Gruenrekorder @ ACL 2025 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
Sound of the Wetlands | Various artists
This remarkable two-disc set achieves something few would have thought possible: it makes one want to visit the wetlands. Forever in the shadow of other bodies of water (oceans, lakes, streams), wetland areas possess their own unique allure, from the visual to the sonic. An incredible range of biodiversity is found within. A secondary theme is the aural intrusion of planes above the London Wetland Center; the agitation of the denizens below may be imagined, but if the listener is affected, one can imagine the impact on the local population, human and otherwise. (Richard Allen) […]