About the Artist
Bernie Krause Renowned naturalist and sound designer Dr. Bernie Krause has traveled the world capturing the soundscapes of exotic natural environments. Dr. Krause began his groundbreaking work in bioacoustics and environmental recording in the late 1960’s, and much of his work has been accomplished with techniques and technologies that he personally developed. His "In A Wild Sanctuary" (1970) recording earned a place in history as being the first recording to use environmental sounds as both a central component of orchestration and as a statement about the environment.
Dr. Krause’s diverse achievements include 10 recordings for The Nature Company that have enjoyed over $24 million in gross sales over a period of 6 years. Development of the audio technology innovation known as the Intelligent Show System (for public exhibitions and installations), and his Music and Word Series of spoken word documents that include "Ishi – The Last Yahi." Dr. Krause recently published the book "Wild Soundscapes" (2002) that includes a full-length CD featuring a sampling of natural sounds.
Product Description
African Safari: Zimbabwe
The legendary territory of King Solomon’s Mines, Zimbabwe’s greatest treasure, until recently, has long been its wildlife. A more lush and ancient environment hardly existed on earth. This CD opens with a troup of baboons echoing their barks off of a 300 foot-high granite cliff in the forest near our campsite. Later that morning, I tried for hours to find the "sweet spot" they were using to create this eerie effect. The secret, unrevealed to me, will die with them. Along with the baboons, many different varieties of birds, insects and amphibians raise their melodious voices to the dawn chorus in this Eden-like spot we were lucky to find.
AFRICAN SAFARI: ZIMBABWE. This is one of those rare recordings that demonstrates the phenomenal theatrical capabilities of creatures other than humans. Some vocal animals, such as baboons, use their habitats as gigantic performance halls in which to render their reverberant "operas" in harmony with other creatures. Using a forest site that provides a seven second decay for their voices, the baboons are joined by the chorus of dozens of remarkable birds, from fiery nicked nightjars to the rattling cisticolas.
