Chicago O'Hare
Recorded in person · August 3, 2026 · 4:50–6:15 p.m. · east flow, landing on the nines
Out September 29 on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music and everywhere else — and in the player here. Or pay what you want on Bandcamp and own it forever.
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.