Nature Sounds of New Zealand

Puketi Hut Dawn

Grant Finlay — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:56:00 GMT

Needing to get away from the city , LJC and I went up to Puketi forest and stayed at the DOC hut from the 18-20th sept. Here's dawn on the 20th, No exotic birdcalls sorry as the forest was more or less silent... This dawn chorus is from in front of the hut where a stand of pine trees is home to most of the birdlife in the area. http://www.puketi.org.nz/ http://tinyurl.com/DOC-puketi-hut

Kaka rescue squad: Stewart Island 18-07-09

Grant Finlay — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:03:36 GMT

LJC and I had just been feeding the Kaka on the deck and decided to go for a walk. This little fellow got trapped behind the glass balcony and started calling out to his mates who circled above till we got back and released him. Actually, we got Lee our host to do the dirty work because the Kaka knew her better.. http://www.deepbay.co.nz

West End Beach: Ulva Island 16-07-09

Grant Finlay — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:00:11 GMT

I went down to Stewart Island for 5 days in July with LJC, while there I popped over to Ulva Island and did some recording. It's the middle of winter here in New Zealand so I wasn't expecting much to happen, here's a short snapshot of West End Beach at around midday on 16-07-09. http://tinyurl.com/ulva-island http://www.stewartisland.co.nz http://www.deepbay.co.nz

Waharau Crickets & Turkeys 16-03-09

Grant Finlay — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:10:41 GMT

A few months ago I went to revisit Waharau Regional Park , this is from the lower link track where a family of turkeys strolled past while I was recording.. You can hear the gentle sound of the wind in the trees and the low level hum from the bees & insects, as well as the trickle of water from a slow flowing stream. As usual, the following information is taken from the Auckland Regional Council site: http://tinyurl.com/waharau Wildlife: Sea and shore birds along the coast include spotted shags (parekareka), New Zealand dotterels (tuturiwhatu) and both species of oystercatchers (torea) while inland, kereru (wood pigeon), tomtits (miromiro), fantails (piwaiwaka), grey warblers (riroriro), tui and bellbird's (kormako) are found in the forest. Native bush: The regenerating kanuka-dominated forest on the lower slopes is home to a wide variety of plant species, from club mosses (pukohu), filmy ferns (manuka), ground orchids (tutukiwi) and liverworts, to coral lichens (pukoko) that give bushes a magical 'goblin-like' appearance. Regenerating mixed kauri and hard beech (tawai) forest grows on the higher slopes beside plentiful tanekaha, rewarewa, hinau and towai. The nearby gullies are draped in tawa forest with emerging rimu, northern rata, kahikatea and totara.

Tawharanui Rain 13-03-09

Grant Finlay — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:54:05 GMT

Here's some more from Tawharanui Regional Park. In this recording we catch the end of a rain storm and just when you think it's getting quiet, something happens.. http://tinyurl.com/tawharanui

Tawharanui Regional Park 13-03-09

Grant Finlay — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:40:12 GMT

Tawharanui Regional Park. The 588-hectare park is New Zealand's first integrated open sanctuary (mainland island) where farming, public recreation and conservation of native species combine. The name Tawharanui refers to "the abundant bracts of the kiekie vine". Tawharanui Regional Park is also an Open Sanctuary, where native plants and animals including kiwi can live and breed successfully without the threat of predators. You can find more about Tawharanui Open Sanctuary and the Tawharanui Open Sanctuary Society (TOSSI) here: http://www.tossi.org.nz

Mahurangi Waves 10-12-08.

Grant Finlay — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:21:02 GMT

Yes I know I've been a bit slack lately with my posts... Here's a recording I managed to get in early December before the cicadas (and tourists) arrived out at Mahurangi West. As usual, check out the ARC's website for more info on this location: http://tinyurl.com/mahurangi FYI: If you listen to my recordings through a home theatre system , switch on the Dolby pro-logic function and it will decode into surround sound.

Shakespear Regional Park 04-12-08

Grant Finlay — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:56:58 GMT

Need to unwind from the xmass rush? Take a trip to Shakespear Regional Park and listen to the sounds of the bush... location on google maps: http://tinyurl.com/66l84z Shakespear Regional Park is located on the scenic Whangaparaoa Peninsula, 40 minutes from Auckland City where the park offers a sanctuary with magnificent panoramic views. The inner Hauraki Gulf can be admired in all its glory and Auckland City can be seen on the horizon. Birds from nearby Tiritiri Matangi Island sanctuary have migrated across to the regenerating native forest on Shakespear where you can hear bellbirds and see the occasional kakariki. For more information on Shakespear regional park: http://tinyurl.com/6pnu56

