uncommon ambience
Episodes
June Mid-Atlantic Thunderstorm – Rain and Thunder Ambience for Relaxation, Sleep, and Focus
15 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
June Mid-Atlantic Thunderstorm Ambience — Rain and thunder; the best. As far as the description goes, it's a thunderstorm. I've been thinki...
Caddyshack Country Club Morning – Pre-Golf Ambience, Birds, Water, and Groundskeeping Sounds
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Uncommon Ambience: At the Movies, Caddyshack. Country club early morning ambience. You are amongst the well-kept grounds, and here is the sun peaking ...
Game Boy Airplane Ambience – Chill Flight Sounds with Hints of Nostalgia and Relaxation
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chill commercial flight and Game Boy ambience—Gen X kids were often left home alone — we were also occasionally thrust unattended onto planes to n...
Relaxing Cat and Shop Ambience – Cozy Sounds from a T-Shirt Store
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The corner of a t-shirt shop where a cat sleeps and an oscillating fan blows around warm spring air. The kind of t-shirts in this shop are what human...
Mid-Atlantic Thunderstorms Return – Heavy Rain and Thunder Ambience for Refocus
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
May Thunderstorm: So this is a thunderstorm that just traveled over our neighborhood. As I have said before, it doesn't matter what sounds I plan to ...
Back to the Future 2 – Biff 1985 Pleasure Paradise Casino Ambience: Nightlife, Streets, and Chaos Sounds
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Uncommon Ambience: At the Movies, Back to the Future 2. This episode takes place in an alternate timeline: Biff 1985. Where we will enjoy the sullen s...
Shawshank Redemption Hayfield Ambience: Red’s Search, Birds, and Movie Outdoors for Relaxation or Sleep
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Uncommon Ambience: At the Movies this week, finds us (ostensibly) in Maine — I'm pretty sure most of the film was shot in the Rust Belt. But fo...
The Perfect Storm: Inside a Gloucester-Style Bar During Fierce North Atlantic Gales
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Perfect Storm's Widow's Walk... AmbienceAnticipating a Giant Storm at a Coastal Bar — "They're out on the Flemish Cap. I got it...
Field of Dreams Fenway… Ambience
27 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Uncommon Ambience: At the Movies; Field of Dreams (1989) ambience — Field of Dreams fits in well with the other weird baseball fantasies we love. C...
Spring Morning Backyard Birds: Relaxing Piedmont Ambience
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Birds and backyard ambience — as spring descends upon the Piedmont, so do the birds. And they were chatty this morning, so I stuck my microphone...
Deckard’s Night Out: Noodle Stand & Urban Rain – Blade Runner (1982) Inspired Ambience
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Uncommon Ambience: At the Movies—Blade Runner outdoor noodle establishment ambience. Eight hours of sound inspired by the scene where Rick Deckard ...
All the President’s Men: Nixon-Era Newsroom Ambience with Typing & Phones for Focus & Study
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Uncommon Ambience: At the Movies—Vintage newsroom ambience. I've worked in large newsrooms, though none had operating typewriters. There were r...
WarGames (1983): Underground Missile Launch Control Ambience — Cold War Computers & Console Sounds
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Uncommon Ambience: At the Movies, we are adding a new type of ambience this week. Themed ambience, based on the opening scenes of the 1983 film ...
After-Hours Bowling Alley Ambience — Dark Lane Sounds, Pin Crashes & Echoing Ball Returns
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bowling Ambience — This was recorded near the ball return of the dark lane on a decently attended Wednesday.And I don't know about you, but I ke...
80s & 90s Arcade Ambience — Classic Coin-Op Games, Retro Sounds & Nostalgic Vibes
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Retro Arcade Ambience — So picture this, it's 1980-something and mom and dad dropped you off at the mall with five bucks, "we'll pick you up 10." Mo...
Rainy Vermont Bed and Breakfast Bust — Stormy Weekend, Crackling Fire & Cozy Cabin Rain
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cozy fire and rain ambience — You booked your Bennington Bed and Breakfast just below the towering Battle Monument. You promised your partner it wou...
