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3.0 out of 5 stars
Ugly Beauty, April 1, 2006
This review is from: Caratinga - Soundscapes from Brazil's Atlantic Rainforest (Audio CD)
Howler monkeys have an unpleasant guttural bark which sounds like a cross between an attack dog and a chainsaw. Some of the other primates in the Caratinga Biological Station in eastern Brazil sound like oversize squirrels, angry piglets or sped-up donkeys.
To be blunt, none of them sound very pleasant.
This CD consists of nine tracks, most in the 7-12 minute range. The longest track documents the approach of a violent thunderstorm and subsequent drenching rain, captured in stunning digital fidelity.
There's no denying that these recordings are very well done, with lots of 3-dimensional background detail, variety, high fidelity and low noise. It's too bad the sounds, amazing as they are, have all the appeal of a rusty chainsaw.
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