Just a simple gathering place for one of my favorite sounds to field record: rain and thunder. Here you will find a variety of this power of nature in many different formats, ranging from shorter MP3s to HD files to storms that last nearly a half hour. Feel free to download, use in your own works, or just put on for a simple relaxation tool. Headphones recommended.

Just Rain [Pro field recordings rain & thunder for relaxation, sleep, meditation, yoga  & more]

~{⊙Full Moon Sleep Assistance⊙}~

Relaxation

Piece Explorations

This playlist is the home for all of R.J. Stefanski's ambient mixes currently available on soundcloud. There are over TWENTY (!) hours of mixtapes, field recordings, and soundscapes in this collection designed as a useful tool for relaxation.

Ambient Collection (20+ Hrs of Soothing Mixes & Sounds for Sleep, Meditation or Relaxing)

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Netlabels & podcast creators: Please message me directly through soundcloud for inclusion of my original works in your releases. I am always happy to collaborate, edit existing tracks, or create wholly new tracks for you, just ask & cite accordingly :)

Welcome, this is the home for all my original field recording & soundscape projects currently available on soundcloud. There is a mixture of older (44.1 K) and newer (96 K) tracks, displaying a wide range of sound sources and environments, ranging from natural to urban, soothing to unsettling. Typically my approach is to present an edited collage of sound meant to seem like it could almost be a straight-through take, but is designed with a clear beginning, middle and end. This allows for a layering of different recordings, resulting in a thick haze of sound that rewards close headphone listening. For contrast, a few unedited recordings are available as well, uploaded with essentially no post-production work. Either way, the goal is to present a recording that can transport the listener into another time and situation. Some of these tracks are also available as downloads to producers in need of sfx or DJs looking for creative intro/outro tools. 

R.J. Stefanski ~ Original Works: [3 hrs of compositions for use in netlabels, mixtapes, podcasts]

Wait For Me.

On Friday October 15th I was fortunate enough to be invited by The Detroit I Love / Spot Lite Detroit to curate and perform an ambient experience on their alley. In addition to newly composed mixes and original video projections, I DJed for just over four hours in one of Spot Lite's unique concrete patio caves (the first ever performance in this part of the venue!).  For the set, I mixed a number of new ambient favorites into classic chill out and IDM, all while mixing in a constant stream of field recordings and found sounds. This mix represents the first hour of that set - headphones recommended. Special thanks to Steven Reaume, Tyler Yglesias, Mike (the Agent X) Clark, DJ Holographic, Audio Rescue Team, and Spot Lite Detroit.

Tracklisting:
-(intro) audio clips of survivors of the Great Depression / Christopher Bissonette "Comfortable Expectations"
-1. Woob "Odonna"
-2. Xela "The Only Rose" (Inspired by Harold Budd)
-3. Bibio "Phantomworks pt 2"
-4. Rafael Anton Irisarri "Passage"
-5. Ash Ra Temple "Echo Waves"
-6. Panda Bear "Search for Delicious"
-7. Keith Fullerton Whitman "Modena" (with Pink Floyd "On the Run")
-8. Autechre "Yulquen-Iro"
-9. Cluster & Eno "Ho Renomo"
-10. Oneohtrix Point Never "Blue Drive"

Live from Spot Lite Detroit (Part One) [Ambient Alley Experience]

Archival Ambiance Pt. I - Michigan (recordings made during the first two weeks of August in 2020).

Watershed Preserve Pond Deck Ambiance:
This soundscape was captured at the Addison Township Watershed Preserve, located in a remote part of rural southeast Michigan. This 229 acre nature preserve features four kettle lakes, wetlands, and hiking trails that snake through the forest and meadows. The Zoom H6 recorder was set on a wooden dock that ran out into a secluded pond. This allowed it to capture those quiet yet clear & crisp laps of water and rising bubbles in the closer edges of the deep soundfield. Filling out the rest of the frame are a variety of birds including morning doves and crows to name a few, crickets, flies/bees, and more to be discovered with a good pair of headphones. No editing besides fade in/out, and doubling the track for increased volume. Maintained and presented as an HD 96k WAV file.

All sounds and images property of R.J. Stefanski. (2021)

Archival Ambiance

Watershed Preserve: Pond Deck Ambiance (Crickets, Birds and Quiet Water Sounds) 96K WAV

Sound Healing Meditation Music, Delta Waves

Special Boolimix Show for RTU with the hip hop tunes of MY nineties ! Half US half french... the good old classics I loved at that time...

