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Renowned naturalist and sound designer Dr. Bernie Krause has traveled the world capturing the soundscapes of exotic natural environments. Dr. Krause began his groundbreaking work in bioacoustics and environmental recording in the late 1960's, and much of his work has been accomplished with techniques and technologies that he personally developed. His "In A Wild Sanctuary" (1970) recording earned a place in history as being the first recording to use environmental sounds as both a central component of orchestration and as a statement about the environment.
Dr. Krause's diverse achievements include 10 recordings for The Nature Company that have enjoyed over $24 million in gross sales over a period of 6 years. Development of the audio technology innovation known as the Intelligent Show System (for public exhibitions and installations), and his Music and Word Series of spoken word documents that include "Ishi - The Last Yahi." Dr. Krause recently published the book "Wild Soundscapes" (2002) that includes a full-length CD featuring a sampling of natural sounds.
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One of the few remaining areas where orangutans live, this habitat shrinks almost daily because of local population pressures. Yet, these fragile Indonesian rainforests harbor many wonderful creatures whose lives are constantly endangered. A rarely sighted clouded leopard came into view just before dusk one evening. The researcher, with whom I had been hiding on the trail, had tracked the animal for 6 months without ever catching so much as a glimpse. While sitting there quietly, the cat emerged from the forest and circled us slowly and deliberately three times before disappearing, again, into the dense undergrowth. You can almost hear us catch our collective breaths on this recording.
SUMATRA DAYS/SUMATRA NIGHTS. One of the few small biological islands left intact in Indonesia, the ever-shrinking research site where this recording was made, is under constant pressure from local populations who need access to its fragile resources for warmth and food. For a few days during our lengthy visit, we have been particularly lucky. We found a time and location within this lush forest where there was little interference from either the road or stream or other human noises - all some miles from where we hiked. This soundscape presents a vivid impression of what magic must have been conveyed in this spot as recently as the past few decades.
Sumatra Days, Sumatra Nights,Bernie Krause,Wild Sanctuary
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ASIN: B00008AIVG Release Date: 2003-01-01 |
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One of the few remaining areas where orangutans live, this habitat shrinks almost daily because of local population pressures. Yet, these fragile Indonesian rainforests harbor many wonderful creatures whose lives are constantly endangered. A rarely sighted clouded leopard came into view just before dusk one evening. The researcher, with whom I had been hiding on the trail, had tracked the animal for 6 months without ever catching so much as a glimpse. While sitting there quietly, the cat emerged from the forest and circled us slowly and deliberately three times before disappearing, again, into the dense undergrowth. You can almost hear us catch our collective breaths on this recording.SUMATRA DAYS/SUMATRA NIGHTS. One of the few small biological islands left intact in Indonesia, the ever-shrinking research site where this recording was made, is under constant pressure from local populations who need access to its fragile resources for warmth and food. For a few days during our lengthy visit, we have been particularly lucky. We found a time and location within this lush forest where there was little interference from either the road or stream or other human noises - all some miles from where we hiked. This soundscape presents a vivid impression of what magic must have been conveyed in this spot as recently as the past few decades.
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Authentic natural sounds.......2006-01-29
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