A never-ending wave of bird song follows the rhythm of the earth's rotation as if the sun never stopped rising and the... more
A complete guide to listening, recording, and sound designing with nature. Gordon Hempton, The Sound Tracker®, covers... more
As barometric pressure raises and lowers, it beats upon the Ocean to send waves outward towards the shore. It is here,... more
The Hoh Rain Forest at Olympic National Park is the least noise-polluted place in the lower 48 states--an acoustic... more
Prairies, while appearing simple, are botanically among the most diverse and highly evolved of all habitats.... more
Experience the joy of listening during this one hour World Tour of forests, prairies, wetlands, riparian zones,... more
Western meadowlarks are among my favorite songbirds, each singing clear sequenced notes that are improvised. Normally,... more
One of my favorite autumn concerts, these snowy crickets live and trill in the cool bottomlands of a remote valley in... more
We are seated beside a lake in perfect stillness while a distant thunderstorm approaches, offering a spellbinding... more
Gordon Hempton is turning up the volume on Earth’s rarest sounds while working to preserve them for future generations.
There is something about them that makes you want to redefine the words, "truth and beauty." Listening to them through headphones, with your eyes closed, inspires visions as vivid as outright hallucinations.
Pure, unedited nature... a blend of science and poetry.
America's foremost guru of quiet.
In a way, his recordings carry on the tradition of American photographer Ansel Adams whose technically perfect photographs captured the undisturbed, timeless beauty of the mountain vistas and majestic canyons of the American West.
It is the sound of the awakening... a hallelujah chorus... His recordings will immortalize the few remaining quiet corners of the Earth.
Your ears are caressed by resonant acoustical poetry.
Gordon Hempton brings new meaning to the word "purist." He meticulously scouts out sites for his soundscapes... Hempton is totally in touch with his environment as a listener, and he is committed to bringing what he hears to a wider audience.
Someday Gordon Hempton's recordings may be heard as the last echo of nature at its most natural.
Soundtracker
“This is a remarkable journey:
a quest for imperiled Nature
an artist who never stopped listening.”
—Ken Burns
One Square Inch of Silence
“Many books help us see the world differently; this one induces us to hear the world clearly.”
—Booklist, Starred Review
