Sonic Journal

#33 Orchard Crows at Dawn [Binaural]

Sonic Journal EP33: Orchard Crows at Dawn [Binaural] Old apple and pear orchards can be the homes to many animals and unsurprisingly this often includes crows. It seems logical that such an intelligent species would not miss out on the delicious ripe fruits in early autumn, but with the crow being an animal steeped in folklore perhaps there are other darker reasons for them choosing to be amongst the pear trees! For this recording I placed the binaural head in the middle of an old Perry pear tree orchard in deepest Herefordshire (UK), and was especially taken by the intense corvid conversations that i picked up in the early morning after a moderate amount of fresh night rain. > Thanks for listening! For more info on the Sonic Journal Podcast including accompanying blog and location pics from each recording session head over to https://sonicjournal.tumblr.com/ [https://sonicjournal.tumblr.com/] or follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/recordinguk/ [https://instagram.com/recordinguk/] — Sonic Journal is now also featured in the top 25 Best Field Recording Podcasts list by Feedspot, take a look: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/field_recording_podcasts/ [https://podcasts.feedspot.com/field_recording_podcasts/] Nice one:) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

#32 Hillside Broom in late August

Sonic Journal EP32: Hillside Broom in Late August There are a handful of sounds i look forward to hearing on my regular hill walks throughout the year, one occuring when the hillside Broom has dried over the summer months leaving the many seed pods crisp and dry. These pods make a few sounds with the rattle and swish being the easiest to hear. The second seed 'pop' sound is more subtle as this happens usually on in the heat of a summers day so is more difficult to record (maybe one for a future episode). For this recording, while it was a sunny day, the warm afternoon gales were blowing over the hillside and stirring up the Broom good and proper. I love the contrast of the winds and seed pod rattle happening together. Next time you walk on a part grazed hillside (perhaps even on the Malverns!), look and listen out for the Broom bushes with their distinctive yellow flowers and rattly seed pods. > Thanks for listening! For more info on the Sonic Journal Podcast including accompanying blog and location pics from each recording session head over to https://sonicjournal.tumblr.com/ [https://sonicjournal.tumblr.com/] or follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/recordinguk/ [https://instagram.com/recordinguk/] — Sonic Journal is now also featured in the top 25 Best Field Recording Podcasts list by Feedspot, take a look: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/field_recording_podcasts/ [https://podcasts.feedspot.com/field_recording_podcasts/] Nice one:) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

#31 Snaefelsness Spring Chorus

Sonic Journal EP31: Snaefelsness Spring Chorus In Western Iceland, late May time, the dawn chorus is less an intense build and fall (as it is in the UK) and more of a rich plateaux of continuing bird calls. I was on the edge of a large wild bird nesting area bordering a campground and the sounds of Whimbrel, Redwing, Snipe, Arctic Tern and many others were creating this rich and angular textured soundscape. Headphones on, I gradually drift off to sleep after pressing record at around 8am, leaving the recorder running until the batteries finally run out... I'll never tire of spring chorus time in Arnastapi. > Thanks for listening! For more info on the Sonic Journal Podcast including accompanying blog and location pics from each recording session head over to https://sonicjournal.tumblr.com/ [https://sonicjournal.tumblr.com/] or follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/recordinguk/ [https://instagram.com/recordinguk/] — Sonic Journal is now also featured in the top 25 Best Field Recording Podcasts list by Feedspot, take a look: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/field_recording_podcasts/ [https://podcasts.feedspot.com/field_recording_podcasts/] Nice one:) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

#30 Snowy Winds on Midsummer Hill - Binaural

Sonic Journal EP30: Snowy Winds on Midsummer Hill [Binaural] It was a cold Wednesday in March 2023 and there had been an unusually large dump of snow in recent days meaning i finally had an opportunity to get over to a favourite woodland to assess the sonics and record some weather. Unsurprisingly there were few people about when i was hiking up the valley side to my chosen microphone spot, although the winds were picking up meaning i had to seat the tripod legs solidly into the snow to keep the binaural head from toppling over. I sit it out on an insulated mat for an hour or so, listening carefully as the icy gales ripped up the valley, tearing past me and the microphones without a care... > Thanks for listening! For more info on the Sonic Journal Podcast including accompanying blog and location pics from each recording session head over to https://sonicjournal.tumblr.com/ [https://sonicjournal.tumblr.com/] or follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/recordinguk/ [https://instagram.com/recordinguk/] — Sonic Journal is now also featured in the top 25 Best Field Recording Podcasts list by Feedspot, take a look: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/field_recording_podcasts/ [https://podcasts.feedspot.com/field_recording_podcasts/] Nice one:) #bass #thunder #meditation #nature #soundscape #fieldrecording #nofilter #binaural #dpamicrophones ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

#29 QE Muffled Bells - St Matthias Church, Malvern

Sonic Journal EP29: Queen Elizabeth Muffled Bells [St Matthias Church, Malvern] It is only on the rare occasion that church bells are chimed with mufflers on. Bells are half-muffled for Remembrance Sunday, but it seems only fully muffled when a king or queen dies. This recording was made on September 11th 2022. Muffled bells were heard around the country for ten days from September 9th to 19th 2022, sounding out a more solemn tone as a mark of respect. For more info on the Sonic Journal Podcast including accompanying blog and location pics from each recording session head over to https://sonicjournal.tumblr.com/ [https://sonicjournal.tumblr.com/] or follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/recordinguk/ [https://instagram.com/recordinguk/] — Sonic Journal is now also featured in the top 25 Best Field Recording Podcasts list by Feedspot, take a look and listen: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/field_recording_podcasts/ [https://podcasts.feedspot.com/field_recording_podcasts/] Thanks for listening :) #churchbells #queenelizabeth #soundscape #muffledbells #fieldrecording #binaural #dpamicrophones ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.