One inning of little league baseball, captured June 8, 2022 in Maple Grove, Minnesota, USA.

Third Inning

This track features the haunting vocalizations of the Common Loon. The ambient "roar" you'll hear is the sound of gentle night breezes swishing through the treetops of large Red Pines nearby. (One critical listener calls this element "sublime.") Recorded late May, 2008. Skies were mostly clear; winds were light and variable; temp. was in the low 50s (F).

Midnight Loons - Wagner Lake

Recorded in late May, 2018. Sun goes down on a quiet spring evening in Minnesota's Chippewa National Forest.

This track features a steady foreground of Spring Peepers and other frog species, punctuated by winnowing Snipe and other birds in the distance.

Sunset - Fiske Clearing

3:30 am on a calm night in late May, 2018, in Minnesota's Chippewa National Forest. An unknown creatures enters the soundstage. Is it a deer? Or maybe a bear? Probably not a Sasquatch...

Night Stalker

Recorded in late May, 2018. Springtime dawn chorus in Minnesota's Chippewa National Forest.

Dawn Chorus - Fiske Clearing

Sun is up. This open area is active, including an aircraft that passes overhead.

Early Morning - Dishpan Ridge - A

About a half-hour later than the previous track, below. Things change slightly throughout the morning.

Early Morning - Dishpan Ridge - B

Pre-dawn - Wagner Pines

Today's high-speed, high-anxiety social media merry-go-round is a 24/7 torrent of noise and flimflammery. As my sweet, now-departed mother-in-law would say, it's "crazy-making!"

MinnesotaSoundscapes.com is my small attempt to offer a measure of temporary relief from the madness. It's a collection of stereo sound portraits captured in quiet, remote locations across northern Minnesota. No music, just clean, spacious natural ambiences.

(WARNING: This material won't grab you by the ankles and swing you around in circles the way you might expect from some of your favorite music. If you choose to listen, be prepared to "throttle yourself back" and allow these nature soundscape recordings to settle over you in their own good time. If you're able to do that, there's a good chance that you might enjoy a rewarding listening experience.)

Curtis R. Olson
Minneapolis, USA

MinnesotaSoundscapes.com

Popular tracks