Projects: Swedish Soundscapes

Cinematic Study (3:13) This is an abstract film study of the different soundscapes of the Swedish cities Lund and Malmö, done for an architectural workshop held at the Lund School of Architecture in 2007. Full credits: Peter Andrén, Axel Christian Borhaven, Magnus Casselbrant, Martin Falck, Sara Hellgren, Lovisa Lindström, Oliver Pershav, Aksel Widoff. Source: YouTube

Soundscape: Jindiji - Tokyo

Jindiji (1:57) A subtle soundscape of the Jindaiji temple area in Tokyo known for its botanical garden and soba noodles. There are over 20 soba restaurants and other shops around the park. This is one of many beautiful videos capturing the land and soundscape of Japan by Hioki Akihaur a.k.a. "hiokinskywalker". Videos are best viewed with headphones and full screen.  Source: YouTube 

Education: Listen To Nature Video

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

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.

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Video by Derek and Sarah Solomon. Source: YouTube

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.

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

Soundscape: Changeringers Christ Church, Victoria, B.C.

Changeringers of Christ Church (3:49) James Green sets out to find who makes the bells toll at Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The traditional term for bellringers is "Changeringers". On most Tuesday evenings throughout the year, the local ringers practice for two hours, beginning at 7 p.m. The Cathedral bells are rung every Sunday, for about half an hour before each of the two principal morning services. The bells are also usually rung on New Years Eve, Victoria Day and Remembrance Day (muffled). They are rung on request for weddings and funerals (when it is customary to muffle the sound of the bells) and for other special occasions.  Visitors are welcome to climb 71 steps to watch during Sunday-morning ringing, and for the first hour of practice nights. Source: ShawTV and YouTube.

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