Yesterday was World Listening Day, which the World Listening Project describes as a time to:
- Celebrate the listening practices of the world and the ecology of its acoustic environments;
- Raise awareness about the growing number of individual and group efforts that creatively explore the Acoustic Ecology based on the pioneering efforts of the World Soundscape Project, World Forum for Acoustic Ecology, La Semaine du Son, Deep Listening Institute, among many others;
- Design and implement educational initiatives that explore these concepts and practices.
To that end, Sonic Terrain has produced a FREE compilation of field-recordings from around the world. My track “Many Callers” is included on the Dimension album. It was recorded in Johor Bahru, Malaysia and features some of the most high-pitched crickets you’ve ever heard, joined by the call-to-prayer from several distant mosques.
There will be several more albums released in the next few days so download them all and enjoy. (Also, check out last year’s compilation here.)
