Space monsters (Peru)

Recorded by Tenali Hrenak.

While wondering the cobblestone streets in Ollantaytambo, Peru, I passed by a small barn with a young boy and his guinea pigs. 

I was on my way to record the afternoon birds on the outskirts of the village that I previously came upon, but I was so intrigued by the otherworldly sounds (hence the title of the recording) that I asked him if I could record. 

I enjoyed the mashup of squeaky and rustle sounds, his whispered whooshes, and the distant music from a radio(?). It's a short recording - interrupted by a visitor - but there's just enough strangeness and delight to make it my favorite of the year. 

Photo by Jack Catalano on Unsplash