Environments Disc 6

Syntonic Research Inc. - Environments Disc 6

From the liner notes:

There is an enormous swamp between southeast Georgia and northern Florida which contains some of the most primitive jungle on the North American continent. The romance and mysterious charm of this world-famous area are legendary, yet few people have actually heard the full range of myriad sounds only to be found deep in the heart of this vast, largely undisturbed wilderness.
Within the swamp, where spanish moss adorns almost every tree with the surreal look of draped steel wool, traces of man are virtually nonexistent. Off in the foliage, the fauna of the Okefenokee are seldom seen but are everywhere to be heard; creatures ranging from grumbling alligators to vast choruses of insects, bullfrogs, and aquatic birds.
The melodic character of these sounds changes dramatically with the time of day and the seasons, and creates a unique orchestration of natural sound not to be found elsewhere on the American continent.
Impossible to imagine, these sounds are amazingly varied, from the steady drum of exotic insects to the strange call of cricket frogs, which sound as though someone were stroking the teeth of a steel comb.
The sounds of the Okefenokee are at their zenith early in the morning and late at night, when the cacophony of the swamp is almost deafening. Surprisingly, these sounds die down to a whisper at midday.
SR' quadraphonic recordings were taped in eight channel in exactly the same location approximately ten hours apart. Although the perimeter of the swamp is accessible, the location chosen for these recordings could only be reached by airboat. Once night fell, the area became totally inaccessible (or inescapable, as the case may be.)
The alligators occasionally heard in the front channels were approximately twenty to fifty feet from the microphones. Their eyes, which shone bright red in the light of our flashlights, were constantly upon us.
Okefenokee is presently a wildlife refuge administered by the US Department of the Interior and, as such, is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. However, the sounds SR has here recorded have only been heard by stout-hearted adventurers and trappers who have explored this inner sanctum at their own risk.
As an environmental sound reproduced in the home, the Okefenokee recordings are superb and ultra-realistic in a darkened room. At low volume settings, they can be repeated continuously to create a strange yet beautiful aural environment. At louder volume settings, the listener is treated to the full range and drama of these unique environmental sounds.
If you love the wild side of nature, you owe it to yourself to hear these recordings.

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. Dawn in the Okefenokee Swamp {30:47}

Side 2

1. Dusk in the Okefenokee Swamp {32:16}

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