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Soundscape presents relaxing and renewing ten minute field recordings captured in nature by Chad Crouch. Extended versions of these recordings can be found on Bandcamp and all streaming services under the artist name Field Sound.

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Gentle rain, Tundra Swans, Varied Thrush. These ar Gentle rain, Tundra Swans, Varied Thrush. These are the sounds that stir my heart.
Oaks Savanna Suite is the second offering from my Oaks Savanna Suite is the second offering from my new ambient series under the name Listening Spot. Now streaming everywhere. Details at chadcrouch.substack.com
Listening Spot is my new thing. It's similar, but Listening Spot is my new thing. It's similar, but more. More ambient, more atmospheric, more panoramic, more calm, more unstructured. It's new, and not new. It everywhere, and hidden.
Oak Island Road Soundwalk is ripe for listening to Oak Island Road Soundwalk is ripe for listening to wherever music streams. Join me for visualizing the pre-contact Wapato Valley / Portland Basin, and the sounds of Sandhill Cranes on my Substack blog.
It's officially soundwalk 50. I contemplate the fe It's officially soundwalk 50. I contemplate the feelings of pride and embarrassment about this, the lost lakes of Portland, OR, and the myth of seamlessness over on my Substack blog. Link in bio. Now streaming!
This month we are visiting two of the quietest spo This month we are visiting two of the quietest spots within the city of Portland. First up, the little known Marquam Nature Park. The magic word is: tranquil. Streamin’ now, and all the deets on my Substack.
When I turned twenty-one in 1994, I embarked on a When I turned twenty-one in 1994, I embarked on a 500 mile solo hike on The Pacific Crest Trail across the state of Washington. I wrote a travelogue-meets-memoir I called The Tread of My Soul mostly on the trail, and shared it with family and close friends shortly thereafter. Today, 30 years later, I’m sharing it with you. Read it while listening to an exclusive soundwalk over on my Substack (in four long posts, link in bio). Or, find the ebook version on Apple Books (free) and Amazon Kindle Store (free-ish). Thanks!
The final installment in the Austin TX Soundwalk q The final installment in the Austin TX Soundwalk quartet: McKinney Falls Soundwalk. Join me where music streams for spring birdsong and a melodic ambient score. Adiós Austin!
Scamper down the spillway to a creek haven in an u Scamper down the spillway to a creek haven in an unexpected place. Brushy Creek Soundwalk is a-streamin’.
Join me for a walk through the idyllic soundscape Join me for a walk through the idyllic soundscape of Onion Creek in Austin, TX. Birds, insects, frogs, leaves and grass in the breeze sing out! My melodic instrumental score is a minimal counterpoint. Read about the harrowing story of the area on my Substack, and consider its portent and potential. Out now in all the places. Links in bio. 🎧🤍🐇
C’mon Y’all! You’re invited to listen to th C’mon Y’all! You’re invited to listen to the sounds of Barton Creek Greenbelt in Austin, TX paired to my bespoke instrumental score. Barton Creek Soundwalk is out today wherever music streams.
The final installment in the Mount Hood soundwalk The final installment in the Mount Hood soundwalk series looks back at Wy’east and listens to the smallest voices in the quiet woods. Larch Mountain Soundwalk can be heard wherever music streams, the Soundwalk podcast, and consumed with context and historical morsels on my Substack. Links in bio.
If you like the sounds of water, you’re in for a If you like the sounds of water, you’re in for a treat. Wildwood Soundwalk is out now.
Fuzzy, in a good way. Castle Canyon Soundwalk is n Fuzzy, in a good way. Castle Canyon Soundwalk is now streaming.
Spring. 🌸 Spring. 🌸
Today on Sauvie Island’s Oak Island Trail: Bullo Today on Sauvie Island’s Oak Island Trail: Bullock’s Oriole, Rufous Hummingbird, Orange-crowned Warbler, Savannah Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and a juvenile Black-capped Chickadee.
Ramona Falls Soundwalk is a roving field recording Ramona Falls Soundwalk is a roving field recording with my bespoke instrumental score. I made it for my enjoyment and yours!
Timothy Lake Soundwalk is the second in the Mt. Ho Timothy Lake Soundwalk is the second in the Mt. Hood series. If you’re craving some gentleness give it a listen wherever music streams.
Join me for a soundwalk on The Old Salmon River Tr Join me for a soundwalk on The Old Salmon River Trail. Can you hear the subtle splashing of spawning salmon? Find the full story on my newsletter (link in bio). Out on all platforms today. Thank you.
Three years ago I began a journey, staking the who Three years ago I began a journey, staking the whole of my creative output to a singular form: the soundwalk. It was not an original idea. It evolved after listening to “Kits Beach Soundwalk” (1989) by Hildegard Westerkamp. Though my work bears little resemblance to hers, something about it appealed to me deeply, and I took the time to reflect on it in writing. Link in bio.
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