Boolimix - RTU#17 - 90s Hip Hop - US V FRANCE

On today's program we're featuring a label sampler from Lost Tribe Sound... Please visit the following page for a detailed description of this mix by Ryan Keane, the founder of the label.
http://hcdi.gs/LostTribeSound


Tracklisting
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00:00 – William Ryan Fritch – Aimless Dreams (Empty EP)
02:30 – Graveyard Tapes – Our Sound Is Our Wound (Our Sound Is Our Wound)
07:35 – Mute Forest – Volcanos Flowing (Upcoming EP)
12:20 – William Ryan Fritch – Skunk (Music For Film Vol. I)
13:15 – William Ryan Fritch – Perpetual Motion (Heavy EP)
18:06 – Vieo Abiungo – With Its Slow Decay (Thunder May Have Ruined The Moment)
21:59 – Benoit Pioulard – Hawkeye (Remote Viewer Remix)(Hymnal Remixes)
26:41 – Graveyard Tapes – Ruins (White Rooms)
30:55 – William Ryan Fritch – Glass Slowly Shifts (The Old Believers OST)
31:43 – William Ryan Fritch – Bind and Unbind (Leave Me Like You Found Me)
34:55 – Vieo Abiungo – With Each Forgetful Step…Progress (Nils Frahm Remix)(And The World Is Still Yawning Remixed)
38:57 – William Ryan Fritch – In Dusky Ruin (Music For Film Vol. I)
40:19 – Western Skies Motel – As The Flames Rose (Upcoming LP)
41:50 – William Ryan Fritch – With Each Sweet Submersion (Music For Film Vol. I)
43:01 – Skyphone – Four Colours (Hildur)
47:25 – William Ryan Fritch – Lowered Expectations (Emptied Animal)


Lost Tribe Sound - Without Darkness

Autumn Wind Sounds - 2 Hour Long Relaxing Nature Sounds For Sleep

Dream Chimney exclusive 'Mix of the Week' #57 is from Chee Shimizu. 
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Mix of the Week #57: Chee Shimizu - Zwakala

Relaxing sound of water falling in a 2 Hour Shower: White Noise water sounds to help you or baby sleep to calm, sooth and help fall asleep. For meditation, study, relaxation, AMSR, help with insomnia, concentration aid, study, even yoga or just to sooth or calm your baby with white noise ambient natural sounds of water falling in a shower.

This is a genuine recording of a real shower in one take, I have not altered the sound in any way, to ensure a good night's sleep.

If you suffer from insomnia, need help to fall asleep or sounds or music to calm your baby or babies, if you're having a hard 
time clearing your mind in relaxing, then chill to this water shower sound recording which will definitely help you to fall  to 
sleep, rain and thunder is the best. Soothing sounds as white noise can really help to sooth a baby or to meditate or practice yoga to so give it a try!                                                                        

This shower water falling recording is 100% Genuine, it is unaltered & completely free from artificial sounds, colourings or preservatives! 

We at TheChilloutZone channel serve only wholesome recordings of real life natural ambient sounds to sleep and relax to, so 
this rain storm wit thereh thunder the best. A gentle shower Sound for you to enjoy, chill out to, calm your mind to, relax and sooth you into the best meditation or to relax your mind, body and soul to help cure insomnia or to aid you 

into a deep tranquil lucid dream sound state. Enjoy! :)

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Our other Sleep sound ambient links:
2Hrs of Oscillating Fan white noise for sleep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfJ2iPffnZY
2Hrs of Rainfall with Thunder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk1o-gnZGko
8Hrs of relaxing Rain and thunder (Extended): coming soon
TheChilloutZone Ambient Sleep Sounds Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxO3_g4nfwcqOS02FYJR0KG83U6NRFoEh


Many more natural ambient sounds coming soon to this channel, please let us know if there's anything you would like to hear. 
Our website will soon be available for you to download our white noise collections in MP3's...
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Relaxing sound of a 2 Hour Shower: White Noise water sounds to help you or baby sleep

Here is a mix for the great web radio from the alps Radio Meuh. A Mix of french west indies track from the 70's & 80's.
Some tracks from the "Kouté Jazz" compilation, some classics and some more rare and obscure tracks. Dig it!

You can order the 12 tracks compilation "Kouté Jazz" :

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Radio Meuh Mix Spécial "Kouté Jazz" by Franck Descollonges

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To celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of Brand Nubian's debut 'One for All', our buddy Chris Read has crafted yet another dope mix of album tracks, alternate versions, remixes, and original sample material.  Press play and enjoy!

