What’s the background noise in Saffron?

Just got the Audiophiles masters 1 from octave records. The track Saffron has this “garbage truck outside” sort of sound that made me pause the music more than once wondering if the trash truck was here :joy::joy:

What is that? An instrument? Or am I hearing the trash truck from Boulder, CO? :face_with_monocle:

Several people have brought that up. It’s why I like that track. It’s an instrument though not of the traditional kind. I can’t remember the name of it but it too was driving someone else nuts because they kept thinking something was happening outside their house. Love it!

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(P.13 of the booklet)
The “truck drives by sound” might be the “…
Bull-roarer , pseudomusical instrument or device that produces a howling or whirring when whirled through the air…” Bull-roarer | musical instrument | Britannica
P.S. there is another track on the album recorded differently…. Will let you to find out. :slight_smile:

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