What's going on, Albuquerque?

The Sound of Burque ?

National Public Radio has a call for submissions, "NPR Needs the Sounds of Your City"for a new segment on Morning Edition.

From their website: "When you think about where you live, what sounds come to mind? In DC, the sound certainly must be the click of a camera shutter made by tourists. But what about your city?"

This got me to thinking... what about Albuquerque? What does it sound like here? All that comes to mind for me is the sound of wind in the spring whipping the canvas cover of my swamp cooler.

What do YOU think of when you think of the sounds of this city?

and when you come up with something, SUBMIT it NPR! Let's get Albuquerque well represented!!

AND... of you come up with something, and you have no way to record the sound, message me-- I have a hand held digital audio recorder and I'd be happy to help you out.

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Permalink Reply by Scrymgeour on April 18, 2012 at 9:46am

I think the Bosque bisecting our city is pretty awesome and unique. Sounds from here - birds/wildlife, cyclists whizzing along, sounds of water through irrigation ditches? Tongue-in-cheek answer: explosions testing emanating from the base, low flying aircraft.

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Permalink Reply by Phil_0 on April 23, 2012 at 3:04pm

Water in the ditch is a good one...

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Permalink Reply by Leonard Poareo on April 22, 2012 at 1:32pm

Too bad it's not the smell of the city. Think of the Fall with all the chile roasting en la madrugada.

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Permalink Reply by Phil_0 on April 23, 2012 at 3:03pm

The distant thump of a car subwoofer playing a hip-hop or norteño beat.

The whoosh of a propane burner, from a balloon overhead or a parking-lot chile roaster.

The calls of cranes flying over the valley during the spring and fall.

The collage of local dialects and languages - burqueño, spanish, navajo, vietnamese - on a full 66 bus.

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Permalink Reply by Jean-Pierre Gerlinger on April 30, 2012 at 11:05pm

Definitely the "audio mugging" of vehicle super-woofers as they pass my home. There is a city ordinance outlawing this but the APD will not enforce it.

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Permalink Reply by Stephanie Kindred on May 1, 2012 at 3:52pm

I live in the NE Heights, and for me it is the coo of the Mourning Doves. There are many other bird sounds, but perhaps because it is so distinctive and they are so plentiful here that it is the sound that I associate with Albuquerque.