Artwork by Leon Nockolds
Words by Alice Price-Styles

Tracklist:

1. Ray, Goodman & Brown - 'Another Day' (Sampled in 'Wake Up (Reprise in the Sunshine)')2. Chris Read - 'Theme #3' (Scratchapella)
3. Brand Nubian - 'Wake Up (Reprise in the Sunshine)'
4. Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians - 'What I Am' (Sampled in 'Slow Down')
5. Kool & The Gang - 'Kool It (Here Comes The Fuzz)' (Loop) (Sampled in 'Slow Down')
6. Brand Nubian - 'Slow Down'
7. Ohio Players - 'Never Had A Dream' (Loop) (Sampled in 'Slow Down')
8. The Nite Liters - 'Tanga Boo Gonk' (Sampled in 'Wake Up (Stimulated Dummies Mix)
9. Brand Nubian - 'Wake Up (Stimulated Dummies Mix)
10. The Mar Keys - 'Plantation Inn' (Sampled in 'Step to the Rear')
11. Big Daddy Kane - 'Smooth Operator' (Extract) (Sampled in 'Step to the Rear')
12. Brand Nubian - 'Step to the Rear'
13. James Brown - 'Funky President (People It's Bad)' (Sampled in 'To the Right')
14. Brand Nubian - 'To the Right'
15. James Brown - 'Can Mind' (Sampled in 'All for One')
16. James Brown - 'All for One' (Extract) (Sampled in 'All for One')
17. Brand Nubian - 'All for One'
18. Kool & The Gang - 'Jungle Jazz' (Sampled in 'Drop the Bomb')
19. Trouble Funk - 'Drop the Bomb' (Extract) (Interpolated in 'Drop the Bomb')
20. Public Enemy - 'Anti-Nigger Machine' (Extract) (Sampled in 'Drop the Bomb')
20. Brand Nubian - 'Drop the Bomb'
21. James Brown - Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud (Sampled in 'Dedication')
22. Brand Nubian - 'Dedication'
23. The Gap Band - 'Tommy's Groove' (Sampled in 'Ragtime')
24. Brand Nubian - 'Ragtime'
25. Steve Arrington - 'Nobody Can Be You' (Sampled in Grand Puba, Positive & LG)
26. Run-DMC - Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse) (Extract) (Sampled in Grand Puba, Positive & LG)
27. Brand Nubian feat Positive K and L.G - 'Grand Puba, Positive & L.G'
28. Syl Johnson - Different Strokes (Loop) (Sampled in 'Try to Do Me')
29. Brand Nubian - 'Try to Do Me'
30. Cameo - 'Rigor Mortis' (Sampled in 'Brand Nubian')
31. Brand Nubian - 'Brand Nubian'
32. Parliament - 'Flash Light' (Extract) (Sampled in 'Brand Nubian')
33. Cannonball Adderley Quintet feat Jesse Jackson - 'Walk Tall' (Sampled in 'Concerto in X Minor')
34. Brand Nubian - 'Concerto in X Minor'
35. The Last Poets - 'When the Revolution Comes (Extract) (Sampled in 'Concerto in X Minor')
36. Earth, Wind & Fire - 'Bad Tune' (Sampled in 'Dance to my Ministry')
37. Trouble Funk - 'Pump me Up' (Extract) (Sampled in 'Dance to my Ministry')
37. Brand Nubian - 'Dance to my Ministry'
38. James Brown - 'Popcorn with a Feeling' (Sampled in 'Who Can Get Busy Like This Man')
39. Brand Nubian - 'Who Can Get Busy Like This Man'

Brand Nubian 'One for All' 25th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

Following late 2015's "Precursor EP" comes a new release and another change in the overall presentation of my field recordings. Over the next 1-2 weeks I will be posting a trilogy of extended soundscapes that share an affinity for a specific geographic focus, occupying a psychedelic space between the more scholarly process of creating sound maps and experimental ambient music. The first installment of these experimental sound maps (which highlight three important places from around my home in Detroit, MI) is infatuated with the power and presence of the many waters of Detroit's Belle Isle Park. Unlike some sound maps which aim for a total representation of a location, these pieces have a more insular approach, opting to provide the listener with a guided tour through specific landmarks.

The scene is set with the bleached out bliss of a hot midafternoon sun on Belle Isle's sandy public beach. Children goof around a few towels over - one boy tries to trick another into saying "underwear" - while down the beach the river lightly laps at the beach, and a little further away some field crickets begin to stir.  Just past the midway point of the river a few boats pass, one lingers in the middle of the stereo field, slowly getting closer and slightly louder before turning away. The backdrop of waves and field noise (crickets and passing boats) is constantly shifting throughout the soundscape, the best remnants from several field recording expeditions. We move a little away from the shore and through open fields towards the notorious Hidden Beach. There we find a small group of people with a few dogs cooling off in the shady canal with some slowly passing fishing boats. We move further inland to the Conservatory Garden Fountain, close enough to hear the water bubble up from the pump beneath the surface. Even though we're so close to the fountain, a gardener using a weed whacker in the distance can be heard.  Our walk continues, leaving the Conservatory and heading towards a historic bell tower just in time to hear a peaceful melody. Finally we move towards the far shoreline, choosing an open field not far from the water to rest. By this point in the afternoon the field crickets have really picked up, competing in overall volume with an array of sounds including police sirens from Windsor and a huge barge which is about to pass through the river. You can hear the aging motors of the barge rattling away as the huge boat slowly passes from roughly 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock (in terms of position to the listener's stereo field).

