I listen for the birds (how do they sing like that?) and the insects. They were recorded in the summer of 2006 at my property in Northern Colorado and at the Pawnee Buttes in Eastern Colorado. I don’t know what species the birds are. Their singing is otherworldly. The bird from the Buttes was recorded in the deep night – this particular bird was singing wildly under the stars, in a deep canyon. It was odd; you don’t often hear extended bird songs at night. The playing consists of a two part pattern, each part repeated twice before moving on to the next. While playing the parts, I was focusing on changes in accent and dynamics within the patterns. There is an Aeolian guitar drone accompaniment as well.

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