Field Recordings by Thijs Geritz

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Thijs Geritz is a Dutch animator, illustrator and graphic designer and also an avid field recordist. Some of the recordings are 'binaural', meaning that the method of capture recreates an accurate stereo image of the environment when listened to using headphones. To enjoy this effect, listen to thos…

Thijs Geritz


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    Playground Square du puits (Puteaux, November 29th 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 4:08


    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: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=66271 Podcast episode #123

    Special: Recording The Notre-Dame de Paris (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 6:38


    This weekend, the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris will reopen, five years after the devastating fire of 2019. As a frequent visitor over the years, this magnificent building has always captivated me. One of my passions is creating field recordings, and I've captured numerous audio moments in and around the Notre-Dame. I've been gathering stories about some of these recordings, including one from my very first session in the cathedral back in 2007. With the Notre-Dame reopening this weekend, it felt like the perfect moment to share this story. Since I wasn't confident about recording the narration myself with the quality I wanted, I used an artificial voice from ElevenLabs for the spoken text. All the field recordings you'll hear are my own, with just a news clip coming from France24. Here is more from Paris: https://soundcloud.com/thijs-geritz/sets/paris Here are more church recordings: https://soundcloud.com/thijs-geritz/sets/church-organs Podcast episode #122

    Leisure time at the 'Wouter Spring' (Wouterbron Maaseik, Belgium, August 12th 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 5:54


    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 cooling off in this spring was a good idea. The Wouter Spring is a natural swimming pool in Belgian Limburg. It's an ideal biotope for several rare species of frogs and salamanders. These amphibians are completely harmless to humans, which unfortunately is not always the case the other way around. Every day, about a million liters of drinkable spring water bubble up from the natural springs at the bottom of the pool. On the map: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=65032 Photocredit: wouterbron.be https://www.wouterbron.be/natuurzwembad/

    Driving with heavy rain [Interior] (A4 Highway The Netherlands, May 21st 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 9:30


    This recording was obviously not planned. I had to drive at walking pace due to terrible rainfall, which allowed me to simply grab my recorder and place it on the dashboard. It became a recording of a very specific situation. You can hear the rain and the occasional thunderclap. In addition, you can hear the rhythm of the windshield wipers that had to work hard. The sudden silences in the recording are moments when I drove under an overpass.

    Kelfkensbos market (Nijmegen, May 18th 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 4:34


    Een korte wandeling over de Kelfkensbos markt in Nijmegen. Een wekelijkse markt met bio-producten. Opgenomen met een Zoom H2n en Sound Professionals SP-TFB-2 binaural microphones. On the map at Aporree: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=64266

    Frogs in a pond (Drielsche Zeeg May 17th 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 3:37


    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)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 4:37


    Recorded standing next to the A50 highway, which runs from Zwolle to Eindhoven (and of course, in the opposite direction). On the map at Aporree: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=64233

    Playground Fahrenheitstraat (Den Haag, October 7th, 2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023 6:07


    General atmosphere at the playground on the Fahrenheitstraat in The Hague.

    Plaza de Armas (Cusco, Peru , July 6th, 2018)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 3:41


    You hear, among others, German and American tourists in Cusco. We walk around the Plaza de Armas in Cusco in search of a restaurant. Restaurant staff promote their menus. A passing woman asks if I want a massage. And you probably hear much more than I do if you give it a try.

    Rain on the roof of a car - interior (September 21st, 2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023 3:50


    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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 6:55


    The sound of a medium-sized underground parking garage.

    Schiphol Plaza (Schiphol Airport August 25th, 2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2023 10:53


    Binaural recording of travelers at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol on a busy summer day. Schiphol is a so-called 'silent airport,' meaning no flight announcements are made. But there is, of course, plenty to hear. The album art has been generated using Adobe Firefly.

