Natural Sounds of Costa Rica

Andrew Roth | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 20, 2000)
• Original Release Date: May 15, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B00004U07B
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #254,864 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #10 in Music > World Music > South & Central America > Costa Rica

Track Listings

1. Cloud Forest

2. Rain

3. Frog Symphony

4. Rain Forest

5. Boiling Mud Pots

6. Volcano

7. Wetlands

8. Seashore

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars virtual soundscape, June 25, 2000

By 

Lodewijk Coen (Belgium, Europe) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Natural Sounds of Costa Rica (Audio CD)

Since long, I've been an avid listener to ambient music and sound recordings (from Brian Eno, over The Monroe Institute, to Jeffrey Thompson). Mainly to meditate by, to listen to while working, or to let the music or sounds take me to that special place,... almost like making a virtual journey.

What I like about this CD, is that the quality of the sound recording is so good, it teleports me to the rainforest.

The other thing I enjoyed is that this CD consists of 8 different pieces, and while one could say, well, they're just sound recordings, to me each piece gives me the feeling it has been created, that there's some creative effort by the makers to create a kind of "composition", without this getting in the way of the sounds.

Then some sounds are really out of this world -- yet paradoxically, very much _of_ this earth: i.e. the (active) volcano track, which sounds as if the earth is breathing -- a somewhat scary, awe-inspiring sound that I didn't know existed.

I enjoy these recordings very much, and can recommend it wholeheartedly.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Splendid, July 2, 2000

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Judy Parsons (Grand Prairie, Tx USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Natural Sounds of Costa Rica (Audio CD)

Just returned from Costa Rica and this CD instantly takes you back to the great sounds of a great place! Close your eyes and you will be transformed to the wonderful sites and sounds of Costa Rica!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Next Best Thing To Being There, January 16, 2002

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Linda Gould (Mt. Desert, ME United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Natural Sounds of Costa Rica (Audio CD)

The sound quality and variety on this natural-sounds CD are fabulous. 8 sections, each 6-11 min, cloudforest, howler monkeys & rain, frogs, rainforest, boiling mud pots, Arenal volcano, wetlands, seashore. Bird, frog and monkey calls are identified within each track by second. I took a flier on this one, usually I love international music, not nature sounds, and this is great.