A number of the recordings from this track were made with the Crown SASS stereo mic, complimenting the movement of passing ships from one side of the stereo field to the other. All sounds recorded and edited by RJ Stefanski in 2015.

Surrounded by Shores [Field Recorded Sound Map 1.1 | Waters of Belle Isle]

Delta Waves Music

R.J. Stefanski / Cathedral in Grayscale.

A new chapter in the evolution of how I manipulate my field recordings, "Cathedral in Grayscale" is a six minute mini-odyssey sitting at the meeting point of ambient, drone, and sound collage. The foundation of the soundscape is a new piano piece blurred with effects and slowly accented with a flurry of new recordings. Winter rain, passing trains, a crowded  shopping market, seagulls, and waves are just some of the sounds that were added in one by one, layering them all into one dense atmosphere. 
The track is further augmented by taking a few field recordings (downtown ambiance, barcode readers, frogs) and slathering them with effects and slowing them down into a blissed out pool of reverb. More piano compositions were also slowed down to resemble stringed instruments, a technique acquired from hours of listening to Stars of the Lid. 
Throughout "Cathedral" the human voice enters through the fog, including AM preachers, astronauts, famous opera singers, and elderly people speaking on surviving the Great Depression. Enjoy on good headphones, any feedback / requests to include in podcasts / etc.. please message me.

All sounds, editing, and artwork RJ Stefanski 2016.

unreleased

Cathedral in Grayscale [original ambient piano composition]

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This session is for sleep and lucid dreaming. It can also be used for deep meditation. It contains melodies and soundscapes tuned to (432hz). 6.0Hz Theta Binaural Beats play gently in the background so headphones are highly recommended! Thank you and enjoy!


Artwork by Jpeabody be sure to check him out! :)
http://jjpeabody.deviantart.com/

Enjoy!

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Creative Colors Lucid Dream and Sleep 432Hz Music ~ Theta Binaural Beats

In the night forest there can be tranquility and calm.  Nature sounds with Delta Waves to help with deep relaxation and sleep.   Relax to a gentle breeze flowing through the tall trees and the sounds of owls, frogs.

Contact Rebecca Reads for commercial use:
http://www.readsrecordings.com

Created by Rebecca Reads Recordings

Calming Sounds of the Night Forest

Apple Music

Calming Sounds Of The Night Forest | Delta Wave Binaural Beats Music | Nature Sounds

My third installment in presenting "live" mixes, recorded in one take with original field recordings and no post-editing, Vol. III focuses on dense, aquatic dub textures.

This session was taped in preparation for a July 2016 performance in Norway Detroit's chill out room with peer Jakob Harris. The mix splits the difference between the classic ambient/IDM of the early 1990s with contemporary artists who carry the torch of a revival for this strain of new age music. Stretches of musique concrete and abstract textures are occasionally disrupted with downtempo dub percussion, keeping a calm, linear forward trajectory.

Included Artists:
Diatonis
Blondes
Tim Hecker
Oneohtrix Point Never
Deepchord presents Echospace
HIA & Biosphere
Zenker Brothers
Plastikman
Global Communication
Lawrence
Fennessz
Loscil
Donato Dozzy
Aphex Twin

with original field recordings by R.J. Stefanski.

Live Transmissions Vol. III [experimental ambient dub mix recorded live for Norway Detroit]

Sonic Portraits: A new series of shorter field recording compositions designed to present a single location through a small number of recordings with minimal editing.  The first installment is culled from three different recordings I made in the middle of a pond in the rural outskirts of Romeo, MI with a Crown SASS-P Stereo Mic into a Tascam recorder set at the HD quality of 96kHz / 24 bit / WAV. 

001 - Romeo Campground Swamp at Night: Three stereo field recordings featuring tons of late Summer crickets chirping away in the middle of a muggy night. Frogs occasionally croak from off in the distance, and towards the end a scary creature that sounds like the squeal of a pig appears.

Campground Swamp at Night [HD Field Recording of Crickets and Frogs in Deep Woods]

Blending elements of a full length LP, an experimental DJ set, and a retrospective compilation - "Selected Field Recording Works..." is the latest journey into sound design from R.J. Stefanski.

This project materialized over nearly a year of molding together soundscapes that span the full time range since upgrading my field recording set up (2013-2016), with a few unreleased pieces and brand new tracks thrown into the mix. A defining feature of this project is the focus on original piano compositions which appear and recede into the distance throughout the forty minutes. I also tried to maintain a full and clear volume across the mix - hopefully presenting these HD recordings in a way that any listener with quality headphones can appreciate. My aim is for this album to meet the standard qualifier for successful ambient music - whether you want to let it simply be background noise or something more substantial to listen to deeply - I hope it achieves whichever you need it for. 