    Traffic At Plaza Miguel Grau (August 20th 2023, Lima, Peru)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 5:03


    Moderate traffic At Plaza Miguel Grau. Aporee: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=61364

    Río Aynin (Río Pativilca)(August 12th 2023, Peru)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2023 7:11


    Recorded standing on a rock in the middle of Río Aynin (a.k.a. Río Pativilcen) at the point where it goes through the village of Quisipata, Peru. Aporee: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=61363 A surround picture from the very spot I was standing: https://on.bubb.li/138413aoy8b2vri5mq297ql/

    Sounding tiles (parking deck Megastores, The Hague, December 17th 2021)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2021 3:53


    Recorded with binaural microphones on the parking deck of the Megastores in The Hague. This is covered with tiles that lie apart from each other, separated by rubber elements. This causes a distinctive sound when driven over. Aporee: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=55236

    Nightingale and joggers in the dunes (The Hague, May 12th 2021)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 3:52


    Recorded during my lockdown morning walk on May 12th 2021. While recording this Nightingale I was passed by by people walking, running talking and cycling. Aporee: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=53294

    Zuidelijk Havenhoofd Scheveningen (The Hague, March 19th 2021)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 5:14


    The sound of the waves against the breakwaters in the harbor of Scheveningen. Recorded during my lockdown morning walk. Aporee: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=52555

    Walking through Den Haag Sculptuur (The Hague Sculpture - Lange Voorhout July 22nd 2012)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 7:58


    Recorded while walking through Den Haag Sculptuur (The Hague Sculpture), An annual open air art exhibition that existed from 1998 to 2015. This recording dates from 2014 during the 'Rainbow Nation' exhibition of contemporary South African art. This is an older recording with some wind and only available in compressed format. Aporee: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=14159 Original photo by Roel Wijnants (https://www.flickr.com/photos/roel1943/)

    William Of Orange's Pedestal (Plein, The Hague, June 4th 2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 3:07


    Recorded while sitting on the ledge of the pedestal of William Of Orange's statue on the Plein, The Hague. Opgenomen zittend op de rand van de sokkel van het beeld van Willem van Oranje op het Plein, Den Haag. Aporee: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=47461

    Near the Ermelose heide (April 7th 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2019 13:10


    Random recording in a small forest near Ermelo. Internal mics of a Zoom H2. Aporee: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=45451

    Thunder and rain (The Hague, June 10th 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2019 11:46


    Typical summer rain and thunder. Aporee: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=45370

    Square Du Vert - Galant (Paris, June 1st, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 5:33


    General atmosphere and conversations in a very crowded Square Du Vert - Galant, a tiny park on the very edge of Île de la Cité in Paris. Aporee: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=44694 Foto: https://www.instagram.com/p/ByLouHEIJqO/

    Köln Hauptbahnhof (January 26th, 2019, Germany)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2019 7:10


    General atmosphere at a platform at Cologne Central Station. Aporee: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=42544

    Reserva Nacional Tambopata (July 6th, 2018, Perú)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2018 7:37


    Rainforest atmosphere (12:10 AM) recorded in Tambopata National Reserve, Perú. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tambopata_National_Reserve Aporee: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=40905

    Reserva Nacional Tambopata (July 5th, 2018, Perú)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2018 10:53


    Binaural recording of Rainforest atmosphere (21:05 PM) recorded in Tambopata National Reserve, Perú. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tambopata_National_Reserve Aporee: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=40904

    Irrigation canal through Quisipata (July 7th, 2018, Provence of Bolognesi, Perú)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 5:18


    Binaural recording of one of the many irrigation canals you can find in the Andes valley of the river Aynín in Perú. Aporee: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=40903

    Under The Umbrella (May31st, The Hague)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2018 3:50


    A straight forward recording of standing under an umbrella while it's raining.

