The lamppost in front of my house already has seen a lot in its life. It has been hit by cars and trucks at least twice, and then of course there are the many ugly politician faces on election posters that disfigure its pretty face every few years. The latest accident happened this morning when…

This recording was made outside my bedroom window just after midnight on August 29, 2024. You can hear the loud chirping of a cricket, as well as the typical noises of the night. An air conditioner is humming from somewhere, from time to time you can hear a soft rustling coming from different directions.

Quite catchy fanfare melody horn, I’ve never heard this variant before. And yes, these horns are actually not allowed here, though nobody really cares.

At around 3 o’clock this morning, a huge branch broke off an old tree on my street and crashed into the roof of a house. The residents were not injured, but the roof was severely damaged. Of course I have a recording of the accident. Despite all the misfortune it was quite spectacular. Thanks to…

A car with frozen brakes drives by at a surprisingly high speed. Anyway, the noise doesn’t sound very healthy. Recorded january 9th at 1:05 pm

during the early morning hours of december 18th, 2023 farmers from everywhere in germany set out for a protest event in berlin against increasing fuel prices, causing traffic jams with their columns of hundrets of tractors. Here is a recording of approximately 12 tractors passing my house around 02:20 in the morning. Because of their…

Today a parade of vintage cars, tractors and fire trucks passed my house, and I took the opportunity to better adjust the microphone gain for louder content. Except for some horns and bassy music which simply exceded the microphones maximum sound level, I think I have successfully found an acceptable setting. If someone is curious…

I woke up by this formidable room shaker at 3:12 this morning. That’s where my rather poor equipment comes to it’s limitations, I definitely need better microphones and amplifiers to record such stuff. Luckily no damage has been caused.

I like the sounds of the night. Enjoy this lonely call of a screech owl, Freshly captured right beside my bedroom window.

Trust me, this will never ever be my first words to a nice woman, but I wish I could see your faces now. Here’s the fantastic recording of a white stork making a visit near the microphones. First you can hear the gliding flight, then the typical clatter noise. Oh and did you know that…