This album is comprised of nature sounds recorded and arranged by Deuter: musica natura. The sounds of birds, water and wind are often no longer perceived consciously. By attending to nature sounds, we lift them back up into our awareness and allow them to have their harmonizing effects on our organism. And since nature’s music has no beginning and no end, it easily creates a sense of timelessness.
“One of my favorite activities is to walk out into nature with a sound recorder, find a beautiful, quiet spot, put on headphones and listen to our planet until I have immersed myself in nature’s harmonies. For me, the earth is a living being who creates a music of her own based on the natural rhythms of the greater life of which we all are a part. Listening in this way and hearing deeply, we can restore our lost sense of being in tune with ourselves and the world around us. The sounds of birds, water and wind are often no longer perceived consciously. We have become so accustomed to them, they have faded into oblivion, or they are covered up by man-made noises. By attending to nature sounds, we lift them back up into our awareness and allow them to have their harmonizing effects on our organism. And since nature’s music has no beginning or end, it easily creates a sense of timelessness. I originally compiled this album simply for my own enjoyment, but then these sounds found so many lovers who encouraged us to publish it, that we went ahead and did just that.” ~C.G. Deuter
“The task of art is to prepare the senses for never-ending delight and wonder and to reconcile man with surrounding reality.” ~Johannes Vermeer, Painter
