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Water

The movement of water creates many sounds - whether falling as rain, or passing in a stream. Each situation creates a different mood: calming, distressing, energising, captivating. What's your favourite water noise?

  • "3 o'clock in the morning", 2017

    "3 o'clock in the morning", 2017

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Joycelyn-3-oclock1.mp3
  • "Get out! Get in the nude and get in", 2016

    "Get out! Get in the nude and get in", 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Bell-Wharf-beach-geese-MP3.mp3
  • A summer low, 2016

    A summer low, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Thames-Estuary-MP3.mp3
  • Beach at The Naze, 2016

    Beach at The Naze, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/R09_0485_Naze_waves.mp3
  • Bell Wharf, Leigh: Birds, tide and ship's engine, 2007

    Bell Wharf, Leigh: Birds, tide and ship's engine, 2007

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bell-1st-Feb.mp3
  • Burbling breakwater, 2016

    Burbling breakwater, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Cobham-Road-MP3.mp3
  • Chalkwell Night Swimmers, 2015

    Chalkwell Night Swimmers, 2015

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Chalkwell-Night-Swimmers-MP3.mp3
  • Chalkwell sound blanket, 2015

    Chalkwell sound blanket, 2015

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Chalkwell-1st-Nov-Compendium-MP3.mp3
  • Chalkwell. En fete! (2016)

    Chalkwell. En fete! (2016)

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Chalkwell-bunting-MP3.mp3
  • Contra shipwash, 2013

    Contra shipwash, 2013

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Contra-MP3.mp3
  • Dovercourt Beach, Dovercourt, 2016

    Dovercourt Beach, Dovercourt, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/R09_0481_Dovercourt_Beach.mp3
  • Essex to... Amsterdam! (2015)

    Essex to... Amsterdam! (2015)

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Magellan-MP3.mp3
  • Ferry Lane, Fingringhoe, 2018

    Ferry Lane, Fingringhoe, 2018

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/MixPre-340_Ferry_Lane.mp3
  • Frinton Beach, Frinton-on-Sea, 2016

    Frinton Beach, Frinton-on-Sea, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/R09_0488_Frinton_Beach.mp3
  • Grosvenor Road jetty, 2018

    Grosvenor Road jetty, 2018

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Grosv-Rd-jetty-2-2.mp3
  • Hammerhead Jetty, near Coast Road, West Mersea, 2017

    Hammerhead Jetty, near Coast Road, West Mersea, 2017

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/MixPre-176_West_Mersea.mp3
  • Hoe Mill Lock, Ulting, 2016

    Hoe Mill Lock, Ulting, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/R09_0452_Hoe_Mill_Lock_Ulting.mp3
  • Jingle shingle, 2016

    Jingle shingle, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Jingle-shingle.mp3
  • Midnight on Jaywick Beach, 2016

    Midnight on Jaywick Beach, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Scene_217_Jaywick_beach_midnight.mp3
  • Phantom sounds of Chalkwell, 2017-2018

    Phantom sounds of Chalkwell, 2017-2018

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Chalkwell-flow-2.mp3
  • Picnic by the River Stour, Bures, 2016

    Picnic by the River Stour, Bures, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Scene_060_Stour_Bures.mp3
  • Point Clear, 2016

    Point Clear, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Scene_210_Point_Clear.mp3
  • River in Highwoods Country Park, 2016

    River in Highwoods Country Park, 2016

  • Shingle, 2015

    Shingle, 2015

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ShingleMP3.mp3
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