Tracklisting / Outline of Sounds Presented ~

01. Cathedral in Grayscale [00-05]
02. Lake Erie Surf / Cedar Point Track UNRELEASED [05-10]
03. Urban Atmospheres [09-11]
04. Calming Waters of a Beaver Dam [11-13]
05. Green Acres of Detroit [13-16]
06. Midsummer Thunderstorm [ 16-18]
07. The Retired Cosmonaut SIDE B [18-20]
08. NEW Belle Isle Soundscape [20-22]
09. Drowning Butterflies [21-24]
10. NEW Mechanical Soundscape [23-27]
11. Welcome to Gotham [27-29]
12. Winter Freezing Rain and Sleet [29-31]
13. NEW NYC Soundscape Bryant Park & Central Park [31-36]
14. NEW Closing Outro [36-38]

All Sounds Captured by RJ Stefanski on either a Tascam DR-07 or a Crown SASS-P Stereo Mic then edited and maintained at 96 K / 24 Bit Wav files.

Selected Field Recording Works 2013-16 [All Original Ambient Compositions]

Purchase soundscapes & recordings on bandcamp:
https://rjstefanski.bandcamp.com/

A new track in the Therapy series is here, 17 minutes of ocean surf:
https://soundcloud.com/rjsfoundsounds/sound-therapy-sessions-002-relaxing-ocean-surf-relaxing-music-for-sleep-relaxation-hd-wav

After recently realizing I had yet to release any rain / thunder based recordings in 2016, I used the opportunity to begin yet another series examining the different formats available in curating, editing, and presenting original field recordings.  The Sound Therapy Sessions will feature lengthy sonic excursions favoring tranquil moods and the interesting mixtures of related sources within a specific location, theme, or concept.
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STS 001: Quiet Rain, Thunder & Waves
Obviously my favorite sound to build a track with - the rain for this particular piece was recorded on April 1, 2016 in Romeo, MI. Recording nature sounds near my parents home vs. Detroit allows me to avoid as much car/airplane/etc interference as possible. I try to make sure each new thunderstorm track I put out has a different feel then the previous examples - so with this version I decided to foreground the light, relaxing white noise of a light to medium rain (as compared to my usual focus on loud thunder). Over the course of the opening 6-8 minutes there are more and more layers of simple rain mixed in, all together from four separate recordings from two storms taped on an enclosed back porch. 

Slowly the rain forms into waves that ebb and flow throughout the stereo field. These were taped later in the summer of 2016 at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, MI. Around the same time a pair of boys playing and laughing on a trampoline in a Hamtramck backyard can also be heard.

Combining two soothing examples of the sound of water in nature with an extended run time and HD quality fidelity makes this track ideal for contemplative listening on good headphones. Enjoy.

All sounds, editing, and artwork by RJ Stefanski. December 2016

Sound Therapy Sessions

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Sound Therapy Session 001 - Quiet Rain, Thunder & Waves [Relaxing Music for Sleep & Meditation]

In preparation for the 1YR reunion party at Grenadier Club I curated a promotional mini mix to preview my set for that evening. Picking right up where those unpredictable RØM2 sets left off, the soundscape molds several genres of downtempo music with original field recordings. The track selection is comprised of completely new works, and hints at several different moods and directions without ever settling down. The mix has three separate 
levels: samples from some of my favorite ambient tracks, field recordings, and vocals sourced from youtube clips.

Lending the mix a subtle narrative reaching back to the early 20th century - I have edited in a constantly shifting layer of voices including Pearl Harbor radio updates, Titanic survivor interviews, and more. Headphones highly recommended - see you on the 3rd!

Tracklisting:
RJ Stefanski - Coney Island Waves 
Ted Talk on the science of sleep
Loscil - Goat Mountain
Steve Hauschildt - Same River Twice
David Attenborough interview clip
RJ Stefanski - Rain on Umbrella 
Edgar Froese -NGC 891
clip of "If I only Had a Brain" from The WIzard Of Oz
RJ Stefanski - Broadway Birds & McCarren Park Greenpoint
Huerco S. - Kraanvogel
clip from Alice in Wonderland
Pearl Harbor attack radio clips
Rafael Anton Irisarri -A Great Northern Sigh
RJ Stefanski - STS 001 Quiet Rain, Thunder, and Waves
Robert Fripp & Brian Eno - Wind on Water
clip of 9 year old discussing the universe
The Orb - Plateau
RJ Stefanski - Sonic Portraits 001 Campground Swamp at Night
clip from Titanic survivor
RJ Stefanski - STS 002 Meltwater & Ted Talk on sleep science
Gail Laughton - Pompeii 76 A.D.
Biosphere - With Their Paddles in a Puddle

