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Your weekly ticket to droneland. Field recordings of waters, machines, subways, drums, frogs, ice, etc, and then those same recordings spindled, folded, or mutilated. Don't worry, that ticket will still get you through the phantom tollbooth.
[Recorded by Dan Bodah at Penn Haus, Dingmans Ferry PA, on November 28, 2009] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/33908
[Recorded at Dorchminster Manor by Dan Bodah on December 5, 2009. Vocals by Hazel Norberg Bodah.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/33907
[Recording by Mark Bodah, Amherst MA, 2008.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/33731
[Coffee grinder and bag of beans recorded by Dan Bodah at WFMU Studio B, Nov. 8, 2009.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/33600
[Static from an old 78 RMP shellac record of Prof. Mohamad Wahhab on the Cairophon label.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/33687
[Recorded by Dan Bodah, Dingmans Ferry PA, August 2009] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/33488
[The opening note of Third Uncle by Brian Eno, mutatis mutandis, ad infinitum] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/33356
[Recorded by Dan Bodah in Dingmans Ferry, PA, July 2009.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/33198
[Recorded by Dan Bodah, Brooklyn NY, July 2009] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/32969
[Dronecast No. 044 goes for a swim and gets lost in a distant grotto 20 leagues under the sea.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/32860
[Recorded by Dan Bodah with contact mics and a cassette recorder in the kitchen, Highland Avenue, Northampton MA, Winter 1997] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/32626
[Recordings of the 2009 New Jersey State Fair made by Dan Bodah at the Sussex Co. Fairgrounds, Frankfort, NJ, on August 6, 2009.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/32513
[Lights recorded in July 2009 by Dan Bodah at 43 Montgomery Street, Jersey City.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/32485
[Recorded by Dan Bodah at Dorchminster House, Brooklyn, July 2009. Vocals by Hazel Norberg Bodah.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/32356
[Recordings made by Dan Bodah in Childs Park, Dingmans Ferry PA, summer 2008.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/29881
[Recorded by Dan Bodah outside Dorchminster House, Brooklyn, June 2009.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/32325
[Recorded by Dan Bodah in Brooklyn, June 2009.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/32240
[Portable gasoline-powered generator recorded in Darlington, MD, June 2008 by Dan Bodah.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/32060
[Bath water recorded at Dorchminster Manor, Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, Spring 2009, by Dan Bodah.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/31891
[Recordings of a vent and the escalator at the Court Street R station in Downtown Brooklyn, NY. Recordings and photos by Dan Bodah, June 2009.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/31527
[Disney filing "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" at WFMU, recorded by Liz Berg, Spring 2009] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/31498
[Recorded by Dan Bodah at the Popcorn School, Flatbush, Brooklyn NY, Spring 2009. It is so satisfying to see the grit gone from the rug. Apparently, both of these vacuum cleaners have since died, which is very sad. One was a really cool old canister vacuum.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/31397
[The sound of Willy drilling a hole in the exterior wall of the basement to put in a new spigot. Recorded by Dan Bodah in his kitchen, Brooklyn NY, March 2009.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/31265
[Vents recorded by Dan Bodah, Fall 2008 & April 2009, Brooklyn NY.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/31228
[Laser printer and photocopier recorded by Dan Bodah in April 2009, Brooklyn NY.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/31227
[Zebra finches recorded by Dan Bodah at Popcorn School, Flatbush, Brooklyn NY in April 2009.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/31111
[Recorded by Dan Bodah, April 26, 2008 for a realization of John Cage's "49 Waltzes for the 5 Boroughs" conducted by Kurt Gottschalk. Recorded at E. 18th Street and Ditmas Avenue, Brooklyn NY.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/31098
[Recorded by Dan Bodah in Fall 2008, Brooklyn NY] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/30921
[Recorded by Dan Bodah in Portland, OR, August 2003] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/30789
[Recorded by Dan Bodah, January 2009, in Brooklyn NY] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/30393
[Recordings of three different hearts made by Dan Bodah in Brooklyn NY, February 2009.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/30305
