Details
The audio begins with the distant hum of a bustling supermarket on the 21st of November, 2013. Recorded with a Zoom H2n XY Microphone, the quality is crisp and immersive, placing the listener right in the center of the action. The dominant sound is the distinct metallic rattle and squeak of a shopping cart being moved. The wheels roll across the tile flooring, echoing faintly off the supermarket's high ceilings. There are intermittent pauses, the telltale sign of the cart being filled with items from the shelves. As the recording progresses, the background noise ebbs and flows, with the clatter of other carts, the rustling of plastic bags, and the low murmur of shoppers conversing or calling out to each other. The beep of barcode scanners at the checkout counters is a constant undertone, punctuated by the occasional chime of a cash register opening. The shopping cart's journey ends with the sound of it being parked and the rust