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Hildegard Westerkamp - Beneath the Forest Floor

From: Transformations
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Hildegard Westerkamp (British Columbia, Canada) has been at the forefront of creative composition with field recordings since the 1970's. In this classic track (the full piece is 17 minutes long), she evokes the old growth forests of western Canada. The cry of a raven is slowed to become the heart/drumbeat of the forest, rivers sounds recur and eventually loop, calling to mind the hypnotic spell of water, and creaking trees, bird cries, and engines appear and disappear as in a dream.

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