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Bernie Krause's Green Meadow Stream is 59 minutes of ecstasy. Captured not far from Yuba Pass in the High Sierras, in an isolated place called Lincoln Meadow, Krause's recording is superb. In the trees, whose leaves bristle occasionally in a gentle breeze, birds chirp and play with one another. But the birds are far enough away that their singing does not distract from the real star, the stream. Kick back or cuddle up to listen to the cool water of the meadow stream trickle over pebbles and rocks. The froth of bubbles fills in behind a bigger rock or two and along the grassy shore dotted with wildflowers and adds a faint flavor of effervescence that all relaxing streams seem to have. Once or twice you can hear the plop of a fish--Krause has managed to record the early-spring frolicking of stream trout on compact disc. Twice in the recording you'll find the dull thud of something falling from the trees--perhaps leftover twigs from a squirrel's nest or a branch's end that storms and winds had made loose. In his liner notes, Krause explains that he was lucky to capture the sound of this place when he did in 1990 because not more than a year later the trees around it were clear-cut. He writes, "This recording is a reminder of what extraordinary beauty there is to be experienced in the natural world ... a testament and ode to the Lincoln Meadow that many human and nonhuman creatures once knew." Krause has both conserved a part of nature we often overlook and even brought the mountains to our living rooms, to our bedrooms, ideal for whatever purpose--yoga, meditation, napping, or relaxation, straightforward and honest. --Erik Macki
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Lincoln Meadow is one of those places you think you remember from a dream. Luckily, I was able to capture this High Sierra site east of Yuba Pass on tape a year before it was completely clear-cut and no longer accessible. I arrived on June 15th, 1989 when the meadow was still mottled with traceries of unmelted snow and brown grasses were not yet green.
Wildflowers sprouted all around me as birds nestled in tufts of vegetation and low-lying bushes everywhere I gingerly stepped. Believe it or not, a stream glinting with trout ran right through the middle of this scene. This recording is a reminder of what extraordinary beauty there is to be experienced in the natural world...a testament and ode to the Lincoln Meadow that many human and non-human creatures once knew.
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Bernie Krause Manufacturer: Wild Sanctuary ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  Native American
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ASIN: B00008AIVH Release Date: 2003-01-01 |
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We've set up our recording gear near a stream that cuts diagonally across this high Sierra meadow from south to north. It carries with it water so clear and crystalline that we can see the trout heading for the shadowed holes as we approach. Willows and low vegetation along its path shelter many different kinds of birds. The forest edge is only a short distance away. Streams (like ocean sounds) are difficult to record. I have to be very careful so that what is picked up and transformed through my gear leaves the impression you get while actually on site. The result sounds simple, but takes many days and many hours of recording to achieve.GREEN MEADOW STREAM is located to the east of Yuba Pass in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. This recording was made in 1988, a year before logging, in what was formerly a healthy and undisturbed habitat. Although the logging was selective, the habitat has since been significantly altered so that the soundscape example on this CD can no longer be experienced. Extinction takes many forms. Here is an example of a gorgeous biophony - recorded before it vanished.
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Another good one........2005-09-24
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Bernie Krause Manufacturer: Miramar ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B00000AEWJ Release Date: 1998-09-15 |
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Bernie Krause's Green Meadow Stream is 59 minutes of ecstasy. Captured not far from Yuba Pass in the High Sierras, in an isolated place called Lincoln Meadow, Krause's recording is superb. In the trees, whose leaves bristle occasionally in a gentle breeze, birds chirp and play with one another. But the birds are far enough away that their singing does not distract from the real star, the stream. Kick back or cuddle up to listen to the cool water of the meadow stream trickle over pebbles and rocks. The froth of bubbles fills in behind a bigger rock or two and along the grassy shore dotted with wildflowers and adds a faint flavor of effervescence that all relaxing streams seem to have. Once or twice you can hear the plop of a fish--Krause has managed to record the early-spring frolicking of stream trout on compact disc. Twice in the recording you'll find the dull thud of something falling from the trees--perhaps leftover twigs from a squirrel's nest or a branch's end that storms and winds had made loose. In his liner notes, Krause explains that he was lucky to capture the sound of this place when he did in 1990 because not more than a year later the trees around it were clear-cut. He writes, "This recording is a reminder of what extraordinary beauty there is to be experienced in the natural world ... a testament and ode to the Lincoln Meadow that many human and nonhuman creatures once knew." Krause has both conserved a part of nature we often overlook and even brought the mountains to our living rooms, to our bedrooms, ideal for whatever purpose--yoga, meditation, napping, or relaxation, straightforward and honest. --Erik MackiAlbum Description
Lincoln Meadow is one of those places you think you remember from a dream. Luckily, I was able to capture this High Sierra site east of Yuba Pass on tape a year before it was completely clear-cut and no longer accessible. I arrived on June 15th, 1989 when the meadow was still mottled with traceries of unmelted snow and brown grasses were not yet green.Wildflowers sprouted all around me as birds nestled in tufts of vegetation and low-lying bushes everywhere I gingerly stepped. Believe it or not, a stream glinting with trout ran right through the middle of this scene. This recording is a reminder of what extraordinary beauty there is to be experienced in the natural world...a testament and ode to the Lincoln Meadow that many human and non-human creatures once knew.
Customer Reviews:
Wonderful !.......2000-10-24
As an avid hiker, it reminds me of those few exquisite days, when I happen to hit it just right, that the earth's music unfolds like the most compelling symphony.
Gorgeous !
Green meadows, bubbling brooks, where?.......1999-01-31
It's very relaxing but by no means boring........1998-11-07
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