Crickets trilling and forest drip. 25 September 2017, around 1am. Shindagin Hollow near Brooktondale, New York. © Lang Elliott. AI-gen Image.

Note: The recording featured above is a “3D binaural soundscape”. Please wear headphones for a profound listening experience that will make you think you’re actually out there, immersed in the natural world!

As autumn begins revealing its colors, there is still a pleasing insect chorus at night in the forested hills of upstate New York. In late September, after an evening thunderstorm passes through the area, I visit nearby Shindagin Hollow in search of soothing, meditative nightscapes.

Well after midnight, the sky clears. A half-moon illuminates the forest, gently filtered through light fog. I stand silently next to a small ravine. Leaves are wet and dripping steadily. Tree crickets trill from all directions and spring peepers call sporadically, even though their breeding season is long passed. At times, a barred owl hoots from far in the distance, barely audible.

I feel fully embraced by this lovely, nurturing soundscape. There is nothing to analyze, nothing to think about, nothing to hold on to. There is only a sense of deep immersion, complete surrender, and effortless communion with this extraordinary place and time.

A Note From Lang:

I am always striving to capture soothing, meditative recordings that evoke relaxation and transport the listener into an altered state … ones in which the incessant chatter of the mind is gently calmed and cares and woes fall away with ease … “sleep meditations” if you will. I believe this recording has that effect and I wonder if you agree? Please chime-in below and let me know what you think and feel about this soundscape.

Naturally Yours,

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