Listen To Nature (1:29) This "Listen to Nature" story was created as a part of a youth exchange project "Speak for Nature" which happened in Kolka, Latvia, from 4th to 13th of August, 2011. The project was carried out by society "homo ecos:" and project "Stories of Footprints" and supported by EU program "Youth in Action", Latvia's State Forests, CANON and "Greenmood" Source: YouTube
Friday, May 17, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Soundscape: Listening to Nature's Orchestra
Listening
to Nature's Orchestra (1:13) "Listening to the sounds of the wild
through a set of headphones makes you realise how much you have been missing.
The natural world suddenly becomes alive in a way you have never seen
before.
In his book "The Great Animal Orchestra" author Dr
Bernie Krause says:
"Every place, with its vast population of plants and
animals, becomes a concert hall, and everywhere a unique orchestra performs an
unmatched symphony, with each species sound fitting into a specigic part of
that score. It is a highly evolved, naturally occurring masterpiece."
Working
with Bernie over the years and playing a tiny part of his book has given us the
inspiration to create a sound system that can easily be mounted on a safari
vehicle and link everyone to the powerful microphones via individual
headphones. The system will now become a permanent fixture on all of our
private safaris.
www.kuyimba.com"
Video by Derek and Sarah Solomon. Source: YouTube
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Interview: Stijn Dickel on Aifoon
What Is Aifoon? (11:10) Stijn Dickel discusses Alfoon, an arts education that focuses on listening and sound in its research on silence. Aifoon (Ghent Belgium) stands for ai (Japanese for love) + foon (Greek for sound). Ten years ago Alfon started its first workshops in schools with the question "How do you experience your way from home to school?" and "How would you translate this experience trough sound?" More and more we are realizing the importance of listening and to listen how other people are listening.
Aifoon also has a mini-European Network with Barcelona, London and Hailuoto (Finland) where it shares and remixes sounds and share and comment on auditive portraits of "the city". Click2Visit web site and The City Rings blog.
Related video: Stijn Dickel: Aifoon Interview (18:46) Dickel is the artistic director of Aifoon, Ghent.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Soundscape: Trains and nature in Karelia
Karelia Train Soundscape (13:11) Although this video was filmed with train enthusiasts in mind, it is also interesting to those who study soundscapes. The interplay between the natural environment and the passing of trains in the Karelia region of Russia is quite fascinating. Karelia is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Finland, Russia, and Sweden. This is a nicely produced video. Source: YouTube
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Soundscape: Changeringers Christ Church, Victoria, B.C.
Friday, April 19, 2013
Research: Acoustic Mapping of Fish Schools
Designed For Listening (2:24) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Survey Vessel (FSV) Oscar Dyson is very quiet while underway, allowing scientists to detect faint echoes from fish schools and other marine life, with little interference from ship noise. Source: YouTube
Friday, April 5, 2013
Project: Bologna Soundscape
Project-Teaser (:45) A video teaser about an April, 2013 Bologna Soundscape workshop organized to produce a sound map of the historic center of the city with the help of workshop participants. The result of the mapping to be made available online at archivioitalianopaesaggisonori.it.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Noise Issue: Brazilian Cities and Sound Pollution
Noise Pollution (2:13) This Portuguese language TV news report addresses the problem of urban noise that disturbs an estimated 40% of the population who suffer from sleepless nights. Traffic, emergency vehicles, air flights, and other acoustic events are the blame. In the state of São Paulo, the police receive some 3500 calls every day because of noise issues. Source: Journal Nacional.
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