nature & field recordings

[Zeno Marx]

As for nature recordings in general, I especially like recordings of bird calls and songs.  I have a lot of birds in my yard, and have made many recordings of them.  It's really fun to manipulate them by shifting the pitches and speed.

When I think of bird recordings and ornithology, it's Bernard Fort.  His recordings can be a little dry, but if you're into birds, he's probably the person.

[Balor/SS1535]

As for nature recordings in general, I especially like recordings of bird calls and songs.  I have a lot of birds in my yard, and have made many recordings of them.  It's really fun to manipulate them by shifting the pitches and speed.

When I think of bird recordings and ornithology, it's Bernard Fort.  His recordings can be a little dry, but if you're into birds, he's probably the person.

Thanks, I never heard of him before.  So I will have to check out some of his work.  By any chance do you know what kind of birds he would usually record (i.e. parrots, common finches, crows, etc.)?

Edit:  I just looked him up on discogs, and it looks like all kinds of birds make it into his work.

[Eigen Bast]

I did! Ill up this weekend, thanks for the prompt.

[Balor/SS1535]

I did! Ill up this weekend, thanks for the prompt.

Cool!  I will look forward to it.

[W.K.]

Yesterday I was going out of isolation because of the lightning going on and enjoyed the heavy weather and thunder sounds. But it was over way too soon. Anyone knows good recordings of heavy weather & thunder sounds ?

[Balor/SS1535]

Yesterday I was going out of isolation because of the lightning going on and enjoyed the heavy weather and thunder sounds. But it was over way too soon. Anyone knows good recordings of heavy weather & thunder sounds ?

Paysage d'Hiver made good use of recordings of winter storms and wind all across his discography (not sure about thunder though).

[Eigen Bast]

Yesterday I was going out of isolation because of the lightning going on and enjoyed the heavy weather and thunder sounds. But it was over way too soon. Anyone knows good recordings of heavy weather & thunder sounds ?

Daniel Menche has a 3" CDR called "Blood of the Land" which is some extreme NW downpour sounds unprocessed, think there is some thunder in the mix too. I may actually have some NM lightning storm recordings, ill up tommorrow if I find them.

https://danielmenche.bandcamp.com/track/blood-of-the-land

This track of mine is layers of field recordings from my old yard in rural NM, includes some of that storm recording. Fun to live between a highway and a catholic church...(veers into noise around around the 6 minute mark)
https://ineffableslime.bandcamp.com/track/tinntinnabulum

[Zeno Marx]

I think Menche might have more than one rain/thunder recording.  He would contact mic a window as it gets hit with rain?  Sneak a mic underneath an old weighted window in a thunderstorm?  I checked the bandcamp, but maybe they were on his old blog?

[Eigen Bast]

Frog recording
https://soundcloud.com/user-992432638/olympia-wa-cooper-point-spring-18-frogs

And the fourth of July
https://soundcloud.com/user-992432638/olympia-wa-last-fourth-summer-19

[Mazhe]

One i occasionaly listen to is Yannick Dauby's "La rivière penchée" ("The leaning river" in french).
Consists mostly of objects sounds and "watery" textures, plus some birds and insects on last tracks:
https://kalerne.bandcamp.com/album/la-rivi-re-pench-e
The vinyl edition is a simple yet beautiful piece of art.

[muppet1]

Andrea Penso's work often falls into these categories. He has two releases on what seems to be his own label, Canti Magnetici, and one on Joy De Vivre. I've really enjoyed all three. Opaque, evocative and sort of sad tape music. Slow-moving, lonely sound collage.

[Strömkarlen]

Yesterday I was going out of isolation because of the lightning going on and enjoyed the heavy weather and thunder sounds. But it was over way too soon. Anyone knows good recordings of heavy weather & thunder sounds ?

BJ Nilsen and Chris Watson did a really good CD based on thunder and storms called Storm. https://www.discogs.com/Chris-Watson-BJ-Nilsen-Storm/release/805011

BJ Nilsen also have had a project going through the whole april where he has recorded a different part of Amsterdam each day and put it soundcloud. Here is an article about it and links to the recordings. https://acloserlisten.com/2020/05/04/bj-nilsen-pending/?fbclid=IwAR1j3hkv1QSKXCxASU0_yYkpFCO5lsbFGzYB61GHWi24OvjL2iiKGB4iRV8

[W.K.]

Thanks guys.

[Soloman Tump]

A recent recording of mine

https://soundcloud.com/soloman-tump/24042020a

20 minutes of a few recorded pieces from the industrial estate where I work. Layered and slightly boosted where necessary. Bird song, air craft, vehicles, metallic scrapes, compressors, etc... Quite a pleasing listen to my ears

[Potier]

https://danielmenche.bandcamp.com/album/raw-recording-series - some as mentioned in this thread before.