In Situ: Sounds of the Way

In Situ: Sounds of the Way

by Michael Saltzman
Season 1

More Cowbell

5 minutes of a cowbell performance put on by the Asturias Cattle Symphony. 5/3/23, 4:26 pm Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth) — In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immersive hyper-realistic listening experience. Best experienced with headphones. Hi there, are you enjoying these? Write me@michaelsaltzman.com.

Río Novales

5 minutes of ice-cold, aching-feet-resurrecting river water, chirping birds perched on branches above, passing Spanish pilgrims. 5/4/23, 9:05 am Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth) — In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immersive hyper-realistic listening experience. Best experienced with headphones. Hi there, are you enjoying these? Write me@michaelsaltzman.com.

Hills of La Llera

5 minutes of flies buzzing, crickets chirping, cows belling, birds singing, chains sawing, cars passing. 5/6/23, 2:00 pm Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth) — In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immersive hyper-realistic listening experience. Best experienced with headphones. Hi there, are you enjoying these? Write me@michaelsaltzman.com.

Fireside at Albergue Peón

2 minutes of feet up around the hearth, a crackling blaze and considerate pilgrims. 5/7/23, 7:24 pm Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth) — In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immersive hyper-realistic listening experience. Best experienced with headphones. Hi there, are you enjoying these? Write me@michaelsaltzman.com.

Crossing the Arroyo de Cándano

5 minutes of a busied river, motorbikes winding bends, a single-engine prop in a Friday sky. 5/12/23, 12:11 pm Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth) — In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immersive hyper-realistic listening experience. Best experienced with headphones. Hi there, are you enjoying these? Write me@michaelsaltzman.com.

Piñera Perch on Route N-634

5 minutes of desolate highway, panning cars and motorbikes, a church bell. 5/14/23, 12:55 pm Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth) — In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immersive hyper-realistic listening experience. Best experienced with headphones. Hi there, are you enjoying these? Write me@michaelsaltzman.com.

Mondoñedo Square

5 minutes of a local busker, espressos and napolitanas, the comings and goings of a town plaza. 5/18/23, 12:19 pm Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth) — In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immersive hyper-realistic listening experience. Best experienced with headphones. Hi there, are you enjoying these? Write me@michaelsaltzman.com.

Walking (Sticks) the Villalba Overpass

5 minutes of stick-pounding echoes, crossing a highway overpass, crickets and cars and squawks and wind gusts, the rhythm of walking, a friendly hola. 5/20/23, 10:18 am Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth) — In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immersive hyper-realistic listening experience. Best experienced with headphones. Hi there, are you enjoying these? Write me@michaelsaltzman.com.

Almond Break in Eucalyptus Grove

5 minutes of sitting in the dirt, nibbling almonds, a gust here, a gust there, swaying trees, chirps, meditating, grateful and at peace. 5/22/23, 11:03 am Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth) — In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immersive hyper-realistic listening experience. Best experienced with headphones. Hi there, are you enjoying these? Write me@michaelsaltzman.com.

Monastery of Sobrado

5 minutes of sacred chamber echoes, pigeons cooing perched on the sill, beaded doorway dancing in a wind tunnel, solitary in silence. 5/22/23, 3:49 pm Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth) — In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immersive hyper-realistic listening experience. Best experienced with headphones. Hi there, are you enjoying these? Write me@michaelsaltzman.com.
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