Foley/Ambience/Field Recordings

A collection of field recordings from my travels. For recordings longer than an hour check out my Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/georgevlad

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Soundscapes

Ethiopia

A selection of wildlife and nature sounds from Ethiopia's cloud forest. Longer version at https://youtu.be/pvHU271fFzo

Forest In The Clouds

Listen to a powerful thunderstorm, stron winds and wildlife calling on the Roof of Africa. Longer version at https://youtu.be/e4yNzS5vYgM

Thunderstorm and heavy wind on the roof of Africa

Night falls in the cloud forest. Several species of frogs congregate in humid areas, from jungle lakes to the smallest puddle. Recorded in Bale Mountains NP, Ethiopia. Long version at https://youtu.be/8iYSre_njk8

Frogs croaking in the cloud forest

Arabian Desert is a collection of stereo and quad soundscapes recorded on the Arabian Peninsula in the Empty Quarter, the largest expanse of sand dunes on Earth. Available at https://mindful-audio.com/arabian-desert/

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MAFX024 Arabian Desert Demo STEREO

A thunderstorm of epic proportions on the horizon in the Amazon rainforest. Long version at https://youtu.be/R8lLynze4Oo

Massive thunderstorm approaching in the Amazon rainforest

African savanna ambience with birds singing and insects calling at various distances - a beautiful and calm soundscape full of exquisite little detail. Long version at https://youtu.be/5NyIPnT1Wpw

The sound of the African savanna on a calm day

Early in the morning in the Amazon rainforest - the air is thick with humidity and wildlife sounds. The insect chorus is deafening, and birds are trying to do their part by calling incessantly everywhere. Long version at https://youtu.be/2KWrudRbgO8

The Amazon rainforest wakes up

Atacama Desert is a collection of stereo and quad soundscapes recorded in the barren but amazingly beautiful desert plateau of Western Chile. Get it at https://mindful-audio.com/atacama-desert

MAFX027 Atacama Desert Demo

A Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island Sound Map site:

~ Short version of field note: 

This church ruin sits on an apex of Hancock Road along the boundary of Inman and Back Valley. At an elevation of about 200 metres, to the south the view looks over rolling paddocks, Range Road and the southern edge of the Fleurieu. Patches of remnant vegetation surround the ruin, which was the region's churches from 1856 to 1910.

Read more at the Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island Sound Map.
URL: https://tristanlouthrobins.com/fleurieu_soundmap/sites/INV004.html

FKISM: Pioneer Congregational Church ruin, Inman Valley - July 2023

A Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island Sound Map site:

~ Short version of field note: 

This is one of two AudioMoth recordings that were made on Lady Bay reef over a week in late December 2022. The AudioMoths were deployed with the intention of observing the soundscape of two underwater locations and were configured to record for 1-minute at 10-minute intervals over a 24-hour period for the week.

Read more at the Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island Sound Map.
URL: https://tristanlouthrobins.com/fleurieu_soundmap/sites/LYB013.html

FKISM: 6 hours of underwater actvity in a seagrass meadow, Lady Bay Reef - December 2022

A Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island Sound Map site:

~ Short version of field note: 

A typical Sunday lunchtime soundscape in the seated area under the verandah of the Country Kitchen bakery on the main street of Myponga. With a cornish pasty consumed, I positioned the recorder beneath my beanie to record the sound of customers coming and going through the screen door, whilst a fellow seated patron periodically rustles a paper bag containing a disintegrating meat pie. 	

Read more at the Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island Sound Map.
URL: https://tristanlouthrobins.com/fleurieu_soundmap/sites/MYP015.html

FKISM: Country Kitchen bakery, Myponga - July 2023

A Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island Sound Map site:

~ Short version of field note: 

This is one of two AudioMoth recordings that were made on Lady Bay reef over a week in late December 2022. The AudioMoths were deployed with the intention of observing the soundscape of two underwater locations and were configured to record for 1-minute at 10-minute intervals over a 24-hour period for the week.

Read more at the Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island Sound Map.
URL: https://tristanlouthrobins.com/fleurieu_soundmap/sites/LYB014.html

FKISM: 6 hours of underwater activity in Lady Bay reef - December 2022

A Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island Sound Map site:

~ Short version of field note: 

Recorded at the entrance to the Nulcoowarra (Granite Island) causeway, as waves crash on the shore and seagulls jostle for dominance. People pass bay and a bell chimes in the distance - an indication that the horse-drawn carriage is about to depart and take passengers across to the island. Before its departure, snippets of conversation are heard.

Read more at the Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island Sound Map.
URL: https://tristanlouthrobins.com/fleurieu_soundmap/sites/VHR003.html

FKISM: Granite Island causeway w/ horse-drawn carriage, Victor Harbor - July 2023

A lone hyena howling in Harenna forest on a very dark night. Recorded with unattended drop rig (Sony PCM D10 and Lom MikroUsi mics). Follow my field recording adventures in Ethiopia at https://youtu.be/PPSDChYuU2c

Harenna Hyena

It's an overcast morning at a clearing deep in the Harenna forest. Wildlife has been up for hours and the dawn chorus is in full swing. Gigantic hornbills fly around, their harsh feathers sounding like miniature aircraft when gliding. 

Recorded in the beautiful Harenna Forest just south of Bale Mountains National Park in Ethiopia. Technical details: Sony PCM D10 and Lom MikroUsi microphones left out for 48 hours as drop rig. Longer version on my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/rtVT5KKViN4

Ethiopian Cloud Forest - Dawn Chorus With Hornbills And Colobus Monkeys

Award winning sound recordist, audio director and expedition leader - Dune: Part Two | Mufasa: The Lion King | Horizon Forbidden West | Wordscapes

Forest In The Clouds

George Vlad