This recording is an excerpt from the Biosphere Soundscapes live stream for Reveil 2017 - a 24 hour broadcast that tracks the sounds of daybreak, travelling west from microphone to microphone on sounds transmitted live by audio streamers around the globe for International Dawn Chorus Day. Starting on the morning of May 6, just before daybreak in London near the Greenwich Meridian, the Reveil broadcast follows the sun and the wave of sound that loops the earth every 24 hours. 

The Australian stream took place at dawn in the Noosa Biosphere Reserve in Queensland. Designated by UNESCO in 2007, Noosa and was the first biosphere reserve recognised in the state of Queensland. The biosphere reserve is home to over 44% of Australia's bird species, 1,365 species of plants, 711 species of native fauna and 60 distinct ecosystems. It is located in the Macpherson-Macleay overlap, where tropical and temperate zones overlap. The landscape has an extensive composition of rainforests, beaches, woodlands, wetlands, lakes, rivers, forests, and mountains. 

#Reveil2017 is an initiative of Sound Camp, a platform for artistic and transdisciplinary work in the emerging field of live streaming audio based in London. Visit www.soundtent.org for further information.   

Listen live online at the Locustream Sound Map, a worldwide network of open microphones streaming in realtime: http://locusonus.org/soundmap/040/ 

Binaural recording (headphones listening recommended)

Dawn in the Noosa Biosphere Reserve // excerpt from #REVEIL2017 live stream

The South Asian river dolphin or, more commonly known as the Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is an extremely elusive animal. Because they live in sediment-rich Himalayan rivers like the Ganges, they have limited sense of sight and therefore, rely almost exclusively on sound for navigation, foraging and communication.

Acoustic methods are therefore, one of the best ways to make sense of their ecology. It is however, very hard for us to hear their high frequency echolocation clicks but with a little adjustment, we can hear and appreciate an incredibly rare and vocal animal.

Enjoy!

Sounds of the Ganges: The Ganges river dolphin

This track is dedicated to the memories of two very talented musicians that I've had the pleasure of knowing. May their light shine brightly and forevermore.

InSnTnT

This album features the sounds of a pristine stream and lush surrounding rainforest in Ulu Muda, northern Peninsula Malaysia.  The full album comprises four tracks and is 68 minutes in duration.

For more information including track descriptions and species recorded visit https://wildambience.com/albums/on-the-riverbank-ulu-muda/

Sounds of the Ganges: The Ganges river dolphin

Mayukh Dey

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