Japanese Soundscapes

Descriptive :

This CD is the first to be published in Europe featuring natural soundscapes from Japan. A true invitation to travel, it reflects the astonishing biodiversity of the Japanese islands.

" Olivier PROU invites us to listen to this poetry of birds' " voices " in compagny here and there with other sounds of nature such as wind rustling in the trees, and waves crashing on the shore - from the northern

montains to the southern islands of Japan. "

Philippe PONS, press correspondant in Japan for the newspaper Le Monde.

NAGANO: 1/ Concert at dawn - 6'17". 2/ Whispering of Batrachians - 3'09". 3/ Japanese symphony at the heart of the natural park - 4'32"

KYÔTO : 4/ After the storm in the Ashu Forest - 9'53". 5/ Nocturne in the paddy field of Iwakura - 2'33"

TEURI: 6/ mysterious dusk - 5'00". 7/ Black-faced Bunting at the edge of an undergrowth - 1'43"

HOKKAIDÔ: 9/ A cool and peaceful morning - 10'30". 10/ Reawakening of the far morth - 7'24"

ILES RYÛKYÛ: 11/ On the heights of Yuwandake - 5'30". 12/ Clear night on Amani Island - 6'30". 13/ Choirs of amphibians - 2'19". 14/ The sea and the Blue Rock Thrush on Kakeroma Island - 3'01"

72 ' - English/Japanese booklet of 36 pages 72 minutes

Weight : 100.00 g