Three different moments within a quiet windless night. This is not an exceptional recording but I like the atmosphere anyway.
A howl, a fox and a blackbird can be heard as well as a frog and probably some rodents close to the tripod.
The microphones and the recorder have been left the whole night.
The photo has been shot in the morning when I came back to pick the stuff up.

Recorded with a Nagra Ares BB+, Neumann KM184, ORTF near my house, in la Creuse, France.

220725 A Quiet Night in the Woods

The European fire-bellied toad is, in fact, a frog. (No fire, either.) However, this is more than compensated by its satisfyingly fun-to-say Latin name: Bombina bombina. They also produce antimicrobial peptides in their skin secretions – the even more fun-to-say ‘bombinins’. 

Native to eastern mainland Europe – recorded here in the protected land of Poland’s Barycz Valley Landscape Park – they use their internal vocal sacs to produce their “whoop” call: the mournful, slow-motion honk immortalized here. Imagine the sound that clowns might make when they cry and you won’t be far off.

Bombina bombina mysterious call

Chinatown in Buenos Aires
recorded on a friday, 12 noon

Chinatown in Buenos Aires

On the shore of the Lac du Der at night, a talkative Red fox meets a pack of responsive Common cranes.

Recorded with Mélia Roger on November 5th 2022 around 9:30pm.

Lom Usi Pro AB in PCM M10
Drop rig excerpt.

Illustration : Grues trompettant, Robert Hainard

Cranes and Fox dialogue - Mélia Roger & Grégoire Chauvot

This terrific LP performed by ethnic/cultural groups from southwestern Ethiopia, showcasing fluid and sensuous abstract sonorities performed during collective rituals and daily activities, is available for Flac and MP3 download on my blog:
https://music-republic-world-traditional.blogspot.com/2023/05/ethiopia-ethiopie-musica-dell-music-of.html

Musica dell' / Music of Etiopia – Albatros – VPA 8230

Ethiopia Ethiopian music from Southwestern Tribes

2023.05.19 Microbat Nocturne. Mallee Country. Late Autumn.

a single JrF adapted geophone recording one of the geothermal vents at Krafla, Iceland, June 2014.

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geothermal vents, Iceland - recorded with JrF adapted geophone (extract)

Short excerpt from the upcoming album "Neutral Star" by The Pitch & Julia Reidy. LTD LP + Digital, September 22nd on Miasmah.

"The Pitch is a quartet made up of Boris Baltschun, Koen Nutters, Michael Thieke and Morten Joh. Founded in Berlin in 2009, they play a hypnotic form of structured improvisation full of acoustic exploration and electronic intervention. On Neutral Star, The Pitch are joined by Australian guitarist/composer extraordinaire Julia Reidy for a record of star gazing electro-acoustic jazz."

The Pitch & Julia Reidy - Endless ≠ Limitless (Excerpt)

Piano solo commissioned by the Ian Potter Foundation for Marilyn Nonken and premiered by her at the Musica Nova Festival, Helsinki, February 2009. The 4 movements are: I. Autumn, 6′ II. Winter, 6′ III. Spring, 7′ IV. Summer (Sema), 10′ (starts at 18'22). info at: http://limprogrammenotes.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/the-four-seasons-after-cy-twombly-2009/

The Four Seasons (after Cy Twombly), 2008 - 09

an extract from a set of recordings of  sulphurous 120 degree mud pools in Iceland, recorded with 2 JrF d-series hydrophones

from the forthcoming  'ísland   |  archives (skjalasafn)' publication

2018

Solfataras (extract)

(listen with good headphones or conventional speakers to get a sense of the full frequency range)

3 extracts from recordings made with JrF c-series contact microphones;

rain bowl - sweden
railings - sussex
railings - stockholm

I'm posting these particular recordings to highlight the low frequency response capable with the c-series contact mics. Frequencies down to 10hz can be detected. All digital recorders have a 10hz limited installed that can't be turned off without hacking the recorder.

resonances recorded with c-series contact mics

exploring the overlooked and underheard through located sound, film and photography

Solfataras (extract)

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