Sounds of Jackhammers and Street Noise Heard Through a Third Avenue Payphone,...
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View ArticleSacred Harp Singers, Heard Through a Port Authority Payphone
Listen in on the somber sounds of a Sacred Harp ensemble singing at the Port Authority subway station on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 massacre. The post Sacred Harp Singers, Heard Through a Port...
View ArticleZong Li Lu: Single String Lute Music Heard Through a Payphone
The somewhat harsh timbre of the single string lute seems to suit the scratchy, monochrome texture of the landline telephone. The post Zong Li Lu: Single String Lute Music Heard Through a Payphone...
View ArticleStrange Beeps From Rockefeller Center’s Last Payphone
Strange beeps coming from a Rockefeller Center payphone might have some meaning, or they might not. Anyone with knowledge of the matter is welcome to inform us all. The post Strange Beeps From...
View ArticleTimes Square Busker Heard Through a LinkNYC Device
This is the first decent quality recording I've made of a New York City street musician as heard through a LinkNYC device. The post Times Square Busker Heard Through a LinkNYC Device appeared first on...
View ArticleStreet Mule — And The Howler — Heard Through a Times Square Payphone
Listen in as a payphone call goes horribly wrong, blasting The Howler into a call which should have been free of such noise. The post Street Mule — And The Howler — Heard Through a Times Square...
View ArticleDrumming Up the Links
Call quality on LinkNYC kiosks is generally very bad, and has actually gotten worse in recent months since CityBridge, the company that owns the kiosks, has decided to set a majority of the devices so...
View ArticleWhat Does a Payphone Call Sound Like?
My voice sounds mighty different through this payphone when compared to being captured by decent audio gear. Listen in. The post What Does a Payphone Call Sound Like? appeared first on The Payphone...
View ArticleThis Times Square Payphone Still Works
You wouldn't think it from the looks of this old thing but a beaten-up payphone at the Times Square subway station actually works. I used it to make a one-way call. Listen in. The post This Times...
View ArticleUnion Square Mandolin Player, Heard Through A Payphone
It's the sound of someone playing what I am reasonably certain is a mandolin, as heard through a Union Square payphone. The post Union Square Mandolin Player, Heard Through A Payphone appeared first on...
View ArticleBest Payphone Audio Capture In Months
Live music sounds different when funneled through the crackly, rugged sound world of a landline payphone. The post Best Payphone Audio Capture In Months appeared first on The Payphone Project.
View ArticleTrumpet Music Heard Through the Broadway/Lafayette Subway Station Payphone
I canvassed the Broadway/Lafayette BDFM and Bleecker Street 6 subway stations for payphones. This is what I saw. This is what I heard. The post Trumpet Music Heard Through the Broadway/Lafayette Subway...
View ArticleShogo Kubo, Guitarist at Penn Station, Heard Through a Payphone
I picked up a payphone and let it listen to the sweet sounds of Shogo Kubo, whose guitar stylings frequently grace New York's Penn Station. The post Shogo Kubo, Guitarist at Penn Station, Heard Through...
View ArticlePayphone Room at NYU Langone’s Tisch Hospital
The payphone room at NYU Langone's Tisch Hospital today functions as more of a broom closet than a place to make a phone call. Not only did one of these phones actually work, but its volume control...
View ArticlePenn Station Payphones Disappearing
Development work at Penn Station has forced removal of about a ½ dozen working payphones. One of these phones was among my most-used devices to record sounds of nearby subway buskers, like Shobo Kubo...
View ArticleThe Last Working Payphone in Central Park is No More
Of about a dozen or so payphones scattered throughout Central Park this one, at the Model Boat Sailing place, was the last one that worked. The post The Last Working Payphone in Central Park is No More...
View ArticleQueensbridge Payphones: 718-784-8935, 718-729-9638
These back-to-back payphones at the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City have some special meaning to me, on account of the circumstances under which I found them. The post Queensbridge Payphones:...
View ArticleSomething Strange at the Old 718-729-9331
Why would a public pay telephone connect to a recorded message saying my call could not be completed because I don't have enough account credits? The post Something Strange at the Old 718-729-9331...
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VIDEO: What Happens When Trying to Make a Call Through CityBridge’s Last...
I brought out my boss field recorder to get all the audio of what happens when one tries to make phone calls through CityBridge’s West End Avenue phone booths. I’ve done this before but only with...
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[VIDEO] Checking in from Yet Another “Last Payphone of New York City”
I have more triggers than I thought. Others to come?
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