Recorded this night thunderstorm with a Sennheiser double mid-side system.  The rain was pretty heavy over a grove of aspen, with some broader leafed vegetation on the forest floor.  The storm lasted for a few hours, I picked out this section to share for now.  

Night Thunder and Heavy Rain in Aspen Grove with Broadleaf Understory

Sound recordist Colin Hunter 
Founder of the World Sounds project

I like sounds. wich are a lot more evocative than images . Rather naturals sounds, I appreciate artistic, sociological, ecological or contemplative aproach. Besides  I start to be really interested in bioacoustic studies. Making DIY microphones projects (multicanal technic , hydros, bat recorders..) and home made wind protections.

"What can we know except that the only way to be alive is the independant and disinterested diving into our feellings"
Joseph CZAPSKI

Specialized in sound library editing and review, and wilderness field recording.

I'm a Miami location sound recordist who will capture terrific tracks for your interview, commercial, documentary, reality show or news program. With more than 30 years telling compelling national and global stories, I’m a complete team member with a keen eye for production and a sharp ear for powerful sound.

And as a field recordist - working independently of a film crew - I’ve captured the subtle sounds of the natural world from a kayak, a manhood dance in Ethiopia and the action-packed soundscapes of China.

We have completed our "Time Trilogy"... 1 album and 2 EPs now available on CD! https://zuunzug.bandcamp.com/merch/time-trilogy-3-cd

        Pluck is a new string duo formed by Wu Fei (guzheng / voice) and Gyan Riley (guitar) in the summer of 2011 in New York City.  Not long after being introduced by composer/producer John Zorn, they kicked off their collaboration with a series of shows at The Stone, Barbès, and the Museum of Modern Art. 

        Both Wu and Riley are classically trained performers and composers who have also embraced various improvisational styles. After the duo's first performance, the New York Times noted how "Few stylistic boundaries are left intact in this collaboration." Together they draw on a huge variety of traditions, including jazz, Indian raga, and Chinese, Spanish, and Western classical music.  In previous projects, the artists have also collaborated with musicians such as Zakir Hussain, Bela Fleck, Fred Frith, John Zorn, and Terry Riley. 

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        Gyan Riley is a guitarist and composer whose diverse work embraces composition, improvisation, and contemporary classical repertoire.  Riley has performed throughout Europe, Canada, Latin America and the US, both as a soloist and in various all-star ensembles.  Recent performance highlights include Carnegie Hall, London’s Barbican Theatre, the All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival, the Big Ears Festival, and soloing with the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra.  In January, Gyan’s fourth recording of original compositions, entitled Stream of Gratitude, was released on Tzadik Records.

 

        “Riley is a genuine virtuoso, and although his music often pushes the limits of guitar technique, he always plays with stylish grace.”                    

                  - All Music


        "There’s no way to pigeonhole the music of guitarist Gyan Riley . . . His music has a beauty all its own."

                          - SF Examiner

         
        “A Minimalist Heir with Maximum Chops”

                          -Wall Street Journal
         

        Wu Fei is a genre-bending composer and performer from Beijing. She plays the guzheng (Chinese zither) and sings. Her compositions include works for classical and jazz ensembles and films. She has released two critically acclaimed records, Yuan (Tzadik) and A Distant Youth (Forest Hill). Ms. Wu has performed all over Europe, the United States and Asia from the North Sea Jazz Festival and Vossa Jazz to Beijing's Forbidden City Concert Hall. 


             " Wu Fei, a Chinese guzheng player who shocked the sold-out crowd with her slashing, skittering mastery of the zitherlike instrument…”  

        - San Francisco Chronicle 
         

        " In Wu’s work evinces respect for tradition, an interest in what instruments can do, a strong sense of architecture, and good old fashioned showmanship.”  

        - AllMusic.com 


         " Men det som gör Wu Fei, ibland är det både vackert och komplext, tänk en kinesisk Joanna Newsome ungefär...En av festivalens absoluta höjdpunkter." (it's beautiful and complex, imagine a Chinese Joanna Newsom...One of the festival's finest moments.)

        - Göteborg Post   



Field Recordings, Sound Design and Ambient music

My sound libraries and just field recordings. Witnessing how beautifully the world is created.

Raphael Malfliet is a sound artist and composer. His work focuses on investigating location and situation-specific sound determined by social, historical, and ecological factors. This results in a field recording practice accompanied by an active listening practice linked to reading and understanding the influence of sound on a landscape and vice versa.

Night Thunder and Heavy Rain in Aspen Grove with Broadleaf Understory

Ebbtide Sound