Iida, Nagano prefecture

In an early morning old man was playing mallet golf.Headphones recommended.

Kontum is a small town, situated in central highlands.Many ethnic minorities live in this area.Bahnar ethnic has catholic religion.The easter ceremony was accompanied
with singing,gongs and banboo xylophone and a cheap synthesizer.
The melody reminds me of the traditional music in "Okinawa"(Japan's southest ilands).

He is a musician and played for me many traditional songs. This one is my favorite.

I recorded the bathroom sounds in my room.

date/2005.5.3 place/fushimi inari,kyoto prefecture, japan
Many frogs were calling repeatedly in a small shrine.You can hear the sounds of high school students playing baseball far away.

cicada cricket and other insects songing at dusk.recorded in the yoshida mountain,kyoto.

Iida, Nagano prefecture.
Many frogs singing in a rice paddy in early summer evening.I recorded at a footpath. This is not exactly a stereo recording,monaural mix.

Kyauktan is famous for its small pagota(temple) located in the middle of the river.I recorded at the wharf while waiting for the motor boat to come.

Danang is situated in the central coast of vietnam.
I climbed up the famous marble mountain and recorded the sounds.
You hear the sounds of the sea shore on the left.

Attapu is one of the most rural area in Laos.Many ethnic minorities live in this area.Each ethnic play several kinds of instruments on the special occasions like welcoming guests,building new houses,weddings and funerals.The ceremony is usually accompanied by the drinking rice wine called"Lao Hai".They play many gongs and string instrument while drinking and dancing.
This recording was made in a village of lawae ethnic.