1YR Promo Mini Mix / Soundscape [19 Min. Experimental Ambient Set]

If you wish to download this in full HD lossless quality, follow this link:
***Purchase on Bandcamp in WAV***
https://rjstefanski.bandcamp.com/track/relaxing-rain-and-loud-thunder

One of my first edits from my library of found sounds: "Relaxing Rain and Loud Thunder" is designed as a brief intro into my perspective on contemporary field recording. This is actually a few different storms, recorded in different times in various places piled up on top of each other to create a uniquely soothing three and a half minutes. Use good headphones and listen loud, but be ready for those loud cracks of thunder! More of my rain recordings:
https://soundcloud.com/rjsfoundsounds/city-storm-pt-03-rolling-thunder-hd-field-recordings
https://soundcloud.com/rjsfoundsounds/city-storm-pt-05-sudden-downpours-of-relaxing-rain-with-rolling-thunder-hd-field-recordings
https://soundcloud.com/rjsfoundsounds/rj-stefanski-midsummer-thunderstorm-field-recording-96-khz-24-bit
https://soundcloud.com/rjsfoundsounds/r-j-stefanski-20-x-2-05-romeo
https://soundcloud.com/rjsfoundsounds/rj-stefanski-city-rain-falling-on-umbrella-hd-field-recordings-nyc-96k-16bit-wav
https://soundcloud.com/rjsfoundsounds/sound-therapy-sessions-001-quiet-rain-thunder-and-waves
All Sounds Property of Ryan John Stefanski 2013-2020
New artwork / image by R.J. Stefanski July 1 2020.

self titled single

"Relaxing Rain and Loud Thunder"

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Relaxing Rain & Loud Thunder (Ambient Calm Field Recording for Sleep, Relaxation Meditation, Yoga)

Stream one of my original ambient pieces here:
https://soundcloud.com/rjsfoundsounds/r-j-stefanski-the-retired
Stream one of my relaxing rain recordings here:
https://soundcloud.com/rjsfoundsounds/a-new-rain-new-lp-previewextended-nature-sounds-for-relaxation
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From all the way back in January of 2011 comes my second ever mixtape and first in the ambient genre, "Mini Anthology of Ambient", dedicated and engineered for my (then) newborn nephew Cameron. I wanted to not only make a very relaxing, beatless soundtrack that an infant could fall asleep to, but also a chronological survey of a few pioneers of ambient production. So after a hypnotic intro we begin with Brian Eno's stately piano piece "1/1", before moving through decades of ambient classics: Aphex Twin, Biosphere, GAS, Stars of the Lid, and so on. 
     "Mini Anthology of Ambient" was originally created when I was relatively new to my editing software and before I began making my own field recordings. Needless to say, there were a few glitches I wanted to go back and smooth out. So, in 2013 I replaced the mix with a newly mastered update: the intros and outros were extended, some of my own field recordings were added into the existing ones which I had downloaded, a few rough patches/transitions were smoothed out, two artists were added, finally the overall volume of a majority of the mix was raised.

Feat:
// foundsound intro feat. Biosphere & Sigur Ros / Brian Eno - “1/1” / Aphex Twin - “Rhubarb” & "i" / Radiohead "Treefingers" / Biosphere - “Kobresia” / The Sight Below "Fervent" / Gas - “untitled 3” (from the album “Gas”) / Stars of the Lid - "Piano Aquieu" & "FAC 21" / Marconi Union - "Losing the Light" / Markus Guentner - “In Moll IV” / Boards of Canada - "Olson" / Keith Fullerton Whitman - “Modena” foundsound outro //

Mini Anthology of Ambient [Beatless Sleep Mix w. Eno, Aphex, Gas, Biosphere, Radiohead & more]

Nine minutes of audiophile recordings of rain showers and some thunder. This soundscape features three distinct storms/recordings, all taken from near Romeo, Michigan over the years 2012-2015. These field recordings were recently unearthed while in COVID quarantine, and were formed into this long collage designed for study, relaxation, or sampling. This track will close out my upcoming release RESERVOIR - a compilation of all new extended water-based soundscapes that will be out JULY 31st 2020.

Stay tuned for the full LP on all streaming platforms, as well as a limited Bandcamp physical version which is going to contain some really cool bonuses. All sounds, editing, and artwork by R.J. Stefanski. Taken on Tascam handheld recorders and maintained at HD 96 k, 16 bit WAV files. Enjoy on good headphones.

