Althouse: "Frogs singing in Malaysian swamp at dusk judged to be 'most beautiful sound in the world.'"

January 22, 2014

"Frogs singing in Malaysian swamp at dusk judged to be 'most beautiful sound in the world.'"

"The most amazing, rich recording of just life — teeming life... And listening to it you really get the sense of nature at its fullest, and most abundant and most exciting."

18 comments:

cassandra lite said...: The first word that came to mind was mosquitoes.; 1/22/14, 6:07 PM
Gahrie said...: I prefer a babies laughter myself....; 1/22/14, 6:20 PM
bwebster said...: I may make that my new iPhone alarm to wake me up at 5 am.; 1/22/14, 6:38 PM
Illuninati said...: It sounded good for a short while. Living next to that frog sound would probably grow old rapidly.; 1/22/14, 6:53 PM
Anonymous said...: I like it because it's a warm weather sound.

Homesick Wisconsinites who move to tropical climes lull themselves to sleep with soothing sounds from their native habitat, like a snowblower and the salt truck going down the street.; 1/22/14, 7:07 PM
ddh said...: Taking a cue from an earlier post, I think stoners would be mesmerized by the recording. Of course, they would be risking a long prison sentence if they tried to visit Malaysia to experience in person the jungle soundscape.; 1/22/14, 7:16 PM
AustinRoth said...: I think stoners would be mesmerized by the recording.

Funny (given my stated position on pot use), because the first thing I thought of when hearing this was a song by one of the ultimate stoner bands, Pink Floyd - "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict"; 1/22/14, 7:27 PM
Bill, Republic of Texas said...: I thought the Muslim call to prayer was the most beautiful sound in the world?; 1/22/14, 7:32 PM
MadisonMan said...: What does 'Sound expert Julian Treasure' do for a living, I wonder.

There can't be much of a market for identifying obscure sounds.; 1/22/14, 7:56 PM
Laura said...: The Puerto Rican judge was outvoted.; 1/22/14, 8:12 PM
madAsHell said...: The frog songs are wonderful, but if they stop suddenly...chamber a round.; 1/22/14, 9:05 PM
Joe said...: Beautiful... for about 10 seconds and then it drives you crazy.; 1/22/14, 9:38 PM
David said...: It's the sound of silence on my computer, No idea why.; 1/22/14, 11:08 PM
tim maguire said...: That, David, is the most beautiful sound in the world. This is just frogs croaking. Fairly standard wetlands at night.; 1/23/14, 4:54 AM
Skyler said...: Beauty must be in the ear of the beholder.; 1/23/14, 6:25 AM
Clyde said...: Nope, the most beautiful sound in the world is the door closing behind you as you walk out of the building at the end of the work day.; 1/23/14, 7:12 AM
amielalune said...: No, remember the president has said that the most beautiful sound in the world is the muslim call to prayer.

How dare you contradict him?; 1/23/14, 7:20 AM
Hammond X. Gritzkofe said...: Thanks, Althouse. I was looking for a new ringtone.; 1/23/14, 10:18 AM