The first album in a definitive series that completes the sounds of cicadas in Japan. The new album “Cicadas Singing of Japan Archives Vol.1 (Insects Nature Sounds)” was released on August 4, 2023, on all digital platforms!

REST IN RECORDS released a new album “Cicadas Singing of Japan Archives Vol.1 (Insects Nature Sounds)” by Hideo Ueda on August 4, 2023, on all digital platforms!

Archive of cicada singing (insects nature sounds) in Japan. This is the first in a series of two albums. Includes 18 species from cicadas living in Japan.

Mr. Hideo Ueda, Japan’s leading field recording expert and pioneer of natural sound recording. This is a very high quality sound recording by him.

In Japan, the singing of cicadas has become a symbolic seasonal tradition, summer. In haiku, It is also the “summer season word” in haiku.

It is a highly valuable work as a digital educational material, digital archive, etc. At the same time, as “healing nature sounds” that make you feel the seasons, it is ideal for relaxation, sound therapy, deep sleep, chill out, meditation, BGM for work or study, etc.

Listen now on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music and other music subscription digital platforms !


Album Title: Cicadas Singing of Japan Archives Vol.1 (Insects Nature Sounds)
Artist: Hideo Ueda
Release Date: August 4, 2023
Format: Album | 18 Tracks | 58m37s
Catalog Number: RIR0033
Label: REST IN RECORDS

*The frog in the jacket image (cover art) is a “Auritibicen flammatus” (photo by Hideo Ueda).


[Tracks]
*You can listen to the sounds on YouTube Music by clicking on the links for each song title.

TrSong Title (Track Title / Scientific Name)
1Platypleura kaempferi
2Platypleura yayeyamana
3Platypleura kuroiwae
4Platypleura miyakona
5Platypleura albivannata
6Suisha coreana
7Auritibicen bihamatus
8Auritibicen japonicus
9Auritibicen flammatus
10Auritibicen kyushyuensis
11Auritibicen esakii
12Cryptotympana atrata
13Cryptotympana facialis
14Cryptotympana yaeyamana
15Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata
16Graptopsaltria bimaculata
17Terpnosia vacua
18Terpnosia nigricosta

[Artist Profile]

Hideo Ueda: Born in Tama City, Tokyo, Japan in 1953. Nature recording artist. Founded and represented “Ueda Nature Sound” in 1990. Japan’s leading field recording expert and pioneer of natural sound recording. He continues to digitally record the sounds of wild birds, insects, frogs, mammals, and other creatures in general, as well as the sounds of natural scenery. There are more than 500 species. He also shoots video and photography, and has published numerous books and CDs. The vast sound library has provided materials for a wide variety of applications, including co-authored books, textbooks and teaching materials, and commercials. His works are actively disseminated on his official website, YouTube, and SNS. He has released a wild bird sound albums “Bird Songs of Japan 100” (7 titles in the series) and a frog / toad sound albums “Frogs Croaking of Japan Archives” (4 titles in the series) on all digital platforms.



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