Chicago O'Hare
Recorded in person · August 3, 2026 · 4:50–6:15 p.m. · east flow, landing on the nines
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Out September 29 on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music and everywhere else. Or own it: pay what you want on Bandcamp.
The recording
We recorded O'Hare from the cell phone lot off Bessie Coleman Drive, in a white Fiat 500 Abarth with an airband antenna on the roof, from ten to five until a quarter past six on a hazy 81-degree Monday in August. The wind had gone around to the east that afternoon, so the airport was landing on the nines — arrivals came over the lot low enough to read the airline. Tower North on 126.9 and 128.15, Ground North on 124.125, departures on 126.625, and the metering frequency where pushed-back jets wait their turn. Every transmission on this album was on the air that afternoon; we cut and placed them by hand. Read the field notes →
Tracks
| # | Title | What you're hearing |
|---|---|---|
| Track list is being finalised — every title is a frequency that was live. | ||
Own it
Album, pay what you want on Bandcamp — lossless download, the poster art at full size. Raw recording pack — the clean ATC from this session, no music, licensed for your own tracks, sims, and sound design. Also on Bandcamp. About the packs →
Next in the Chicago set
Midway — October 13 · Chicago Executive — October 27. Same day, same car, same receiver.