Recorded with pair of Hydrophones to achieve stereo effect, microphones resting on small stream bed of  a small meltwater stream in the forest.

Meltwater Stream at Nacka Reserve, Sweden

Esta meditación fue escrita y grabada para "Donde nace el agua", una caminata al nacimiento del río Manzanares en la sierra de Guadarrama el domingo 29 de septiembre de 2024. Juan Pablo Pacheco, Marina Monsonís y Malú Cayetano propusieron canalizar y meditar con el origen del agua y sentipensar las fuerzas geológicas, espirituales e históricas que le han dado su forma actual al río. El evento fue organizado como parte de la residencia "Redes Húmedas en el Museo" que desarrollaron Juan Pablo Pacheco Bejarano y Marina Monsonís, apoyada por Hablarenarte, el Museo Reina Sofía y la Fundación Carasso. 

Donde nace el agua — meditación con el río Manzanares

This composition begins with a field recording captured during a thunderstorm in the summer of 2022 in Gananoque, Ontario, Canada. Experimenting with recording techniques, the composition layers various aquatic recordings between natural and industrial environments: snow falling onto a plastic bag of an encased microphone, hydrophone recordings in a hot tub, and a dripping faucet. By layering these sonic textures, the piece invites listeners to engage with water in its many forms—its fleeting presence in weather events, its containment within human-made structures, and its inevitable leaking beyond boundaries.

Photo by Luca Nardone (www.pexels.com) 

Submerged Ears

What do mangroves sound like... from underwater? Recorded with my hydrophone on Santa Catalina island in the Caribbean Archipelago of San Andres and Providencia.

Mangroves

A clip of J- and K-Pods from the Raincoast Conservation Foundation hydrophone in Swanson Channel, BC:
https://www.youtube.com/live/v6YhBAIJqGM

April 12, 2025 ~ Js and Ks in Swanson Channel

Snapping shrimp were able to be recorded during the trip to mosquito lagoon the audio field recording class guided by Carley Metcalf. We were able to capture the sound clip of snapping shrimp within the canals of the lagoon with the use of a hydrophone. This trip was made possible by the Marine Discovery Center.  

Recorded at Mosquito Lagoon, Florida near the sandbank of Callalisa Creek (29.016403, -80.904188) by Nathan Wolek and students of DIGA 260V.  

Captured with the Zoom F6 recorder and hydrophone JRF. 

Special thanks to Carley Metcalf and the Marine Discovery Center for the help in making our boat tour possible. 

Snapping Shrimp

The sound presented on this file is a motorboat gliding in the water. The hydrophones were dropped into the water at the front of the boat, the left side of the boat, and the right side of the boat to catch the sounds of underwater activities.  

Recorded at Mosquito Lagoon, Florida near the sandbank of Callalisa Creek (29.016403, -80.904188) by Nathan Wolek and students of DIGA 260V.  

Captured with the Zoom F6 recorder and hydrophone JRF.  

Special thanks to Carley Metcalf and the Marine Discovery Center for the help in making our boat tour possible. 

Motor 1

A loud boat motor. Using the hydrophone from the kits and lowering them into the water we were able to capture the underwater sound of a boat passing us.  

Made with Kit 2 on 3/21/2025 at 9:40am captured by students Nour and Carol in the Spring of 2025 on the Zoom F6 recorder. 

Recorded at Mosquito Lagoon, Florida near the sandbank of Callalisa Creek (29.016403, -80.904188) by Nathan Wolek and students of DIGA 260V.  

Special thanks to Carley Metcalf and the Marine Discovery Center for the help in making our boat tour possible. 

Motor 2

Unidentified ultrasonic sound. The source of the sound is uncertain, though we hypothesize it could be dolphins, which we spotted visually in the area. 

The hydrophone was positioned approximately 6 feet below the water’s surface. The sound was identified on the spectrogram as being in the inaudible range, between 25 kHz and 40 kHz. The recording was slowed to a quarter speed to bring it into the audible range, with resulting tones between 6 to10 kHz. 

Recorded at Mosquito Lagoon, Florida, on March 21st, around 11:15 AM. 

Captured with the Zoom F6 recorder and Ambient Sound fish hydrophone by students of the Audio Field Recording class, Spring 2025. 

Special thanks to Carley Metcalf and the Marine Discovery Center for the help in making our boat tour possible. 

Ultrasonic Whistles

Dolphin Squeaks. These whistles were very faint and may be difficult to hear below the snapping shrimp. Recorded by a hydrophone approximately 6 feet below the water’s surface.  

Recorded at Mosquito Lagoon, Florida, on March 21st, around 11:00 AM. 

Captured with the Zoom F6 recorder and Aquarian hydrophone by students of the Audio Field Recording class, Spring 2025. 

Special thanks to Carley Metcalf and the Marine Discovery Center for the help in making our boat tour possible. 

Dolphin Squeak

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hydrophone blues

Made with hydrophone recordings from Ocean Networks Canada [Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 License / https://soundcloud.com/oceannetworkscanada] and granulated flute.

DepthTopograhies

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Recording from a jetty in the Maldives using two JFK hydrophones. The clicking sounds are likely to be parrot fish crunching on coral.

Filitheyo Maldives Hydrophone June 2025

Another hydrophone recording from the jetty in Filitheyo, Maldives

Filitheyo Maldives Hydrophone (2) June 2025

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Composer, sound artist, and experimental flute + woodwind player from Treaty 6, Saskatchewan. Currently based on unceded Lekwungen territory in Victoria, BC.

1/3 of the experimental trio Bell Dreams 
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Im going to be moving some things around soon so tracks might disappear

i think ill probably keep the 'my grey leaving' ambient-shoegaze stuff here and move the other demos and random stuff (as bin/thorn) over to Nina as it has unlimited upload space, and has free streaming
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Irish field recordist, now residing in Sweden. I have a deep interest and background in birding, which is reflected in my sound recordings. Follow my podcast, Wild Bird Acoustics, on all podcast providers!

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