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Creaking wooden floor in a shop “Flora”

A really nice creaking wooden floor and talking people in a charming shop called “Flora” (floraflora.is) in Akureyri.

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Ristarhlið: after Húsavík

two drive-overs: one slow and you can hear the scratching noise of the Saabs breaks, the second another faster car. on road 85 right after Húsavík before crossing Skjálfandafljót.

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Ristarhlið: near Vopnafjörður

Right before a really nice guesthouse Refsstaður II  near Vopnafjörður. Visit Cathy and have really nice stay there. http://www.underthemountain.is

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Ristarhlið: before Máná (before Húsavík)

this Ristarhlið before Máná (on road 85) got a nice resonance frequency. the first drive-over is the old saab. recorded right before the Mánárbakki Museum, which we did not see. This sounds interesting: “Mánárbakki Museum. The folk museum at Mánárbakki is a unique museum of things from…” (taken from http://www.diamondcircle.is/manarbakki). It just stopps here!  

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Ristarhlið: before Þórshöfn

nice gravel road, the old saab and a deep rumbling Ristarhlið Ristarhlið on road 85 before Þórshöfn

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Ristarhlið: at Sundlaugin Selárdal

this is really nice one. lots of metal-rattle. right on the parking lot at Sundlaugin Selárdal.    

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Ristarhlið: on road 917

after making it over the mountain pass, right before the small river Dalsa. again – the old Saab driving over the Ristarhlið

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Ristarhlið: crossover road 925 / 1

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(Construction of a the) sound sculpture: Tvísöngur

You can hear people building up the sound sculpture Tvísöngur by the German artist Lukas Kühne. (beautiful Seyðisfjörður, Iceland) Further links: http://skaftfell.is/2012/08/tvisongur-opnun/ http://konradkorabiewski.blog.com/2012/09/02/tvisongur-sound-sculpture-lukas-kuhne-opening/

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Inside an Oiltank

A recording from inside an old oiltank. The tank (diameter about 1.5 meters) was right before the new sound/art/space SKÁLAR (Center For Sound Art and Experimental Music) in the old fish fabric in Seyðisfjörður, Iceland. Thanks to Konrad Korabiewsk and all the lovley people in and around Skaftfell

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