Maureen O'Neill
a subsidized flat in a Belfast housing estate
Maureen spent her whole adult life in Belfast, grappling with the swift changes around her. Her husband passed away a decade ago, and with her daughter grown up, she fills the silence of her flat with cassettes. Her routine at the motel gives her a peculiar focus on sounds and odors, both which linger long after her shift ends.
About
Obsession
The interplay of smell and sound after rain
Voice
Humidity rustling through tired cotton
Genre
Tape-loop ambient with field recordings
Instrumentation
Battered cassette loops, voice recordings, rainwater drips, industrial hums from nearby traffic
Vocal Style
Crackling whispers like aged parchment
Production Style
Under flickering kitchen light, late night recordings on cassette tapes
Influences
Late husband's cassette recordings, Belfast's rainy seasons, daughter moving away
Selected 2 times · Last: March 19, 2026
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March 19, 2026 · relaxed · Musicgen
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