food!’
5.
Sounds & sources: Road traffic noise, ticking of masts, bicycle, breath of wind, silence, lorries
Emotions, moods, quotes: ‘Everything really is very very quiet here, just peaceful, there’s a breath of wind… I can just hear the traffic, lorries going up on that road… I can’t say anything negative about it, I like this sort of quiet… I didn’t even notice the birds.’
M-shed to ss great britain area…
6.
Sounds & sources: Metal work, conversations, cars, wind, seagull, people
Emotions, moods, quotes: ‘A very lively, bustling sounding atmosphere. It was quite nice to have the sound of conversations but also the sounds of the working harbour, metal clanking… There wasn’t a moment of silence there.’
7.
Sounds & sources: Creaking of the boat, noise of car engine, humming generator, sound of wood and rope, children, seagulls, people, chatter
Emotions, moods, quotes: ‘My favourite sound was the creaking of the mast of the boat, which was really distinctive, the sound of wood and rope I don’t think I ever heard the sound of a creaking mast… it’s quite an unusual sound… And the sound of the seagulls, it reminds me of the beach!’
8.
Sounds & sources:Cars, footsteps, people talking, seagulls, water, high-heels, laughing, chatter, crunching on the ground, wind, music from the boats
Emotions, moods, quotes: ‘Pretty relaxed atmosphere… Felt like you’re surrounded by people but also on your own. Not like the very centre of a bustle-y city… Even though the birds are loud but it’s comforting to hear.’
9.
Sounds & sources: People walking, running, someone drilling, children’s voices, seagulls, wind blowing around, quite talking, pushchairs, talking, boats,
Emotions, moods, quotes: ‘Very peaceful, very peaceful. This unpleasant drilling is a one-off thing, it doesn’t bother me, you accept that things gotta get done… The sound of the harbourside is one of people talking, children laughing and perhaps a boat on the river.’
10.
Sounds & sources: Hum of traffic, boats, machine, pigeons, people walking, talking, seagulls, motorbike passing, wind in the trees, foreign languages,
Emotions, moods, quotes: ‘Busy, not so relaxing, except when the wind was in the trees, that was more relaxing… and I like to hear the foreign languages. I always like that in a city.’
11.
Sounds & sources: Boats moving against the quayside, passengers getting onto the boat, chatter, seagulls, people counting clicker, boats passing by, water
Emotions, moods, quotes: ‘Pretty peaceful but slightly chaotic. Peaceful birds sounds, boat lapping up against the side…. Then people getting onto the boat, chatting…I don’t know if that’s negative but it’s disrupting…’