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What does the Earth sound like today?


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Add to Playlist. Recordist: Marc Anderson. Notes: The relaxing sound of a stream flowing gently through cool, temperate rainforest in the Tasmanian wilderness More info. Location: Tawau Hills, Sabah, Malaysia.
Night Sounds in Tawau Hills
Sub- projects that have developed from soundcities. All artwork and projects by Stanza unless stated. Get in touch stanza sublime. The whole database is now integrated into google maps which includes geo data longitude and latitude and the name of the recording artist. You can travel around the world and listen to the sounds. As you visit each city all the sounds appear. Each time you visit this page it takes you to a random city.
Sound maps are digital geographical maps that put emphasis on the sonic representation of a specific location. Sound maps are created by associating landmarks streets in a city, train stations, stores, pathways, factories, oil pumps, etc. It may also refer to actual environments, or to abstract constructions such as musical compositions and tape montages, particularly when considered as an artificial environment.