Name: The sounds of Mayan ruins by George Vlad in Soundscapes
Duration: 10 min 23 s
Description: The sounds of nature and wildlife around Mayan ruins in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Long version at https://youtu.be/6J9p7AxxfL4

Fairly accurate but you forgot a couple panther flute calls ;p jk

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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Trumpeter Swans on Lake Ontario, Leslie Spit, Toronto, November

Trumpeter Swans

Rain is to be expected on a rainforest expedition and Costa Rica is no exception. Recording soundscapes in the rainforests and cloud forests of this beautifully green Central American country reminds me of previous jungle experiences and also teaches me a few new lessons. Longer version at https://youtu.be/03sgLm-pLSA

Costa Rica - Jungle Rain

On February 24, 2022, at 5 am, Russian bombs began to fall on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. The perfidious invasion of Russian troops forever changed the history and face of this country. Every day, civilians and soldiers who defend their homeland are getting killed. This war is senseless and merciless. No decent person can remain indifferent. The Chitra Records label also took on a small mission of helping to rebuild Ukraine. We teamed up with ambient and neoclassical musicians from all over the world and released a two-hour compilation of calming, peaceful, and experimental ambient music. Our goal is to raise funds for the civilians of Ukraine. All proceeds from the digital sales of the compilation on Bandcamp for the first two weeks from the release date (until March 21, 2022) will be sent to the Red Cross Society of Ukraine.

https://chitrarecords.bandcamp.com/album/pacification

Music is a powerful calming force. We want this war to end as soon as possible. On March 21, we will publish the receipt of the donation transfer.

We ask for your help and support: tell your friends about this compilation and repost it on your social media.

https://chitrarecords.bandcamp.com/album/pacification

Peace and good music to you, friends!
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released March 7, 2022

Henrik Meierkord (Sweden) www.soundbread.se

Yellow6 (UK) yellow6.bandcamp.com

Kshatriy (Russia) kshatriy.bandcamp.com

Adrian Lane (UK) adrianlane.bandcamp.com

NK x [Ųvás Gøød It] (Ukraine) nkxmusic.bandcamp.com

FlownBlue (UK) soundcloud.com/flownblue

Michele Andreotti (Italy) soundcloud.com/michele-andreotti

Mortuus Auris & The Black Hand (UK) mabh.bandcamp.com

Sergio Mariani (USA) sergiomariani.bandcamp.com

Alejandro Fiori (Argentina) alejandrofiori.bandcamp.com

Dionisaf (USA) dionisaf.bandcamp.com

Macrogramma (Italy) soundcloud.com/macrogramma

Sebby Kowal (USA) soundcloud.com/sebbykowalmusic

Toni Dimitrov (Macedonia) The owner of the labels: www.post-global.com and elanvital.bandcamp.com

Alessandro Barbanera (Italy) alessandrobarbanera.bandcamp.com

Lelya (Russia)

KapTep (UK) kaptep.bandcamp.com

Federico Balducci (USA) federicobalducci7.bandcamp.com

fourthousandblackbirds (Canada) soundcloud.com/fourthousandblackbirds

A Distant Shore (Italy) adistantshore.bandcamp.com

Mastering by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)
Artwork and cover design by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)

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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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It's a calm morning by the river Kapamba in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. A few cicadas are winding down their night calls, making room for the daytime sounds of the savanna. Long version at: https://youtu.be/xnGuW1RLgBk

A river in the savanna

The main goal of my trip to Lorraine in the east of France was to record Common Midwife Toads. The location was an old disused quarry just outside Lérouville and knowing the toads begin calling after dusk, I arrived early to have time to scope out the location. I was immediately greeted by a group of very vocal Pool Frogs, their calls echoing around the quarry. I captured this recording much later that night, just after midnight. 

Sound Devices Mix Pre 6 + 2 x Sennheiser MKH 8040s (ORTF)
Recorded on 05.06.2022
Photo credit : Holger Krisp (Creative Commons)

Pool Frogs - Lorraine, France

The soundscapes are incredibly lush and beautiful in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. The dry forests on the border with Guatemala are home to immense biodiversity. Longer version at: https://youtu.be/G9f-ZkW86BM

Nature and wildlife sounds recorded in Mexico

The sounds of nature and wildlife around Mayan ruins in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Long version at https://youtu.be/6J9p7AxxfL4

The sounds of Mayan ruins

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

In the montane rainforests of Madagascar, wildlife tends to be quiet. The soundscapes are sparse and their beauty lies in tiny detail. Long version at https://youtu.be/27KD-zP1_G8

Cold rain in Madagascar's cloud forest

On Saturday, 12 November 2022, South Australia, including the whole Adelaide region, experienced an uncharacteristic extended storm of unusual intensity. Several storm fronts, arriving from the NW over St Vincent's Gulf, hit Adelaide and the Fleurieu Peninsula. The storm has been described as "one of the strongest thunderstorms in recent memory",* causing flash flooding, wind gusts exceeding 100 km/h that tore down huge gum trees (many of which crushed houses, cars, and electricity lines), as well as flattening giant electricity pylons, leaving around a hundred thousand people without power. 

This recording, made in the Adelaide Hills (near Norton Summit), captures a sample of the first and mildest storm wavefront that day. (The recording begins at 10:30 in the morning. This abridged version selects two excerpts from the longer recording, chosen because of the poignant presence of bird calls audible between the peals of thunder. The highlighted parts of the spectrogram in the track image indicate the passages from the longer recording that were selected for this abridged version.) The microphones sheltered from the fairly light rain underneath a 'sweet pittosporum' or 'native daphne' tree (Pittosporum undulatum), native to southeastern Australia, but a 'declared plant' in South Australia ('a woody weed invading native local vegetation', due to widespread ornamental planting).

Travelling farther south immediately after this recording, I was able to intercept the next two storm wavefronts, which were far more intense. Although the storm was utterly awesome and spectacular (lightning bolts plunging into fields, exploding thunder tearing the atmosphere apart), it was impossible to find any spot from which to record the storm, because it brought with it an abundant lashing downpour of rain and wild tree-tossing winds. All the shelters in the state forests had iron rooves: the rain battering the rooves was deafening, drowning out even the peals of thunder.

In the end, I could only just sit and experience it. Which, after all, is the very best thing to do, with Nature. (Most of the time, at least. Not recommended when it gets this violent. Although I have to say that this was truly a very beautiful and awe-inspiring experience; and, personally, I'm very glad to have been out there to witness it. I'm also contemplating possible recording solutions, in case this ever happens again... Enraptured by thunderstorms as a spatial music of nature. All that I have said, here, is the simple truth.)
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*https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/why-the-adelaide-storm-was-so-intense/925471
https://www.sapowernetworks.com.au/data/313806/12-november-storm-update-from-sa-power-networks/
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/18/australias-indigenous-people-call-for-seat-at-table-at-cop27
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Recorded with respect upon the land of the Kaurna people.

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2022.11.12 Storm above the Hills. Late Spring. (Excerpt)

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

Listen to wildlife, nature and people in by the Manambolo river in remote western Madagascar. The soundscape here is beautiful and varied, with lovely reflections from the canyon walls. Long version at https://youtu.be/joQSXRlb5ik

Sounds of Madagascar - Afternoon by the Manambolo river

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

One of my favourite soundscapes to listen to and record is that of rainforest hills. Get immersed into the complex layers of calls as the day progresses. Long version at https://youtu.be/pXi0lIfNkA0

In The Jungles Of Borneo

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

The sounds of Mayan ruins

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