    Buitenplaats Oostduin (Den Haag, August 28th 2017)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2017 9:01


    General atmosphere in Buitenplaats Oostduin. Algemene sfeer in Buitenplaats Oostduin. Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=37815

    Seagull Chatter (Den Haag, June 18th 2017)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2017 5:29


    This seagull had a nest on the roof next door and it was making these sounds all day for a week. Een meeuw met een nest op het dak van de buren maakte deze geluiden een week lang elke dag. Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=10517

    Tussen Wal En Schip (Lloydkade Rotterdam, April 13th, 2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2017 2:29


    Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=35640

    Dragon dance - Chinese New Year (Wagenstraat, Den Haag, January 28th 2017)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2017 4:59


    On January 28th, 2017 began the Chinese New Year, the year of the Rooster. Which is always celebrated in The Hague's Chinatown. https://denhaag.com/en/event/42846/chinese-new-year-festival Op 28 januari 2017 begon het Chinese Nieuwjaar, het jaar van de Haan. Dat wordt altijd uitgebreid gevierd in Den Haag’s Chinatown. https://denhaag.com/nl/event/42846/chinees-nieuwjaar-den-haag Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=34864

    A walk through the zoo (Blijdorp, Rotterdam, July 22nd 2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2017 14:22


    It was way too crowded. And it was too hot for the animals to do anything at all. So I thought it was a good idea to record the visitors around me while walking through the zoo. Het was te druk. En het was te heet voor de dieren om ook maar iets te doen. Het leek me een goed idee om dan maar de bezoekers op te nemen terwijl ik door het park liep. Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=34754

    Interieur of 'Paul' (Rue des Manneliers, Lille, August 20th 2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2016 4:11


    After a long day of walking I ended up in a bakery for a 'chausson au pomme' and a coffee. ’Paul’ is an international chain of bakery restaurants established in 1889 in the city of Croix, near Lille, in Northern France. Na een lange dag wandelen belandde ik in een bakkerij voor een 'Chausson au pomme' en een kop koffie. ’Paul’ is een internationale keten van bakkerij-restaurants, opgericht in 1889 in de stad Croix, in de buurt van Lille. Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=33220

    Metro Lille (August 21st 2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2016 6:26


    To be precise: Metro 1 from Rihour to Gare Lille Flandres and Metro 2 from Gare Lille Flandres to Gare Lille Europe. Om precies te zijn: Metro 1 van Rihour naar Gare Lille Flandres en Metro 2 van Gare Lille Flandres naar Gare Lille Europe. Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=33185

    Central Hall, Palais Des Beaux - Arts, Lille (August 21st 2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2016 6:18


    The deafening reverb of the main hall in the Museum of Fine Arts in Lille, France. It is one of the largest art museums in France and definitely worth a visit. The main source of this noise in this recording is the museum restaurant, located in the hall. De oorverdovende nagalm van de centrale hal van het Museum voor Schone Kunsten in Rijsel, Frankrijk. Het is éen van grootste musea in Frankrijk en absoluut een bezoek waard. Het lawaai in deze opname komt voornamelijk van het restaurant dat gesitueerd was in de centrale hal. Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=33182

    Jantjesplaat (De Biesbosch, August 12th 2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2016 4:28


    Opgenomen op een winderige voetpad tussen het riet in Nationaal Park De Biesbosch. Check Aporee voor de exacte locatie. Recorded on a windy path among the reeds in National Park De Biesbosch. Check Aporee for the exact location. Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=33011

    Wind blowing through 'The Hague Beach Stadium' (July 11th 2016, Scheveningen)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2016 4:38


    A stormy wind blowing through a deserted Beach Stadium in Scheveningen. The sound was more spectacular and diverse on a few other spots but I don't have the right equipment for that kind of wind. Een stormachtige wind blaast door een verlaten 'Beach Stadium' in Scheveningen. Het geluid was op sommige plekken diverser en spectaculairder maar ik heb niet de juiste apparatuur voor dat soort wind. Helaas. Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=32624

    Seagulls, Crows And Jackdaws (Den Haag, June 19th 2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2016 4:54


    An 'aerial battle' above my house between seagulls, crows and jackdaws. 'Luchtgevechten' bovenmijn huis tussen kraaien, kauwen en meeuwen. (photo credit: Philip Peterson)

    Lloydkade (Rotterdam, May 27th 2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2016 1:37


