a little over a year ago i picked up a sony pcm-d50 – i was alawys interested in found sound recordings and, from what i could tell at the time, it was a beautiful machine. a year out its quality remains although i’ve never used it quite as much as i’d like. sometimes i use the fire application on my iphone but typically i’m never as alert as i should be to the sounds happening around me. these noises are a marvelous thing and these type of recordings are like binoculars for your ears.

when i saw this video/audio take of woodworms burrowing through wood, it reminded me of my portable recorder – incredibly mesmerizing (via say mayday):