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Counter-Atlas of the Road · listening room · Oct–Nov 2026

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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Field recording

Chapter 01 · Marrakesh

single day · est. 2–4 min

Record a sound that tells us how departure feels before the vehicle moves.

recording pending · captured on the road Oct–Nov 2026

Field recording

Chapter 02 · Atlantic and Sahara threshold

multi-day module · est. 4–8 min

Record wind, engine idle, border waiting, water, footsteps, repair or the silence after movement.

recording pending · captured on the road Oct–Nov 2026

Field recording

Chapter 03 · Sahel interior

multi-day module · est. 4–8 min

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

Field recording

Chapter 04 · Gulf of Guinea crossings

multi-day module · est. 4–8 min

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

Field recording

Chapter 05 · Lagos

single day · est. 2–4 min

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.

Chapter 01

Marrakesh

Morocco

Record a sound that tells us how departure feels before the vehicle moves.

Chapter 02

Atlantic and Sahara threshold

Morocco · Mauritania · Senegal

Record wind, engine idle, border waiting, water, footsteps, repair or the silence after movement.

Chapter 03

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.

Chapter 04

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.

Chapter 05

Lagos

Nigeria

Record arrival as assembly: voices in edit, room tone, street pressure, lagoon air, traffic, rehearsal or refusal.


All recordings are gathered under the field consent protocol. Names, voices and faces remain private unless consent, context and purpose are all clear.

Counter-Atlas of the Road · Invisible Borders Trans-African Road Trip 2026 · prepared by Gerardo Ezequiel