Framework 07-12-08

Grant Finlay — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:13:51 GMT

This latest episode of framework contains some of my work... [playlist] framework - 07.12.08 for general info, playlists, podcasts, or to stream the latest edition at any time: http://www.resonancefm.com/framework *framework is supported by /soundtransit/: http://www.soundtransit.nl * ---------------------------------------------------------- /*framework*/ - phonography / field recording; contextual and decontextualized sound activity presented by patrick mcginley this edition of */framework:afield/* has been produced in vancouver, canada, by *meri von kleinsmid*. meri says: The theme of this edition of framework is the five Chinese elements, or phases (also known as Wu Xing). They are: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. They are of ancient and modern philosophical importance. Presented here are sound works that are literally or thematically connected to the elements. They are grouped in two cycles, which rotate in the order of the elements as listed above. This programme was conceived and compiled by composer Meri von KleinSmid. http://www.merivonkleinsmid.net Again, we are always looking for material for the show, whether raw field recordings, field recording based composition, or introduction submissions. we are also now accepting proposals for full editions of our guest curated series. send proposals or material, released or not, on any format, to the address below. if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch! framework 354 rue de l'andelle 27910 perruel france framework@talk21.com ---------------------------------------------------------- *07.12.08* 00:38 -- 01:23 / luis caballero barreto / cutting trees http://www.soundtransit.nl 01:23 -- 05:00 / lasse-marc riek / children making fire / http://www.soundtransit.nl 05:00 -- 014:42 / mathew adkins / aerial / http://www.sonus.ca 14:42 -- 16:59 / matthias kispert / railyard workshop / http://www.soundtransit.nl 16:59 -- 23:39 / peter cusack / kashgar metalwork street / http://www.soundtransit.nl 23:39 -- 27:33 / dallas simpson / water power / http://www.sonus.ca 27:33 -- 30:10 / thomas andre / 17th century wooden stairs http://www.soundtransit.nl 30:26 -- 32:10 / grant finlay / fireworks / http://grantfinlay.podomatic.com 32:10 -- 34:56 / arno peeters / czech-mayrau-elevator down the mineshaft http://www.soundtransit.nl 34:56 -- 37:34 / ioannis kalantzis / ades / http://www.sonus.ca 37:34 -- 40:20 / stephen cornford / metal fence #1 / http://www.soundtransit.nl 40:20 -- 40:39 / dylan harris / water :: the anger of water http://www.dylanharris.org 40:39 -- 52:22 / arno camel / passing water / http://www.sonus.ca 52:22 -- 55:00 / derek holzer / mountain stream / http://www.soundtransit.nl ---------------------------------------------------------- framework intro submissions: 1) take yourself and a recording device to a location of your choice 2) record for AT LEAST one minute before you - 3) read aloud the following text: *welcome to framework.* *framework is a show consecrated to field recording, and its use in composition. field recording, phonography, the art of sound hunting; open your ears and listen! **/[3b) please also feel free to translate this text into your native tongue!]/* 4) continue your recording for AT LEAST two minutes after you have finished speaking 5) send the recording on any format to the above address, or as an mp3 via email. framework@talk21.com

Framework 18-05-08

Grant Finlay — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:27:21 GMT

Framework has been on the air since june, 2002, featuring regular editions of new and old field recordings and field recording based composition, live on-air performances, and special editions such as framework:focus, which features the work of a single artist, project or theme in a continuous hour-long soundscape, and framework:afield, a series of programs curated and produced by guest artists from around the world. each regular edition begins with an introduction recorded by a listener - you can find guidelines on submitting an introduction through the link below. via the links above, you can find a complete collection of our past playlists. you can join our mailing list below (or email directly) to receive regular playlists and announcements. you can now stream the latest edition or subscribe to our podcast from the links above. if you'd like to submit material for airplay, or if you have a proposition for a live performance or an edition of framework:focus, please contact us. http://murmer.soundtransit.nl/radio.html 18.05.08 a long, long list of tracks this week, including several web-vailable works, a handful of actual shiny plastic discs, and some recent variously located field recordings by yours truly. all of grant finlay's recordings are available on his new zealand nature sounds blog, and shinkei's collection of bio-electric recordings is available for free download as an mp3 release from trans>parent radiation, a sub-label of bremmstrahlung recordings, josh russell's label which brought us the original lowercase-sound compilations all those hundreds of years ago (ok, 4 or 5. 6? 7?). meanwhile socrates martinis' project based on recordings of airplanes in the distance will see a vinyl release shortly as a greek.english co-production between entr'acte and absurd. the autistici release (probably the 1st 12k release we've played on framework) features a collection of nice photos by taylor dupree, and a first collaboration from seth nehil and brendan murray appears on the always impressive sedimental records. 00:00 - 04:21/david ciscar presas/framework introduction 03:23 - 08:13/blanco estira nuestro (+),hermana helice/c/ cylindre./.oeur/entr'acte/absurd 04:41 - 09:45/grant finlay/michaels ave reserve (frogs, pukekos, ducks) 08:34 - 11:41/brendan murray & seth nehil/ebb/cess/sillage/ sedimental 11:57 - 14:44/murmer/finishing nets,valencia 14:01 - 16:15/autistici/9v tree battery/volume objects/12k 14:42 - 18:11/grant finlay/te henga (bethells) stream 15:46 - 28:17/blanco estira nuestro (+), hermana helice/ cylindre./cylindre./.oeur/entr'acte/absur 18:33 - 27:45/brendan murray & seth nehil/waving/sillage/ sedimental 25:22 - 31:13/grant finlay/te henga (bethells) sand dunes 28:20 - 32:59/shinkei/[track 5]/biostatics/trans>parent radiation 31:19 - 35:59/autistici/9v tree battery/volume objects/12k 34:37 - 39:11/shinkei/[track 2]/biostatics/trans>parent radiation 36:50 - 41:28/brendan murray & seth nehil/underneath a portrait/sillage/sedimental 40:09 - 44:09/grant finlay/dawn#1 02-12-07 ellerslie, auckland 43:23 - 49:43/murmer/windharp in hailstorm, perruel 45:40 - 52:19/autistici/attaching softness to a shell[c]/ volume objects/12k 47:49 - 53:32/murmer/great court construction, british museum, london 51:32 - 56:21/blanco estira nuestro (+), hermana helice/s/ cylindre./.oeur/entr'acte/absurd 54:45 - 57:46/murmer/fishing nets from pipe, valencia 55:49 - 58:36/brendan murray & seth nehil/underneath a porttrait/sillage/sedimental 58:25 - 59:30/grant finlay/dry your muff