Reservoir

Buy HD on Bandcamp

A New Rain [Extended Nature Sounds for Relaxation, Sleep, Meditation](HD Rain & Thunderstorms)

The very first piece of CITY STORM.
This intro gives a glimpse into the release focusing on storms captured in urban settings. Just under four minutes of sparkling audio with clear droplets of rain slowly pooling up on a midtown Detroit patio. Aimed out towards Second Ave, several cars streak down the soaked concrete, and towards the 3 minute mark you can hear the rain intensify and patter on the overhang. 

Enjoy on good headphones! 
Audio captured in 96 k / 24 bit WAV files with Tascam hand-held recorder.

City Storm

City Storm Pt. 0I (Intro): Rain Droplets & Passing Cars (Relaxing HD Rain Sounds)

"CITY STORM" 
PT. 02: CARS PASSING IN THE NIGHT
-The second part of "City Storm" slowly sheds the light rain patter from the intro to focus on the quiet after the storm. This also happens to be captured at night, allowing the listener to hear lots of the smaller sounds that get lost in the midday din. For example, in the quiet moments between cars the electric hum of the street lights overhead is audible. You can also here the opening of a parking lot gate across the street as the cars make their way down the soaked pavement. All audio was captured with handheld Tascam microphones in midtown Detroit a few years back. Enjoy on good headphones!

City Storm Pt. 02: Cars Passing in the Night (Relaxing HD Rain Sounds)

"CITY STORM"
PT. 03: ROLLING THUNDER
-For the third part of "City Storm" the main feature is the arrival of thunder, albeit very distant thunder. I have never released a soundscape devoted specifically to this particular type of rolling, grumbling thunder that is travelling from quite a distance. I wanted to include some info from this great website "Sciencing":

on Rolling vs. Clap thunder:
-"You can typically hear thunder from a storm within about 15 miles of your position, occasionally farther out. Cloud-to-ground lightning that discharges fairly close to you will produce a sharp clap or crackle of thunder as the strong sonic shockwave from the part of the bolt nearest your position reaches you first.

A drawn-out, subsiding roll of thunder follows as your ear registers shockwaves from higher and more distant parts of the bolt’s channel.

The volume fluctuations of rolling thunder can be due to the zigzag and often forked shape of a bolt, differences in air density along the mostly vertical lightning channel and soundwaves bouncing off clouds, mountainsides and other obstacles – a combination of sound dulled and distorted by distance as well as echoes.

If you’re some distance from a thunderstorm, you may only hear rolling or pealing thunder." (check out the full article at: https://sciencing.com/difference-between-rolling-clap-thunder-6906574.html)

All audio was captured with handheld Tascam microphones in midtown Detroit a few years back. Enjoy on good headphones!

City Storm Pt. 03: Rolling Thunder and Quiet Rain (Relaxing HD Field Recordings)

"CITY STORM": A mini LP devoted to storm sounds captured in urban environments.

PT. 04: "Midtown Showers with Thunderclap and Birds"
-This piece begins with the remnants of rolling thunder from the last entry in City Storm, before opening up to a bustling Midtown street in the middle of a rain storm. Cars can be heard honking and passing by as the grumbles grow into a single, loud clap of thunder that nearly clipped in the recording. Once this subsides the focus is on layers of relaxing rain and springtime birds. Even with the bird calls, this still feels mostly nocturnal, or at least the kind of city presented in David Fincher's "Se7en" where its always raining and in some hazy in-between period that isn't day or night. 

This piece was built from three separate (recently unearthed) recordings captured in Detroit over the last few years. All audio has been maintained at HD 96 / 24 bit WAV files. Enjoy on good headphones.

All sounds and artwork property of R.J. Stefanski 2020.

City Storm Pt. 04: Midtown Rain Showers with Thunderclap And Birds (HD Field Recordings)

[O2Jam] SHK - 死月 (사월) 
4월의 동음이의어인 사월(死月)을 제목으로 하여
봄의 변덕스러운 기운, 따스함과 싸늘함의 공존을 표현하고자 하였습니다.
당시 게임 플레이용 노트에서는 휘몰아치는 변속노트를 적용했습니다.
(모바일로 넘어오면서 아쉽게도 변속구간 특유의 느낌은 상당부분 사라지게 되었습니다.)
후속작 死月 2 (사월 2)도 제작되었습니다.

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SHK - 死月 (사월)

Another chapter in my ongoing series of studio ambient mixes (not recorded live, produced over at least a month). This one is extra special for me as the title alludes to the fact that 2021 means I have been working in sound design for a decade. To help celebrate, I designed this new psychedelic journey, and layered it with field recordings from my collection of SFX I have captured going all the way back to my first upload folder from summer 2011. 

The track selection plays out like an anthology of some of the most talented ambient/sound design producers, blending eras and approaches ranging from pillars such as Biosphere, Stars of the Lid, and William Basinski - alongside emerging producers like Green-House and Zeze Wakamatsu. Molding everything together is a constantly shifting foundation of found sounds. The listener begins literally floating downstream as one subtle aquatic effect dissolves into another for the opening fifteen minutes. I also included many of my favorite audio finds including air traffic controllers, vintage game shows, NASA communications, nature documentaries, and religious A.M. radio hosts to list a few.

