A stereo hydrophone recording taken on 28th Aug 2012 from a small road bridge.

Westhay Moor Drainage Ditch

A condensed version of a rain shower which lasted around 40 minutes. Heard through a contact microphone placed on the perimeter fence in Wytham Woods. 

Wytham Wood Fence

A section of fencing surrounding a small woodland near my parents house. 

Quendon Wood Fence

An extract from recordings made last summer of an ants nest inside an old tree stump.

Alsa Wood Ants

Last summer I visited a friend in Norway for a fortnight. My approach with this recording is quite different from anything else I have done so far. I am deliberately present, moving through a landscape encountering new sounds as I go.  

Above the Fjord

Whilst walking in the Brecon Beacons in early March I came across a great deal of frogs mating. This recording was taken on a mountain pass between Pen Y Fan and Cribyn. 

Mating frogs on a mountain pass

Lighting strikes and the rain begins to approach.

A section from a longer composition that can be found on my website - www.milesbowe.com

Asleep In The Graveyard Extract

The first sounds me and my partner heard using a device to listen to our unborn baby's heart beat at 14 weeks. The heart rate is 146 BPM. 

My Unborn Baby at 14 Weeks

Here you will find some of my favourite field recordings. 

Headphone listening recommended.

miles out in the field