    The sound of small waves against the dock. Het geluid van kleine golfjes tegen de kade. Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=32331

    Quiet sounds in the reading room (The Hague, April 8th 2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2016 10:17


    Stille geluiden in de studieruimte van de Centrale Bibliotheek in Den Haag. Quiet sounds in the reading room of the Central Library in The Hague. Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=31870

    Von Siebold Memorial Garden (Hortus Botanicus Leiden, April 10th 2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2016 7:32


    De Von Siebold Gedenktuin in de Hortus Botanicus in Leiden. The Von Siebold Memorial Garden in the Hortus Botanicus in Leiden. Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=31804 Website: http://www.visitleiden.nl/en/zien-en-doen/beleven/musea/the-botanical-gardens

    Cutting down a tree (Den Haag, February 12th, 2015)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2016 14:42


    Cutting down a tree in a densely built place; branch by branch, from top to bottom. This particularly tree was sick and treating to fall on a daycare center. This sound really annoys me every time. Het verwijderen van een boom in een dicht bebouwd gebied; tak voor tak, van boven naar beneden. Deze specifieke boom was ziek en dreigde op een kinderdagverblijf te vallen. Dit geluid irriteert met echt elke keer. Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=7977 (There are 3 recordings on this location) Kinderdagverblijf/Daycare Center: https://soundcloud.com/thijs-geritz/daycare

    De Grote Markt (Den Haag, March 23rd, 2015)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2016 5:12


    Algemene atmosfeer. Café-terrassen op de de Grote Markt in Den Haag. General atmosphere. Café terraces at the Grote Markt in The Hague. Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=31687

    Dawn Chorus 06:00 AM (Den Haag, March 20th 2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2016 22:20


    06:00u Dawn Chorus ("zonsopgangskoor"). Met naast de gewoonlijke deelnemers (Merel, Roodborstje, Winterkoning enz.) ook Kauwtjes, Meeuwen en een duif. 06:00 AM Dawn Chorus. With Jackdaws, Seagulls and a pigeon added to the usual bunch (Blackbird, Robin, Wren etc.). Also listen to: https://soundcloud.com/thijs-geritz/ochtend-zang-dawn-chorus Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=31488 About International Dawn Chorus Day: http://idcd.info

    Binnenhof (Den Haag, March 12th 2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2016 4:48


    Voetgangers op het Binnehof. Verhuizers op de achtergrond. Pedestrians on the Binnenhof. Movers working in the background. Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=31473

    BBQ party at the neighbours (Den Haag, June 4th, 2015)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2016 12:42


    The sound of a BBQ party my neighbours had last summer. Recorded from my bedroom window. Het geluid van een BBQ feest bij mijn buren afgelopen zomer. Opgenomen vanuit mijn slaapkamerraam. Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=31110

    Gedempte Gracht (Den Haag February 27th, 2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2016 6:35


    A busy Saturday afternoon. Een drukke Zaterdagmiddag. Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=31086

    Plein (Den Haag, October 31st 2015)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2015 5:47


    A sunny Saturday in October; People on café terraces, kids playing and one loud motorcycle. Een zonnig zaterdag ik oktober; mensen op terrasjes, spelende kinderen en een luide motor. Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=30365

    Koningsplein (Amsterdam, November 1st, 2015)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2015 4:23


    Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=30330

    Prinsengracht (Amsterdam, November 1st, 2015)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2015 3:19


    A short recording on the junction Prinsengracht - Spiegelgracht, Amsterdam. Korte opname op de kruising Prinsengracht - Spiegelgracht, Amsterdam. Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=30329

    Rond De Grote Kerk (Den Haag, October 3rd 2015)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2015 9:06


    Een zonnige zaterdagsmiddag rond de Grote Kerk in Den Haag. Rond de Grote Kerk is ook daadwerkelijk de straatnaam. A sunny Saturday afternoon around the big church in The Hague. The actual street name is Rond de Grote Kerk which means ‘Around the big church’. Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=30089

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