Natural Sounds of Costa Rica

Andrew Roth

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 20, 2000)
• Original Release Date: May 15, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B00004U07B
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #476,335 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

From the Label
All recording and sound engineering done by Andrew Roth. Recorded in Costa Rica, Central America from February'99 - March 2000

Product Description
"Natural Sounds of Costa Rica" captures the wonderful range of sounds found in a variety of Costa Rican habitats. From its tropial rain forests, wetlands, and cloud forests, one is presented with the beautiful songs of tropical birds, a symphony of frog calls, the growl of the howler monkey, and the violent eruptions of Arenal Volcano. Whether played to create a set of soothing ambient environments, or whether used to practice identifying bird, frog, and monkey calls, these recordings are a valuable addition to any nature enthusiast's library.

Bird, frog, and monkey calls are identified in the detailed booklet provided with this compact disk.

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

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 3, 2000

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

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

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

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.