Archive for June 2008

Mt. Tamalpais grass

Posted on Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 by MC Soleil 2 comments
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During the summer months, the North Bay turns golden which accentuates the contrast between the dry grass, the sky and the dispersed trees. Mount Tamalpais is a recurring example of this beauty, in addition to the spectacular elevated ocean views.
Today, hiking the coastal trail, we enjoyed summery temperatures, beautiful sunshine and a mild breeze which [...]

Les grenouilles

Posted on Sunday, June 15th, 2008 by DJ Justin Somnia 2 comments
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The title of this post is in French because these are French frogs croaking—and because grenouille is such a fun word to say: gren-OO-ee. Unfortunately it’s a really hard sound to photograph without stumbling upon an actual frog in the dark. So I’ve taken the liberty of pairing it with a lathyrus latifolius flower, also [...]

Waves in Nice

Posted on Sunday, June 8th, 2008 by MC Soleil 2 comments
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This is a very familiar sound to me. The beach along the Promenade des Anglais in Nice was a soothing and invigorating place during my college years. The entire beach is made up of small polished stones, which are not only hard to walk on, but also sound like a rainstick when the wave washes [...]

Riding BART

Posted on Sunday, June 1st, 2008 by DJ Justin Somnia 0 comments
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MC Soleil and I are taking White Noise Lounge on the road—to France! So posting might be a bit irregular, depending on the good sounds we find along the way.
To get in the spirit of travel, I took a recording on BART between Daly City and South San Francisco, on the way to the [...]