Rødtoppet Fuglekonge (Regulus ignicapilla.) Knagelbjerg Skov, Svanninge Bjerge Faaborg, Danmark. 30. maj 2021 kl. 11:10.
Gear: Dodotronic. Hi-Sound Stereo Parabool Microfoon - EM172. + Sony PCM-D100

Rødtoppet Fuglekonge (Regulus Ignicapilla) 210530 007c

Nattergal (Luscinia Luscinia) synger en lun aften ved Sollerup på Sydfyn, Danmark. kl. ca. 22:15.
Gear: Dodotronic. Hi-Sound Stereo Parabool Microfoon - EM172. + Sony PCM-D100

Nattergal (Luscinia Luscinia) 210607 016

Recorded July 16-17 in 4-channel surround sound from the ocean cliff edge behind Murphy House. 36°07'29.9"N 121°38'25.7"W

Esalen, Big Sur, ocean overnight, 8pm-8am

Lydbillede fra morgen (4. august 2021 kl. 05:30) ved Bøjden Nor på Sydfyn DK, med lyden af grågæs, måger, terner, brølende køer mm. Fra 08:05 høres sang af Huldue flere gange.
Gear: Tascam DR-05

Morgen Ved Bøjden Nor 210804 0462 Red

印刷風景 5/2/2022

kibs dips

A thoughtful deerie

Fragment met communicerende klopkevers in een dode boomstam. Opgenomen met 2x diy piezo contact microfoons via Olympus LS-5 naar Zoom F6 en Aquarian H2A hydrofoon in contact modus.

Fragment with communicating deathwatch beetles in a dead tree trunk. Recorded with 2x diy piezo contact microphones via Olympus LS-5 to Zoom F6 and Aquarian H2A hydrophone in contact mode.

Klopkevers in stam / Deathwatch beetles in trunk

Recording made on November 13, 2016 in Flatside wilderness area, central Arkansas, USA in a remote area.  Microphone was about 12 in. off the ground on a mini tripod, near several trees with evidence of woodpecker activity.

Pileated woodpecker drumbeat - soundscape, Flatside Wilderness 11/13/16

This is not noise, but voice of summer...
The sound of cicadas has been popular as a summer tradition for over 1,000 years. The name "semi-shigure" is used because the sounds of various types of cicadas pour like rain.

Summer Nature noise of Japan by the gate of shrine in the Tokyo: iPhone Xs max w/ SHURE MV88

The last mix of 2020 comes from Jonah Sharp (@reflecto), electronic mainstay and part of 'Virtual Dreams' as Space Time Continuum. Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Welcome to the series Jonah. Originally from Edinburgh, San Francisco resident since 1992, do you still live in San Francisco?

JS: Actually I recently just moved back to SF after spending most of 2020 in the UK. I had planned to be in Europe for an extended break from the US but Covid saw an end to that and my plans had to change. I miss British and European culture. I have family and friends there so I intend to be back over as soon as I can!

MFM: According to your discography the majority of your output started to shape up right after you moved abroad, in '91. How would you explain this creative outburst? 

JS: Before I arrived in San Francisco i was still figuring out how to produce the music that I wanted to make so when I got here I started to collect gear in earnest - it was a little moment in time when most people thought analog synths and drums sounded shit so I managed to find a TR-909 for $150, a Roland SH101 at the flea market and so on. So yes, suddenly having some decent gear and fun gigs to play was very inspiring! I did feel a kind of creative freedom being so far from South London and the pressures of living there as an artist. SF in the 90’s was very affordable for artists and it gave us the freedom to really focus on the music.
 
MFM: You started your own label Reflective in '93 and had quite a busy release schedule, especially during '95/'96, before it suddenly seemed to stop right after. What happened? 

JS: I started Reflective in '93, the year my first son was born. Flurescence EP was my first solo release and it got noticed around the world so that enabled me to keep putting releases out. With the momentum of the Terence McKenna collab album, things were going pretty well. But what we found was that even though there are lots of amazing labels in the US, it was actually pretty hard to sell them domestically so most of our stock was exported to Europe and Japan. We ended up pressing in the UK and running the label from SF and that presented problems so I had to put the release schedule on hold. At that time I had also signed a deal with Astralwerks so had contractual obligations to deliver albums and tour. It was a very busy time and by 1997 when our second son was born we decided to take a hiatus from the label. Not to say the label is gone forever though!
 
MFM: Flurescence, now found its way to the Virtual Dreams compilation, almost 30 years later. How does it feel that your older music is being re-released and rediscovered by newer generations?

JS: I am very happy and honored to be part of the Virtual Dreams compilation. Yes, there seems to be a bit of attention for this time period of electronic music at the moment, and the chill out thing in general. With so many online resources, everything is discoverable by anyone so all those tiny labels like Reflective that were putting out small runs of 1000 records (that was a small run then) are maybe enjoying some retroactive attention now. 
 
MFM: Does this new interest change your motivation and/or inspiration in the studio maybe?

JS: I follow my own interests and direction when it comes to making music but reaching new audiences has to gratify the artist whose work was made for sharing. My development as an electronic musician has come through thirty years of studio experimentation, initially with hardware and then incorporating digital software. When I made Fluorescence in 1993 there was no computer in my studio, but by the early 2000s San Francisco was the epicenter of computer innovation, people like my friend Josh Clayton were writing amazing software and so I went off on a long exploratory trip to integrate digital technology both in my studio and in my live rig. My aim right now in the studio is the same as always: make sounds and keep the good ones.

MFM Mix 023: Jonah Sharp

Love nature between buildings. green, water, wind.
Just casual recordings, by iPhone Xs max, or with Shure MV88.
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_sEDu21YNei6UIaov4Hiyw
Twitter(almost Japanese): @kaganotaketora
Instagram: https://instagram.com/kagatora?r=nametag

Summer Nature noise of Japan by the gate of shrine in the Tokyo: iPhone Xs max w/ SHURE MV88

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