Recorded October 14, 2018
On any given Sunday, Luxun Park in Shanghai is a gathering place for everyone in the nearby residential areas. People come out to enjoy the weather, socialize, and exercise. You can hear hidden Saxophones tucked somewhere in the trees, KTV boxes with a flatscreen and an electric generator on a luggage trolley, several ballroom dance groups, and sometimes even the 'whippers'. Usually a group of men, the Whippers tote long, heavy chain-link whips with a piece of leather or plastic tied to the end that makes the 'crack'. The more experienced the Whipper, the longer and heavier the chain. Swinging these whips require alot of effort and so makes great exercise.
On this day, there was a group of 5 -6 men that put on a little show for me. The leader had a really long chain and seemed like the the 'bad-ass' of the group he started whipping with a cigarette in his mouth. As the other men started to join, it was a whipping orchestra as each one whipped to his own tune. The amazing thing was that there was a point that they all started whipping in perfect unison. What an amazing day for recording that was.
Recorded with (2)DPA 4061 binaural, SD 302, and WM-6DC.
