North Bank Removals 4 minutes, 05 seconds "North Bank Removals"

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NORTH BANK REMOVALS
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Workers loading rubble from demolished buildings onto a ship on the north bank of Jialing river, recorded from a distance and accompanied by the horns of passing ships. The area will be flooded by the raised water levels caused by the Three Gorges Dam. Recorded for the D-Fuse project Undercurrent.
Zhu Ni Sheng Ri Kuai Le 2 minutes, 05 seconds "Zhu Ni Sheng Ri Kuai Le"

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ZHU NI SHENG RI KUAI LE
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Outside a KFC restaurant their advertisement is wishing every passerby a happy birthday on a continuous loop. Recorded for the D-Fuse project Undercurrent.
Chongqing TV 3 minutes, 33 seconds "Chongqing TV"

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CHONGQING TV
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Chongqing TV are producing an ident for their station. On the side of a motorway beside the Jialing river, overlooking the breathtaking panorama of Jiefangbei and Chaotianmen on the other riverbank, a group of fresh-faced teenagers are lip-syncing to the angelic voices of Chongqing TV’s theme tune. A few hundred metres to the other side, there is a wasteland of demolished buildings with people dotted around picking bricks from the rubble for reuse. This area is about to be flooded by the raised water levels caused by the Three Gorges Dam. Recorded for the D-Fuse project Undercurrent.
Island Leisure 2 minutes, 33 seconds "Island Leisure"

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ISLAND LEISURE
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Evening on Chichin island: an elderly gentleman is enjoying a bit of karaoke, while a couple of teenagers play a basketball arcade game, which seems to be particularly popular in Taiwan. Recorded for the D-Fuse project Surface.
Rural Night Life 3 minutes, 31 seconds "Rural Night Life"

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RURAL NIGHT LIFE
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A peaceful late summer night in the village of Straden: crickets chirping, leaves blowing in the wind, bells tinkling and the churchbell rings, while my dad is snoring contently in the background.
Swimming Pool 3 minutes, 04 seconds "Swimming Pool"

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SWIMMING POOL
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Evening in Lianxing: Children of various ages playing in a swimming pool among a complex of high-rise residential buildings, accompanied by the humming of cicadas and air-conditioning units. Recorded for the D-Fuse project Undercurrent.
Preacher 0 minutes, 24 seconds "Preacher"

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PREACHER
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He is the sort of loveable eccentric every city should have more of. A preacher of his very own denomination, white hair and beard floating in the wind, roaming the centre of town on his buggy that is decorated with spiritual slogans while offering blessings and advice to anyone happy to listen. This recording is a blessing in a made-up language, delivered personally to me.
Sugar Cane 2 minutes, 47 seconds "Sugar Cane"

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SUGAR CANE
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Accompanied by relentless Taiwanese eurodance, the recorded voice stoically continues to repeat its promotion of sugar cane juice at this stall close to the defunct Ciaotou Sugar Refinery. Recorded for the D-Fuse project Surface.
Internet Cafe 3 minutes, 44 seconds "Internet Cafe"

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INTERNET CAFE
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Youngsters playing games at a late-night internet cafe in Hanoi’s old town. Recorded for the D-Fuse project Surface.
Railyard Workshop 2 minutes, 17 seconds "Railyard Workshop"

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RAILYARD WORKSHOP
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Workers throwing bits of metal about in a railyard in Yangjiaping, train horns and swallows creating a musical backdrop. Recorded for the D-Fuse project Undercurrent.
Weaving Factory 5 minutes, 00 seconds "Weaving Factory"

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WEAVING FACTORY
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The polyrhythmic musings of a weaving machine in full swing, churning out metre after metre of prime fabric. Recorded for the D-Fuse project Undercurrent.
Workers + Tourists 2 minutes, 36 seconds "Workers + Tourists"

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WORKERS + TOURISTS
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While a pair of workers carry sand into a building site, a group of drunk tourists are trying to find their way back to their hotel after the 11:30 pm bar curfew in Hanoi’s old town. Recorded for the D-Fuse project Surface.
Pest Control 0 minutes, 50 seconds "Pest Control"

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PEST CONTROL
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5 am at Han-Hsien International Hotel and the pest control man is spraying the lobby with chemicals designed to kill the numerous mosquitoes that tend to congregate in there. Quite a different sound to the player piano that usually infuses the soundscape in the evening with sweet aural perfume. Recorded for the D-Fuse project Surface.
Graz Hauptplatz 4 minutes, 08 seconds "Graz Hauptplatz"

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GRAZ HAUPTPLATZ
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The main square in Graz on a summer evening: A busker plays local hits on his harmonica, another one plays jazzy saxophone somewhere in the background, people eat sausages and chat about their holidays, trams pass.