ABOUT THIS EPISODE
As someone who lives in Northern Ireland, one of the most deforested countries in Europe, I was inspired by the forest ambience of Taman Negara in Malaysia, one of the worlds oldest tropical rainforests, and by a particular bird call at the heart of the recording.
The Indian Cuckoo has a beautifully distinctive and musical two tone call, and it was fun to weave orchestral and electronic textures around it, setting it at the heart of what turned out to be an atmospheric and somewhat melancholy piece. For me, the tropical rainforest sounds in the original field recording inspired dreams of the temperate Atlantic rainforests which covered much of Ireland long ago, so I added a field recording of woodland rain collected at Delamont Country Park on the shores of Strangford Lough, near my home.
Taman Negara soundscape reimagined by Neil Foster.
The Indian Cuckoo has a beautifully distinctive and musical two tone call, and it was fun to weave orchestral and electronic textures around it, setting it at the heart of what turned out to be an atmospheric and somewhat melancholy piece. For me, the tropical rainforest sounds in the original field recording inspired dreams of the temperate Atlantic rainforests which covered much of Ireland long ago, so I added a field recording of woodland rain collected at Delamont Country Park on the shores of Strangford Lough, near my home.
Taman Negara soundscape reimagined by Neil Foster.
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