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Dinden National Park - frog chorus

I spent a few mornings in a windswept greater Prairie Chicken Lek the last few days. The conversation going on amongst these amazing birds was just adorable. It was like these beautiful girls walking into a bar while loads of blokes were trying to chat them up, pumping their chests up and being the biggest dick! This is a two minute excerpt from this morning.
Recorder: Sound Devices 788t
Microphone: Schoeps Double MS
converted to Stereo
Location: Nebraska

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20140329T1 Greater Prairie Chicken Lek

Fire Pattern is the second of the twin pieces "Fire and Frost Pattern", produced by Deutschlandradio Kultur in 2007. 
Awarded the Phonurgia-Nova-Prize 2008 and a mention at the 35th International Competition of Electroacoustic Music and Sonic Art in Bourges 2008.
CD and download available at the label Gruenrekorder.

"The sound compositions fire pattern (2007) and frost pattern (2006) describe the extremes of hot and cold. Almost identical in terms of their formal structure, the twin pieces reflect the acoustic impact of the energies unleashed by fire and ice, from the loudest sound event in each case – the eruption of a volcano and the collision of an iceberg – through to cooling or melting in a more moderate temperature range."

Fire Pattern

A mix of unprocessed recordings made January and February 2017 during a residency at Platform in Vaasa Finland. While much of the Bothnia environment appears static and frozen, closer observation reveals  subtle shifts in the flows in the constant movement ice. As you can imagine, the conditions for recording were not easy with temperatures ranging from -5˚C to -17˚C, sometimes accompanied by wind and snow. Except for the first bit, all the recordings were made with a Tascam DR100 MKIII and a pair of Primo EM172 omnis. Special thanks to Platform and the ever generous Stefan Backas for guidance and knowledge of the region. Further reflections on my residency can be found on: http://maaheli.ee/main/bothnia-ice-flows-platform-residency/

Bay of Bothnia ice flows

Eastern Whipbird - Psophodes olivaceus (feeding). Copyright Tai Inoue at Nature Sounds 2012.

Eastern Whipbird - Psophodes olivaceus (feeding)

Winds through the bamboo

Brolga - Grus nubicunda and Sarus Crane - Grus antigone recorded at Bromfield Swamp on the 23rd of September (Spring Equinox) . Copyright Tai Inoue at Nature Sounds 2012.

Brolga - Grus nubicunda and Sarus Crane - Grus antigone (Spring Equinox)

This is the test of a Pinger in the ocean. The hydrophone that recorded it was 200 mtrs away from the capsule. The ping is at a high frequency of 16-20 Khz. Pingers need power supply for regular use making it virtually impossible to deploy without back-up in coastal waters without Coast Guards or law enforcement discovering them.
I have been asked many times "why not put them in Japanese waters to scare off dolphins. I hope this helps in some form or another. I cannot say too much about this topic as many other eyes and ears are watching.
Hydrophone: DPA
Recorder: Sound Devices 7088t
Location: secret
Recordist: Martyn Stewart
Sample/Bitrate: 48k 24bit


Pinger test - Dolphin deterrent

Copyright Tai Inoue at Nature Sounds 2010

Black Butcherbird - Cracticus quoyi

Spotted Catbird - Ailuroedus maculosus

Northern Orange-eyed Treefrog - Litoria xanthomera

Torresian Crow - Corvus orru

Magnificent Riflebird - Ptiloris magnificus

Noisy Friarbird - Philemon corniculatus

Unknown Beetle

JAREK - MATUSIAK - Rykowisko Jeleni/rut of Red Deer

Sounds of two aggressive bulls of European Elk following the cow passing by among shrubs of willows and Red Deers rutting in the background.

European Elk rutting season

on the outskirts of turpan city. 
https://jeremyh.bandcamp.com/album/june-august-2019

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