Derek Holzer: Environmental Overlay

Grant Finlay — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:04:09 GMT

A recording put together by Derek Holzer of http://soundtransit.nl The sounds used in this piece were selected from the archives of SoundTransit.nl, a collaborative, online community dedicated to field recording and phonography. Each shares some aspect of travel–whether by train, boat, airplane or motorbike–with the others, and they have been mixed into a continuous soundscape to be overlayed on top of the existing ambience of the Eindhoven Centraal Station at a matching level. What one realizes by listening carefully are the radical differences in the acoustic environments in the world around us, and that a new, “impossible” or “virtual” sonic situation is created by the combination of any of these sounds and the environment we inhabit now. Derek Holzer - Bratislava, SK “Departure Time” Jeff Carey - Washington DC, USA “Power Plant, Bugs, Train” John Hegre - Stralsund, DE “Der Stralsunder pt 3″ Grant Finlay - Auckland, NZ “Airplane Over Ladies Mile” Keith de Mendonca - Kefalonia, GR “Water Under Boats” Maksim Shentelev/my-ym - Patna-Kolkata, IN “On Train: Patna-Kolkata” Fabian Klenk - Kontum, VN “Music Shop in Kontum” Derek Holzer - Monte Alegre, Para, BR “Frogs on the Lago” Katie Gately - Seattle, USA “Trains Spitting Water, Bird, Wind” John Hegre - Stralsund, DE “Der Stralsunder pt 1″ Cedric Peyronnet - Kushiro, JP “Kushiro Harbour” Jean Francois Cavro - Kyoto, JP “Kyoto Station” All sounds used and published by Soundtransit.nl under the Creative Commons Attribution License.

Michaels Ave Reserve: 20-11-07

Grant Finlay — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:15:04 GMT

So , what does a Location Sound Recordist do to relax after a hard day on set? He goes to the local park and records frogs.... I thought about editing out the cars but my recordings are of a "space in time." Sometimes that means cars and other distractions , I'm not after a clinical super-clean sound but more of a "slice of life." It's just what I do. The loud squawks you hear at the start and end are from a pukeko (as shown in the photo) ( later, 16/01/08) Today I found out what the frogs are, they are "green and golden bell frogs" Identified thanks to http://www.oranawildlifepark.co.nz a place well worth visiting if you ever make it to Christchurch , New Zealand.

Te Henga (Bethells) sand dunes

Grant Finlay — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:20:08 GMT

Here's another track recorded at Bethells beach , this time in the sand dunes. I was looking for a good spot to listen to the birdlife (being sand dunes there's not many birds around) when I came across some foliage that had these guys singing away. It's one of my favourite recordings at the moment and I think you'll understand why when you have a listen. Remember, when at the beach take only memories and leave only footprints. ( ok , conservation message over )

Te Henga (Bethells) stream

Grant Finlay — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:56:18 GMT

Recently I was out at Bethells recording sound for a promo "film" shot on the new RED camera. The Director wanted some atmos tracks of the area so I went off and here's the stream that winds it's way down to the ocean (recorded around 2km's inland, not far from Wheelers farm where Xena & countless other tv series/films have been shot.) Te Henga (Bethells Beach) is a coastal community located in the north of the North Island, New Zealand. The Māori name Te Henga, meaning sand, originally applied to a wide area of the lower Waitakere River valley, but in 1976 the New Zealand Geographic Board changed the name of the beach to from Bethells Beach to Te Henga. The Te Henga Valley shows evidence of human settlement dating back over 1000 years. The area is rich culturally as well as naturally with a large number of significant sites, including food gathering areas, pa, walkways, canoe landings and sacred places. FYI: Most people still refer to this place as Bethells Beach.

Dotterals: Wenderholm Regional Park

Grant Finlay — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 09:10:56 GMT

I was sitting on the beach when two dotterals started chirping at me , I was too close to their nest hidden near by... Here's a link direct to Wenderholm regional park: http://tinyurl.com/2w5srn and this is the home page for all the regional parks in Auckland: http://www.arc.govt.nz/parks/