They’re Playing Basketball — Indoor Gym Ambience & Echoing Court Sounds for Focus
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gymnasium/ basketball ambience — How do I explain this briefly? I went to military school in the South. I was that ***** of a student to need milita...
Martha’s Vineyard Rain & Thunderstorm Ambience – Vineyard Haven Coastal Waves for Sleep & Relaxation
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Relax to the coastal storms of Vineyard Haven — rain on the harbor, gulls overhead, and the distant hum of ferries. Recorded on Martha’s Vineyard ...
Crisp Winter Snowfall: Icy Flurries & Falling Snow Sounds for Relaxation
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Snowfall and mild traffic sounds — this is two hours of falling snow and mild traffic... but who gives a **** about that? I want to use this space t...
Rainy Night at a Roadside Motel – Vending Machine Hum & Distant Rain Sounds for Sleep
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rainy Hotel Ambience — Have you ever wandered down a long, narrow hallway following the loud hum of an ice maker? The small room in a hotel that hou...
Listening Through the Wall: Shower Sounds & Bathroom Fan Ambience for Sleep & Calm
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the shower being recorded from the room next door. There will be tinkles of water, bathroom fan, and gurgling drain on the other side of the w...
DC Metro Ride: Silver Line Subway Ambience for Focus, Study & Travel Vibes
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reach out and touch fare (har) — ehem, this is from a recording of the Silver Line. It was a cold, icy January evening, and I was heading downtown t...
Calming Car Defrost Sounds: Snow, Ice & Winter Morning Ambience
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Car defrost ambience — It's the kind of cold out there that freezes your nostrils together as you breathe in. And ice and snow are covering the ...
Snowfall & Wind Ambience: Winter Evening Soundscape with Fresh Snow
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Falling snow and wind soundscape — recorded on the evening of the 14th. The beginning flakes were sloppy, and they came down in clumps. We got three...
Rain Pattering on Parked Car — Relaxing Rain Sounds for Sleep & Focus
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Moderate rainfall on a parked car. I don't know what else to say as a description. Oh! I found Winter Spiced Cranberry Sprite at the Annandale CVS! Th...
Winter Storm Sounds: 5 Hours of Rain, Wind & Graupel for Relaxation or Study
06 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rain and ice ambience — This is what the worst snow day ever sounds like. The kids were hoping for measurable snow, and they got a lot of rain and g...
Overnight into Early Morning Vineyard Haven: Boats, AC Hums & Harbor Ambience
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Waves, boats, birds and more. This recording begins late at night and ends with the first ferry steaming in and out of Vineyard Haven Harbor. This is ...
Post-Christmas Rain & Cozy Chaos: Mid-Atlantic December Ambience with Eggnog, Legos & Care Bears
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Almost 4 hours of December rain on the roof... ambience. It's a soggy day in the Mid-Atlantic... A perfect distillation for our household post-Chr...
8 Hours Hotel Room Fan Ambience at Hershey Lodge — Window Unit & White Noise
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hotel room fan — Anyone else not looking forward to sleeping in their old bedrooms this holiday season? Just down the hall from our aging parents wh...
Gentle Vineyard Harbor Waves & Retreating Sand Ambience for Relaxation & Meditation
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After-hour Vineyard Haven Harbor Waves — This episode includes after-hour waves lapping the harbor beach — the rattle of far-off machinery and the...
Take a Shower… Ambience — Relaxing Water Sounds for Sleep & Focus
16 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
(Dual Shower Nozzle Ambience) I always dreamed of fancy bathrooms. Bathrooms where I could press digital buttons controlling a host of nozzles pelting...
Endless Ferry Ride to Martha's Vineyard... Ambience
16 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Endless* Martha's Vineyard Ferry Ambience — this will be a cacophony of awesome machine noise from the carport of a MVY Steamship. So ride the a...