Dan Gibson
Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume Two (LP)
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Dan Gibson was a Canadian wildlife filmmaker who spent the sixties and seventies recording nature for his films and then, in 1981, began releasing the recordings themselves on his own label: Solitudes, environmental sound without music, an hour of a loon on a lake or a thunderstorm in the Rockies. He built his own parabolic microphone (the "Dan Gibson Parabolic Reflector" was sold commercially) and the results were, for the time, extraordinarily clean.
The series went on to sell millions as "relaxation" product, but the early volumes are pure field recording, closer to Chris Watson than to the later new-age industry that grew out of them. Volume Two, Canadian pressing, original sleeve.
Release notes
Acoustical environmental sound experiences without music or voice Parr's logo on spine Side A: <b>FOR BEST LISTENING</b> To achieve the stimulating realistic effect intended on this side play volume well up. Side B: <b>FOR BEST LISTENING</b> This side was produced to give a relaxed effect to contrast Side A. Play volume at a low level to suit the mood. ℗ 1981 Dan Gibson Productions Ltd. Produced In Canada - By Dan Gibson Productions Ltd.
| A | Heavy Surf On A Rocky Point Along A Sand Spit | 30:00 | |
| B | Ocean Surf In A Hidden Cove | 29:20 |
- Dan Gibson
- Producer, Recorded By, Photography [Cover Photograph]
