Special: From First Recording to Online Archive (2026)
Special: From First Recording to Online Archive Occasionally I share some extra information, background, or an anecdote about my field recor...
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Field Recordings by Thijs Geritz
ABOUT ME I'm a Dutch animator, illustrator and designer who can't help venturing into different areas of design. ABOUT THIS PAGE This SoundCloud page contains my field recordings. An old hob...
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Honking cars galore (Lima, Peru, July 3rd 2025)
Recording of a daily recurring 'honking symphony': cars, motorcycles, buses, and trucks at the intersection of Avenida Javier Prado Este and...
Pebble beach (1/2) (Playa Barranco, Lima, Peru, June 24th 2025)
I live on the Dutch coast and am used to the sound of a sandy beach: the rhythmic crashing of waves in the surf. At a pebble beach, like the...
Pebble beach (2/2) (Playa Barranco, Lima, Peru, July 1st 2025)
I live on the Dutch coast and am used to the sound of a sandy beach: the rhythmic crashing of waves in the surf. At a pebble beach, like the...
Busy Avenida Oscar R. Benavides (Chincha, Peru, June 20th 2025)
A binaural recording of a busy street in Chincha Alta. The streets there are mainly filled with so-called mototaxis. You can also hear a cof...
Skateboarding (Ministerio de Cultura, Lima, Peru, July 3rd 2025)
My second* recording of skateboarders — this time, a group of boys practicing on a plaza in front of the Ministerio de Cultura. On the map -...
Red Line demonstration (Den Haag, May 18th 2025)
The Red Line was a demonstration held on May 18, 2025, in The Hague. The demonstration protested the Dutch government's position on the Gaza...
Playground Square du puits (Puteaux, November 29th 2024)
A recording, made around 6 pm, of children playing in a city playground in Puteaux, a suburb of Paris. Recorded with a Zoom H2n. On the map:...
Special: Recording The Notre-Dame de Paris (2024)
This weekend, the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris will reopen, five years after the devastating fire of 2019. As a frequent visitor over the y...
Leisure time at the 'Wouter Spring' (Wouterbron Maaseik, Belgium, August 12th 2024
I made this recording during a few days of vacation with my wife and daughter. For two days in a row, it was about 34 degrees Celsius, and c...
Driving with heavy rain [Interior] (A4 Highway The Netherlands, May 21st 2024)
This recording was obviously not planned. I had to drive at walking pace due to terrible rainfall, which allowed me to simply grab my record...
Kelfkensbos market (Nijmegen, May 18th 2024)
Een korte wandeling over de Kelfkensbos markt in Nijmegen. Een wekelijkse markt met bio-producten. Opgenomen met een Zoom H2n en Sound Profe...
Frogs in a pond (Drielsche Zeeg, May 17th 2024)
Recordings of frogs in a pond in the Drielsche Zeeg. On the map at Aporree: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=64234
Highway A50 [Zwolle to Eindhoven] (Doorwerth, May 16th 2024)
Recorded standing next to the A50 highway, which runs from Zwolle to Eindhoven (and of course, in the opposite direction). On the map at Apo...
Playground Fahrenheitstraat (Den Haag, October 7th, 2023)
General atmosphere at the playground on the Fahrenheitstraat in The Hague. Aporee: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=62585 --- Note: Despite...
Plaza de Armas (Cusco, Peru , July 6th, 2018)
You hear, among others, German and American tourists in Cusco. We walk around the Plaza de Armas in Cusco in search of a restaurant. Restaur...
Rain on the roof of my car - interior (September 21st, 2023)
Recording I made while waiting in a parking lot to get out until the rain shower was over.
Underground parking garage (The Hague September 8th 2023)
The sound of a medium-sized underground parking garage.
Schiphol Plaza (Schiphol Airport August 25th, 2023)
Binaural recording of travelers at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol on a busy summer day. Schiphol is a so-called 'silent airport,' meaning no fli...
Traffic At Plaza Miguel Grau (August 20th 2023, Lima, Perú)
Moderate traffic At Plaza Miguel Grau. Aporee: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=61364