Binaural Diaries
Field Recordings by Ollie Hall

Train From Bruges To Brussels – 4th October 2019
A field recording made during a train journey from Bruges to Brussels on 4 October 2019 - 17:11. The first leg of our journey home from Bruges. It was a popular route, with many fellow passengers spread across the two levels of the train. The three recordings I've...

New Year’s Eve 2020 Fireworks – 31st December 2020
A field recording made of fireworks on 31 December 2020. A last-minute unplanned recording off fireworks being let off in our neighbourhood using the Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics. I'd never heard such a cacophony of fireworks let off at such quick succession for so...

Early Morning Birdsong – 3rd May 2020 05:30
Early morning field recording of birdsong in Bristol. Inspired by International Dawn Chorus Day Photo by Wojciech Święch on UnsplashRecorded using Sony PCM-M10 & Luhd PM-01 microphones

Clap For Our Carers – 2nd April 2020 19:58
Clap For Our Carers - 2nd April 2020 19:58. Field recording of our neighbourhood taking part in #clapforourcarers. This was the second such event of the covid-19 UK lockdown. Photo by Guillermo Latorre on UnsplashRecorded using Sony PCM-M10 & Luhd PM-01...

Brugge Belfort Carillon Concert – Bohemian Rhapsody, 2nd October 2019
Brugge Belfort Carillon Concert - Bohemian Rhapsody. Field recording of the Brugge Belfort Carillon performing a rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody. Photo by Alex Vasey on Unsplash Gear: Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics Recorded on 2nd October 2019 11:37 at the Brugge Belfort...

Alistair Park Woodcarving, 2nd September 2018
Alistair Park Woodcarving, 2nd September 2018. Having talked about doing it for quite some time, I recently visited Alistair Park at his studio at Bower Ashton in Bristol to make field recordings of some of the sounds that his tools make in use. Alistair has been...

Under the M4 Severn Bridge 23rd June 2018
Under the M4 Severn Bridge 23rd June 2018 11:00. Field recording beneath the M4 Severn Bridge on the Severn Beach side. Gear: Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics Sound Professionals SP-TFB2 in-ear binaural mics Listen:

Sandbanks Ferry 13th August 2018
Sandbanks Ferry 13th August 2018. Field recording of the Sandbanks Ferry, sailing from Shell Bay to Sandbanks in Dorset. Gear: Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics Listen:

Train Journey From Bristol To Severn Beach, 23rd June 2018
Train Journey From Bristol To Severn Beach, 23rd June 2018 1015. Binaural field recording of a train journey from Lawrence Hill station in Bristol to Severn Beach taken on 23rd June 2018. Gear: Sony PCM-M10 Sound Professionals SP-TFB2 in-ear binaural mics Listen:...

Police Helicopter Circling Overhead, July 2017
Police Helicopter Circling Overhead, July 2017 22:04. Field recording of a police helicopter circling over our neighbourhood on 26th July 2017. Gear: Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics Listen: [soundcloud id='484262577' height='false'] Image By Tony Hisgett from Birmingham,...