Sewer Water by Wanted Sound

A new sewer system is being built locally so I decided to record the sound of the water inside while the workers were away! The weather was wet and there was a lot of mud. Water flowed heavily in the immediately accessible manholes, so I walked uphill to find slower flowing water as there is a great natural reverb within the large concrete tubing that is easier to hear when the water is not flowing so quickly.
There's also space for air down in the sewer which adds a kind of drone-like undertone that can take on a different quality depending on where you are in the sewer system.
In addition is an older sewer system recorded by dangling mics through the key holes of a manhole cover, and a designed / affected loop.

Album Details:
16 tracks - Including metadata - using UCS naming convention
Sample Rate: 24bit 96 WAV & 48WAV
Duration: Approx. 27 mins
Equipment: ZOOM H6 with Stereo mic capsule & iPhone SE 3rd Gen
License type: Royalty-free

Tracklist

1.	WATRDran_down in sewer manhole between two pipes, underground level, running water, after heavy rain	1:23

2.	WATRDran_down in sewer manhole between two pipes, underground level, running water, after heavy rain, facing mic into pipe	2:57

3.	BIRDFowl_Pheasant alarm at me climbing out of sewer manhole	0:10

4.	DSGNDist_wooden pallet vibrating on sewer manhole, distorting while removed and replaced	0:14

5.	WATRDran_In sewer manhole at side inlet pipe, underground level, slower running water	3:10

6.	WATRDran_down in sewer manhole suspended at middle height, underground, running water, after heavy rain	2:32

7.	WATRDran_In sewer manhole at side inlet pipe, underground level, slower running water_2	1:49

8.	WATRDran_down in sewer manhole suspended at middle height, underground, running water, after heavy rain_2	1:40

9.	WATRDran_down in sewer manhole suspended from roadworks sign into manhole, just above ground, running water, drips, patrol car passing aand passing again	5:35

10.	WATRDran_Sewer manhole, ground level, slower running water, drips, splash of mud	0:28

11.	WATRDran_on sewer manhole, balanced on roadworks sign sat on manhole, just above ground, faster flowing drain water	2:33

12.	WATRDran_Sewer manhole, matched stereo pair mics dangled down into sewer through key holes, running water drips, drone noise, pull out to above ground	4:14

13.	WATRDran_Sewer manhole, matched stereo pair mics going through keyholes of manhole cover, in and out of sewer	1:05

14.	WATRDran_Sewer manhole, matched stereo pair mics going through keyholes of manhole cover, in and out of sewer_2	0:26

15.	DSGNRythm_noise coming out of drain, mic popping and bumping, footsteps	0:03

16.	DSGNRythm_noise coming out of drain, mic popping and bumping, footsteps, looped and effected	0:39

Credits

released November 8, 2023

Recorded by Ben Scott of Wanted Sound

License

CC BY 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.