Listening room.
Sound gathered on the road from Marrakesh to Lagos. Soundscapes from the field, reflections recorded in transit, and a podcast series made after arrival.
Soundscapes
Published field recordings from the road. Ambient textures, border waits, market edges and arrival rooms, shared as the journey unfolds.
no published recordings yet · soundscapes arrive on the road Oct–Nov 2026
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Chapter 01 · Marrakesh
Record a sound that tells us how departure feels before the vehicle moves.
recording pending · captured on the road Oct–Nov 2026
Chapter 02 · Atlantic and Sahara threshold
Record wind, engine idle, border waiting, water, footsteps, repair or the silence after movement.
recording pending · captured on the road Oct–Nov 2026
Chapter 03 · Sahel interior
Record a pause rather than a drive-by: station, market edge, repair, shade, conversation texture or road dust.
recording pending · captured on the road Oct–Nov 2026
Chapter 04 · Gulf of Guinea crossings
Record the crossing as a relation: port, coast, market, traffic, language shift, waiting room or border rhythm.
recording pending · captured on the road Oct–Nov 2026
Chapter 05 · Lagos
Record arrival as assembly: voices in edit, room tone, street pressure, lagoon air, traffic, rehearsal or refusal.
recording pending · captured on the road Oct–Nov 2026
Reflections
Short spoken notes recorded in transit: one voice, one moment, a provisional observation held before the edit. Not interviews. Not narration. Evidence of thinking aloud on the road.
recordings arrive on the road Oct–Nov 2026 · check back during the journey
- Departure note – Marrakesh
est. 10 Oct 2026 · 2–4 min
- Border time note – Atlantic Sahara threshold
est. Module 1 · 3–5 min
- Inland turn note – Sahel
est. Module 2 · 3–5 min
- Crossing note – Gulf of Guinea
est. Module 3 · 4–6 min
- Arrival note – Lagos
est. 26 Nov 2026 · 4–6 min
Podcast
A short series assembled at arrival: three or four conversations about what the road offered and what the archive owes back. Made after Lagos, not during the drive.
recordings arrive on the road Oct–Nov 2026 · check back during the journey
- Episode 01 · What the road could not carry
post-Lagos · est. Dec 2026
- Episode 02 · Consent and the field archive
post-Lagos · est. Dec 2026
- Episode 03 · Counter-mapping as practice
post-Lagos · est. Jan 2027
Field sound prompts
One prompt per chapter guides field recording practice on the road. These are intentions, not instructions.
Marrakesh
Morocco
Record a sound that tells us how departure feels before the vehicle moves.
Atlantic and Sahara threshold
Morocco · Mauritania · Senegal
Record wind, engine idle, border waiting, water, footsteps, repair or the silence after movement.
Sahel interior
Senegal · Mali · Burkina Faso · Ghana
Record a pause rather than a drive-by: station, market edge, repair, shade, conversation texture or road dust.
Gulf of Guinea crossings
Ghana · Togo · Benin · Nigeria
Record the crossing as a relation: port, coast, market, traffic, language shift, waiting room or border rhythm.
Lagos
Nigeria
Record arrival as assembly: voices in edit, room tone, street pressure, lagoon air, traffic, rehearsal or refusal.