As a special bonus and thank you: I am pledging a $5 donation for every 350 plays of this mix* to Coalition for the Homeless (based in NYC)(*for the first 10,000 plays).
UPDATE: As of 08.26 $107 has been donated to cover the first 7,500 plays


Headphones highly recommended for this immersive mix. There are links below to support all of the included artists. Thanks for a decade of chilling out with me.

Tracklisting:

1. Intro / Floating down the River  00:00 - 16:30

-R.J. Stefanski "Small Stream near the Boathouse"
-Boards of Canada "Sundown"  00:20
-A.M. Radio snippet (lots of these captured by myself and hidden in mix)
-Zeze Wakamatsu "Concert in a Tortoiseshell"  03:20
-Cholosus "Lexicon Drive" 07:45
-Segue "Aurora"  11:40
-R.J. Stefanski "Powerful Atlantic Surf"

2. Floating in Space   16:31 - 39:00

-Markus Guentner "Keep Your Eyes Closed"  16:31
-audio snippet from "What's My Line" gameshow (circa 1950)
-The Orb "Moonbuilding 2703 A.D."(Wolfgang Voigt Mix) 20:45
-Sun Electric "An Atom of All Suns" 25:00
-R.J. Stefanski "Night River"
-Biosphere "Insolate" 28:45
-R.J. Stefanski "The Birds of Turtle Pond"
-Stars of the Lid "The Better Angels of our Nation" 33:00
-Loscil "Erit" 35:30
-R.J. Stefanski "Cars Passing in the Night"

3. Floating in a Dream / Outro 39:01 - 57:46

-Windy and Carl "Lighthouse" 39:30
-Aphex Twin "Cliffs" 39:30
-Green-House "Parlor Palm" 42:00
-Skee Mask "Dolby" 46:45
-R.J. Stefanski "Subway to Manhattan"
-William Basinski "O, My Daughter, O My Sorrow" 50:40
-R.J. Stefanski "unreleased rain recording 2011"
-Casino Versus Japan "Tropic" 54:30
-R.J. Stefanski "Wind Chime in south west Detroit"

Support artists:

Boards of Canada
https://boardsofcanada.bandcamp.com/

Zeze Wakamatsu
https://zezewakamatsu.bandcamp.com/

Cholosus
https://cholosus.bandcamp.com/

Segue
https://www.segueambient.com/

Markus Guentner
https://markus-guentner.bandcamp.com/

The Orb / Wolfgang Voigt
https://theorb.bandcamp.com/album/moonbuilding-2703-ad-remixes-sin-in-space-pt-1

Sun Electric
https://sunelectric.bandcamp.com/

Biosphere
https://biosphere.bandcamp.com/

Stars of the Lid
https://starsofthelid.bandcamp.com/

Loscil
https://loscil.bandcamp.com/

Windy and Carl
https://windyandcarl.bandcamp.com/

Aphex Twin
https://aphextwin.bandcamp.com/

Green-House
https://green-house.bandcamp.com/album/six-songs-for-invisible-gardens

Skee Mask
https://iliantape.bandcamp.com/album/itlp04-skee-mask-compro

William Basinski
https://williambasinski.bandcamp.com/

Casino Vs Japan
https://casinoversusjapan.bandcamp.com/

R.J. Stefanski
https://rjstefanski.bandcamp.com/

Ten Years Adrift [Studio Mix of Ambient, Experimental, Soundscape & Field Recordings]

Brooklyn NYC + Detroit | Message directly for inquiries about sampling recordings, bookings, collaborations, or questions | Since releasing a series of diverse mixtapes in 2011, Stefanski has slowly turned his focus to his own ambient productions, often built entirely of original field recordings. He has released a wide array of original soundscapes ranging from brief, high-def clips of thunderstorms to extended sound collages, each project sharing a hazy, psychedelic glow. Before moving to Brooklyn, Stefanski curated the chill out room for infamous Detroit after-hours rave BAK DØR. After relocating he released an LP of short field recordinged ("20 X 2"), a podcast for an experimental NYC label (Metamorph) and an album for Bivouac's "60 Minute Cities" series. His relaxing rain soundscapes are some of the most popular on soundcloud, with one clip nearing 14 million streams as of late 2020. More recently Stefanski expanded his productions with visual components, including a new website which hosts the unique travelogue "The San Diego Tapes" and photography prints for sale.

~FEEL FREE to use my field recordings/original tracks in any of your own works, I only ask you cite me as a source and please send me a link of the finished product.  MESSAGE ME for questions, I won't see questions in comments.

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