Bringing nature to you in sounds and images
Posted in Australia, In Nature:, New Releases on Mar 13th, 2009
We have been having some lovely moonlit nights recently, and from the bush outside our bedroom window, we’ve been hearing an Australian Magpie, gymnorhina tibicen, calling throughout the night.
It is quite common for them to do this on well-illuminated moonlit evenings. Not only Magpies, but other birds such as Willy Wagtails, are well-known for this [...]
Posted in Australia, In Nature:, New Releases on Mar 4th, 2009
Sometimes a wild goose chase leads to… well, wild geese.
Several years ago, Sarah and I journeyed to the Australian outback, hoping to record the calls of Cockatiels.
We were not having any luck finding them (they are highly nomadic birds, and seemed to have departed the area a few weeks previously). However we did discover something [...]
Posted in In Nature:, India, New Releases, Travel on Dec 22nd, 2008
“But you will not be finding any birds singing in that area sir!” My informant smiled reassuringly at me from behind his desk.
My heart sank. “How do you know?” I replied.
“It is part of my area as Field Officer for that park, and I never hear any birds in that area.”
“But it is the [...]
Posted in Australia, In Nature:, New Releases on Oct 21st, 2008
To see budgerigars in the wild is a wonderful experience. In the drier parts of Australia, they are found in sometimes huge flocks, taking to the air with a roar of wings, their green and yellow plumage flashing against the blue sky. When they alight, trees can be full of chattering budgies, clustering together, preening [...]
Posted in Australia, In Nature:, New Releases on Aug 22nd, 2008
When Sarah and I first began Listening Earth in 1993, I had no training or guidance in how to go about recording nature sounds. I simply turned the recorder on when something interesting caught my ear; a particular species calling, or a pleasing harmony in the sounds around me. As soon as the subject of [...]
Posted in In Nature:, New Releases, Thailand on Aug 21st, 2008
Being in a tropical forest in the depths of night can be one of the most relaxing and meditative experiences for me. In total darkness, with a chorus of nocturnal insects chiming in the night air, I would describe it as being immersed in a hypnotic sound bath. Very peaceful.
So I wanted to create a [...]
Posted in New Releases, Thailand on Jul 30th, 2008
Nature sounds recorded in Thailand feature in our latest album release: “Shama Song”. This album highlights one of the most beautiful singers in the bird world.
Posted in Australia, New Releases on Jul 30th, 2008
Nature sounds recorded in the Blue Mountains National Park feature in our latest album release: “The Blue Mountains”. The album is an evocative sound journey into the nature of one of Australia’s most well-known landscapes.
Posted in In Nature:, India, New Releases, Travel on Mar 4th, 2008
A week later, and we have a crazy plan taking shape.
In this time we have crossed Orissa, travelling firstly to Kotagar forest in the southwest, and then Sunaberra in the far west of the state. The latter in particular has been fascinating and given us some lovely recordings. However somewhere along the many kilometres of [...]
Posted in In Nature:, India, New Releases, Travel on Mar 1st, 2008
Shiva sleeps in the vehicle, and we often feel embarrassed to wake him predawn. but this morning he is up at 4.30 knocking on our door. The air is still, and stars shine through the branches overhead, so conditions are good. Half an hour later we are off, heading out of the guesthouse compound and [...]