8 Minute Vacation

Elling Lien

Slow sounds from St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. High quality field recordings for focus or relaxation. Have requests for things or places I should record? E-mail me at [email protected].

  • 8 minutes 21 seconds
    Mexico City early morning bird songs and light traffic

    Recorded from a balcony on Calle Rio Amazonas in Mexico City on March 27, 2019. A bit far from Newfoundland, but I think you might enjoy it anyway!

    25 April 2019, 2:09 pm
  • 8 minutes 19 seconds
    A quiet spot on the Rennie's River trail
    Recorded on Sunday, September 23 during the day.
    25 September 2018, 8:01 pm
  • 8 minutes 19 seconds
    Waves at Middle Cove Beach
    Middle Cove Beach is a popular beach just outside the city of St. John's. Audio recorded on a sunny day in September.
    24 September 2018, 2:43 pm
  • 8 minutes 19 seconds
    Sunny afternoon at the Bannerman Park playground
    The place was on wheels! So many kids having a blast. Recorded in the afternoon on September 23, 2018.
    24 September 2018, 1:18 pm
  • 8 minutes 19 seconds
    Sunday morning starlings and drip-drying houses
    Starlings and water dripping from houses after a night rain. Very light car traffic. Recorded in St. John's near Bannerman Park in September.
    23 September 2018, 12:15 pm
  • 8 minutes 19 seconds
    Under a maple tree in Bannerman Park on a windy day
    Natural, soothing wind white noise recorded in Bannerman Park, St. John's on a Saturday afternoon in late September. It started to drizzle a bit toward the end.
    23 September 2018, 12:22 am
  • 8 minutes 19 seconds
    Natural white noise from a waterfall
    Recorded beside Rennie's River in St. John's on a drizzly evening in September.
    21 September 2018, 12:50 pm
  • 8 minutes 19 seconds
    Evening at a river's edge
    Sitting on a rock at water's edge by Rennie's River in St. John's. Light drizzle to rain. Around 8pm.
    20 September 2018, 9:47 am
  • 8 minutes 17 seconds
    Rainy evening baseball
    Recorded at St. Pat's ball field in St. John's. They called the game for rain shortly after I stopped recording.
    19 September 2018, 12:41 pm
  • 8 minutes 19 seconds
    Morning rain, drizzle and fog in St. John's
    Mid-morning drizzle and bird sounds from a quiet St. John's backyard, with white-ish noise from a nearby building.
    18 September 2018, 2:45 pm
  • 8 minutes 17 seconds
    Rain sound from inside a greenhouse
    Recorded inside a barn greenhouse in Portugal Cove, Newfoundland on a rainy Sunday morning in September.
    17 September 2018, 2:49 pm
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