Nature recordings C/D

Quiet American has some nice field recordings, a lot of old stuff from Vietnam.

Classic: George Winston's Forest, I think it's called. Sounds like a nature tape, but it's just a piano.

Ok, I got another one that is "Dawn Chorus," in the jungle at dawn. The blurb promises a thunderstorm too, and there isn't one, I'm pissed off about that. Far worse, at two random moments some fucking creature screams in apparent agony, very loudly in the near distance. It sounds like a human, sort of. And I nearly wet my pants, holy fuck...

(It reminded me of that Where's Waldo knockoff that someone posted to ILX way back in the day, the puzzle that suddenly screams at you).

i've done some nature recording, to experiment with using a stereo mic & honestly, i love listening to the tape i gathered that day. it's rich & so completely ordinary. i recorded it early early in the morning & the world is just waking up & birds are chattering to each other, although it's mostly red-winged blackbirds.

a woman i occasionally work with bought a house out in the middle of nowhere & she's going to put microphones in the walls to collect the sounds from outside, which i think is one of the coolest ideas.

"Muggings in the Park at Dawn." I thought those "chik chik chik chik chkchkchkchkchk chik chik chik" sounds were crickets, but they were just the lawn sprinklers.

My dad has a bunch of these, but hasn't actually listened to any of them for about 20 years.

Well here's something:

http://www.numerogroup.com/products/environments

Press guff:

For the first time ever, the Grammy-nominated Numero Group record label has created a new form — the reissue app

Environments collects the entire historic record series by master sound engineer Irv Teibel into one easy to use package for the iPhone and iPad

The "boutique" lifestyle app: in a field of dozens of short-loop apps, Environments is the only long-form, vintage / analog-recorded collection of nature recordings.

"The music of the future isn't music."
— Irv Teibel

Environments is a historic catalog of long form field recordings created for the way you live. Whether you need to work, meditate, sleep, or any other use, Environments is the only ambient sound app based on extended recordings created in the 1960s and 70s on analog tape. Environments began as an unprecedented series of vinyl records, garnering widespread acclaim and selling millions of units. Now Environments steps into the mobile age as an invaluable and unique sonic tool for the way YOU live.

App Features:

No internet connection required — all recordings are part of the app.
22 fully remastered long form analog recordings, most 30 minutes or more.
Not short loops, not white noise — Environments live and breathe like nature itself.
Simple, intuitive navigation.
Unobtrusive, ad-free look and feel evokes a simpler, better time.
Put your favorite environment on infinite loop, or build your own playlist of favorites.
Blocks distractions, increases focus and mindfulness, reduces stress, helpful with tinnitus and fussy babies.
Sounds include ocean waves, birdsongs and dawn chorus, chimes, "be-in", thunderstorms, gentle rain, heartbeat, wind in trees, wordless choir, summer cornfield, creaky sailboat, country stream, country meadow, blizzard, and many more.
Features informative biography of Environments creator Irv Teibel, along with concise informational screens on individual recordings.
A co-creation of Syntonic Research, Inc. and Numero Group.