(not recorded due to battery failure, my own reaction failure, 'not a good time' syndrome, or for some reason just didn't think to record it)
- Muzak, Indonesian style.
When travelling on a night bus you will experience very loud 'happy hardcore' music played being blared down on the travellers through speakers along the length of the bus. There is no getting away from this music, it is on every bus, all night, nice and loud. Each bus seems to have the same cd too. The locals don't bat an eyelid about this auditory assault.
- The transition from quiet jungle life to a busy river port.
After three days of being on a klotok river boat and in the jungle listening out for birds and orangutans we emerged into a busy river port in an extremely wide stretch of the river, the sounds of cranes, machinery and electronic bird call filled our ears. The sounds were so metallic and sharp and dispersed in this wide space in total opposition to the acoustic dynamics we had just left.
- Chainsaws in the jungle
I might have a bad recording of this, but thats not ok. This was actually a small cricket sized insect that makes an electrical sound almost like a chainsaw. When they get going it really sounds as if your in the mids of deforestation.
- Sonic advertising.
'You, miss, come here, yes!' 'transpoooort' 'hello, yes, yes, have a seat' it was non stop, in your face, sonic advertising at its best. The one time i tried to record it in a particularly active spot and they barely said anything to us, typical.
more to come ...
