Chronicles
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In Search of the Tiger’s Roar
New episode from the Nature Series 5 by BBC Radio 4. Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson travels to India, to capture the sounds of the forest and the spine tingling roar of a Bengal Tiger. Chris is leading a team…
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Snowstorms
Frank Bry, known as The Recordist, has published a fantastic post on his blog talking about snowstorms, including sounds, videos, and some great tips. The third week of January 2012 proved to be a goldmine for snow sound effects here…
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Suoni dal Confine #1 – Venice
“Suoni dal confine” a new project curated by Leandro Pisano wants to describe those transformations and transitions that traditional soundscape has gone through in the last years. In order to do that we merge together different level of arts (live…
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The Sonic World of Pollardstown Fen
There’s a new episode of BBC Radio 4’s nature series 5, this time featuring sounds of Pollardstown Fen, Ireland, recorded by Tom Lawerence, truly inspiring sound recordist who sadly died during the last year. Several of these sounds can also…
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The Sound of Silence
Great article by Virginia Morell talking about nature, industrialization, quiet places, and silence. Features commentaries from recordist, composer and bioacoustician Bernie Krause, bioacoustician Kurt Fristrup and recordist Gordon Hempton. “Listen,” said Bernie Krause. He rolled down his car window, and we…
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The Story Behind Matthew Herbert’s “One Pig”
Interesting video where Matthew Herbert talks about the making of his fantastic (and controversial) album “One Pig“, which tell the story of the life of one pig, from birth to death. In the video, Matthew talks about each of the…