Name: Woodpecker on a dead pine tree by Mikolaj Hernik
Duration: 41 s
Description: Puszcza Biala, Poland, December 2014. Recorded mono with JrF C-series contact mic + microtrack 24/96.

Puszcza Biala, Poland, December 2014. Recorded mono with JrF C-series contact mic + microtrack 24/96.

Woodpecker on a dead pine tree

Recorded in Mikurajima Japan
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Field Recording Of Japan, Nature Sounds Of Japan, Field Recording Japan.

イルカの鳴き声 - Dolphin's Whistles & Clicks

I'd headed in to the Foret Humide Des Mousseuses in Le Perche to record the dawn chorus. It was still dark as I arrived to setup my kit and to my surprise a female Tawny Owl started calling out from a tree close by. So I quickly hit record and sat back to listen. I was not that deep into the wood, and unfortunately we hear a little traffic noise in the recording.

Recorded with a Sound Devices 722 and 2 x Sennheiser MKH8040s on 08.04.17

Photo courtesy of Antony *** (Flickr) - Creative Commons License

Female Tawny Owl - Foret Humide Des Mousseuses, Le Perche, France

Wildlife Sound Recording Society (WSRS) 2018 Competition 
- Individual Reserved Winner

I'd headed into Senonches forest to record the dawn chorus. I found a nice spot that was fairly open so set my mics up, then ran some long cables off to the side so I could sit down. I'd been recording for around 20 minutes when a Roe Deer came walking by, probably on it's way to drink from the nearby pond. It was only about 15 metres from where I was sitting and when it saw me, it ran off, then started barking loudly. Roe Deer bark (often repeatedly) when alarmed, so I had clearly surprised it.

Recorded with a Sound Devices 722 and 2 x Sennheiser MKH8040s on 09.04.17
Photo courtesy of Paul Appleton - Creative Commons License

Roe Deer Barks - Foret de Senonches, Le Perche, France

Having dedicated her life to unearthing the long lost gems of the early 80s via her Minimal Wave imprint, as well as curating thrilling modern music for her sub-label Cititrax, Veronica Vasicka has made a name for herself calling the shots from behind the curtain. Today, she steps into the spotlight as the headline artist with her highly anticipated debut solo 12″ on Regis’ imprint, Downwards. ‘From Here’ was recorded in 2004, with no intent to be released. Framed by a larger, more intimate process for Veronica, who was then keeping a sonic diary of her daily adventures via a 4-track recorder and analog synths, it puts into perspective the personal evolution and singular nature of one of today’s most acclaimed DJs and selectors to frequent the stages.

Setting up an out and out anxiogenic, eerie industrial atmosphere from your darkest fantasies, Veronica’s original mix burns slowly, like a glowing candle in the cold night. Exposing a musical identity both sensuous and disenchanted, the track gets all the more dancy and carnal in the hands of Regis, who tweaks it into a smooth libertine late-nighter. Second to counter-seal ‘From Here’, former Nitzer Ebb and Depeche Mode collaborator Paul Kendall transforms it into a more riff-charged, busy sound design where textured membranes dangerously bleed into one another as distortions convulse recognisable shapes into an abstract tableau of machine whispers and altered fragrances. To top things off in regal manner, Robert Hampson – founder of the legendary band Loop and also Main – adds a propulsive, hi-NRG twist and delay-soaked dimension to the vibrant multiverse that makes for a variedly-nuanced debut 12″. A unique, shape-shifting object that suits Veronica Vasicka’s complex musical persona like a glove. And finally, the artwork is designed by Veronica herself, featuring two self-portraits she shot on 35mm film at 16 years of age.

Original track written & produced by Veronica Vasicka
A2 mix by Regis
B1 mix by Paul Kendall
B2 mix by Chasm aka Robert Hampson
℗ & © Downwards 2018
Cat. No. LINO80 – all rights reserved.

Woodpecker on a dead pine tree

Mikolaj Hernik

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