Mystery Recording in the Tropics…

Because my little studio 'The Green Machine' does not have air-conditioning (a much larger solar system is needed to run AC), I work with open windows. Nice cool South-West trade winds flow through 'The Green Machine'.

Apart from coolness, this usually also adds an extra, natural feeling to Turtuga Blanku songs.

However, listening back to some vocal recordings for my latest 'song under construction', suddenly a strange noise on a couple (but not all!) of these recordings could be heard. It seemed like a malfunctioning cable adding a lot of unwanted noise. After careful listening, the source became clear…




Due to the hurricanes, a lot of rain has fallen here in the Caribbean. Almost immediately after that, new life starts blooming everywhere. One sound which was not heard for a long time was the mystery-noise that was recorded along with the Turtuga Blanku vocals.

Cicadas! They are back again!

Hmm…I'm up for some sweaty recording sessions…


Turtuga Blanku