[Recordings of an old TV picture tube made by Dan Bodah in Northampton, Massachusetts with a contact mic sometime between 1997 and 1999. Do Not Try This At Home! Recordings of a recorder being mistreated made by Dan Bodah in 2008.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/30150
[Crows recorded by Dan Bodah in Portland, OR, August 2003.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/29993
[Recording of cicadas made by Dan Bodah in West Brighton, Staten Island, late summer 2008.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/29880
[Bubble wrap popping at Dorchminster Mansion. Popping: Dan, Shana, and Silas. Singing quietly to himself while popping: Silas. Recorded by Dan Bodah, October 2008.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/29557
[Dishwasher recordings made in the kitchen by Dan Bodah at Dorchminster Mansion, November 2008.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/29556
[Frying pan -- cornmeal-breaded chicken breasts in canola oil, in case you were wondering -- recorded by Dan Bodah at Dorchminster Mansion in October 2008. Fire recorded at Jon & Sadie's, Marlborough Road, Brooklyn, NY, November 2008. Jon, Shana and Dan discuss, seriously, whether there's something toxic in the fire, while Silas and Parker chant, "In you go!"] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/29399
[Dry London plane, oak, and maple leaves recorded by Dan Bodah on Argyle Road in Brooklyn, NY, November 2008.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/29398
[Recorded by Dan Bodah on the 3 train between Clark Street and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, NY, Summer 2008.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/29358
[Various recordings of rain on car roof and windshield, recorded by Dan Bodah in 2003.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/29269
[Recording of encoding computers humming in WFMU's Studio C by Dan Bodah, November 2008.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/29196
[No actual zippers were harmed in the making of this podcast. Zipper recording by Dan Bodah, 2003.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/29041
[This week's Dronecast is a recording I made in August 2008 at the sound installation "Playing the Building" by David Byrne. The installation was produced by Creative Time and housed in the old Battery Maritime Building, a gorgeous and partially-derelict ferry terminal next to the Staten Island Ferry. Check out Byrne's page about the project for video, more recordings, etc. The installation ran from May 31, 2008 to August 24, 2008. The day I was there, some Brazilian TV star was running around in there with a film crew. Visitors took a spot in line and waited a turn at the keyboard. You can hear the breaks between players, and each new player's approach in the recording.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/28952
[Recording of sounds emanating from a pipe in the side of a museum in Amherst, Massachusetts recorded in 2008 by Mark Bodah.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/28814
[Kreyol preacher recorded off 90.9 FM in Flatbush, Brooklyn in Winter 2007-2008 by Dan Bodah.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/28730
[Hike in Tambopata Reserve rainforest, Peru, recorded by Liz Berg. Incidental sounds recorded in unknown national park by Dan Bodah, date unknown. Q train ride recorded by Dan Bodah, Brooklyn NY, 2008.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/28621
[Recording of Interstate 91 in Northampton MA in 1998; recording of road sounds, somewhere on Interstate 90 in Wyoming, August 2003; recording of Silas and Dan singing a call and response about the solar system, Labor Day 2008 in Dingman's Ferry PA. All recordings by Dan Bodah.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/28620
[Recordings made by Dan Bodah in the Black Hills around Sturgis, South Dakota during the 2003 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/28529
[Recordings of the Spokane River made from this footbridge by Dan Bodah in August 2003. Water in a metal bowl recorded by Dan Bodah in Northampton MA, 1997 or 1998. ] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/28373
[Many thanks to Daniel Yuhas for the source recording of electronic crickets over Ohio circa summer 1995. Check out his knitted cephalopods at Molting Yeti. And thanks to Listener Jack for the idea of listening again to the frogs from three weeks ago...backwards!] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/28224
[A dying battery-powered motor buzzing as its AAs fade. Recorded in 1998 by Dan Bodah.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/28089
[Switch de-icing mechanism on the railroad tracks between King Street and Woodmont Road in Northampton, MA, recorded Winter 1998-99 by Dan Bodah.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/28088
[A wetland full of Pseudacris triseriata (chorus frogs) singing the night away in Darlington, MD. Recorded by Dan Bodah in June 2008.
Hear other frog song samples and read about them at this site.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/28087
[Drumming recorded in Darlington, MD in June 2008.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/28086