Tracks in this end-of-season-and-year episode of Cacophonous Revel Radio are:

1. Let Me Sleep (It's Christmas) - Reid

2. O Come Emmanuel - Reid and Micah

3. Santa Baby - Reid and Micah

4. Silent Night - Reid and Micah

5. Untitled - Reid

6. Bling Master - Reid

7. (Hidden Track)

2025 Spotify Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6655ygiOoNITMzHeVvpymt?si=81dcf441d6754213

This episode of Places is a shorty up at Overall Run Falls in Shenandoah National Park. My recorder ran out of room (rookie) so I only got about 13 minutes of audio from along the trail and at the falls, but what I got is cool, so I'll share it. Enjoy!

Had a day off to visit Burke Lake and tried to identify some birds. Juncos are back, plenty of crows (three minutes of them!), and waterfowl. I’m feeling grateful for the changing seasons and observing my level of bird-dom. I search for some lost recording sessions and reflect on Frankenstein movies.

Tracks from this episode of Cacophonous Revel Radio:

1. Go Down Joe - Boys With Wigs

2. Bargain Pearls - Reid, Nick

3. There Are Girls - Reid

4. Guys Who Drum On Everything - Reid

5. Big Nose - Reid

6. Isn't That A Romantic Thing To Say - Reid

These recordings for Places occurred at a spot called West Thompson Damn, Connecticut. The first of three locations was just outside of a picnic area, the second was at the shore of a little peninsula jutting out near the damn (I move the recorder to a second location after a bit), and the third was by a flagpole near the parking lot. You can always hear the nearby road traffic and Blue Jays, among other birds, such as American Goldfinches and a few different sparrows.

An attempt to document a Coldplay-like dream song and scenario, and heading up to Shenandoah. Sharing my primordial relationship with the Killdeer species, and checked out some Hawkwind on my drive. I underestimate the length of my planned hike and totally “whimp” out! Bird rundown and lots of movie talk, including Shelby Oaks.

Tracks in this episode of Cacophonous Revel Radio are:

1. Winter Is Here (Recovered Mix) - Reid May

2. White House - Reid May

3. Taken Away (Acoustic with Rain) - Reid May

4. Soon - Reid May

5. The Airport Makes Me Cry - Reid, Tim, Charles

6. Give Us Away - Soiled Doves

This episode of places is the second part of my recordings from Italy this summer. It’s literally just one long recording in the afternoon  from a third floor hotel balcony in the city of Amalfi, looking down onto the street and pedestrian promenade, and out over the docks and into the sea. Street traffic, seagulls and sparrows, and eavesdropped passerby conversations ebb and flow in this port city.

I checked out the new Toxic Avenger flick (and rewatched the original, of course.) Did some biking and birding to see an American Golden Plover and a Red Phalarope. Some close encounters of the birding kind. Watching some trailers before The Long Walk.

Tracks in this episode of Cacophonous Revel Radio:

1. Eight Hour Day - Time Phobia

2. New Year 2011 - Reid May

3. The Last One On Earth - Mehreideran

4. Epitaph Song (Demo) - Reid May

5. Name of the Sacred Warrior Part III - Air Fresno

6. What Happens In Baghdad Stays In Baghdad - Air Fresno

This episode of Places starts off with a recording on the island of Capri, Italy in the Giardini di Augusto at the Aphrodite fountain. Next up is the waves splashing against the boat as we ferried back from the island to Amalfi. Next is a spot along the Valle Delle Ferriere where I stopped to listen to Long-Tailed Tit calls (I think). Looking over the valley from Pontone I listened the church bells at noon. Next is a few days later from a cafe at the top of Pogerola to get a closer listen to those same noontime bells. Enjoy!

Back for season 6 of Switching title with a couple of life birds - a Willet and a Wood Stork. I went camping at Delaware Seashore State Park and it stormed most of the time, and I liked it. I hid in my car and counted the seconds after I saw lightning. I eventually make it to the beach with no rain. I found some minstrels at work. Fall is here.

Tracks on this episode:

1. Oblivious and Sweaty - Mehreideran

2. Sad Bird - Mehreideran

3. I Have Mono (Stereo Version) - Reid May

4. A Courtesy - Reid May

5. American Music - Reid May

6. Let's Get Out of Here

This edition of Places is mid-July and, once again, out in the great Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware. The first 18 minutes is just sitting at the campground in the morning listening to birds, barking dogs, and nearby campers waking up. Then for 8 minutes we move over to a viewing platform in a marshy bay at Gordon’s Pond where I record until until some other birders notice my recorder. Pardon our bird chatter. The final 5 or 6 minutes are up on top of the Hawk Watch platform looking out over the dunes and onto the beach. Bugs, waves, gulls, small planes; all the good stuff!

I attempt to bike and hike my way up to Signal Knob in the Elizabeth Furnace Recreational Area to record some ambiences for Places. From the road, to Mud Hole Gap, to Strasburg Reservoir, to Signal Knob, and back. Hike-a-bike becomes the way frequently and quite quickly. I spot some Barred Owls and other good birds. I cross some streams, drink from a spring, and give myself reminders for next time; like use bug spray. I remember a dream where I was forced to be an actor. Finally, there’s a recap with a bike repair lesson from the bathtub.

Tracks on this Cacophonous Revel Radio episode are:

1. Night's End Group Project In-Game Music - Reid May

2. Stephanie's Story Ideas 1, 2, & 3 - Reid May

3. Warcraft III Assignment In-Game Music - Reid May

4. Sound Student - Reid May

5. Mountains Sunset - Reid May

5. If You Were In Prison - Reid May (feat. Patricia Maulden)

This Places episode contains recordings made on a whim overnight campout in Delaware Seashore State Park. It rained a little on the way out there, but pretty much on my arrival a huge storm came through, and continued on and off over night. Luckily, in the morning it wasn't too bad, and and overall I really enjoyed my time being out in nature. (The nearby lightning strikes were scary!)

Driving and on the way to finally taking on a gravel bike race. Breaking down the new Switching Title season structure/timeline. Personal health updates, notes to self, and more challenge ideas. Race director speech, and enjoy the ride as I begin and finish and recap (with - of course - a gratuitous bird report).

Episode Tracklist:

1. Bobby Boomer - Reid (feat. Tim Catching)

2. Leaving You Behind - Pendulum

3. The Road - Boys With Wigs

4. Cutesy - The Mallard

5. Unnamed Demo from Rob's Place (feat. Shawn Cunning)

6. If I Ever Had Time - Reid

This episode of Places follows me along my trek hauling myself and my bike up to Signal Knob. Recording stops are the Bear Hollow Parking Lot where I started, Mudhole Gap, Strasburg Reservoir Road Parking Lot, a Strasburg Reservoir primitive campsite, somewhere up the steep incline to and at the Signal Knob tower. You will mostly hear wind and birds in the trees, creeks, and me.