I'm so impressed with how much you're able to do just on your own. Not only are you out there to make field recordings, surrounded by deadly animals, fixing your broken down engine - you're also simultaneously filming everything from like four different angles to compose this stunning video. If I didn't know better, I'd think this was a national geographic production or something. You're a certified badass!
loved this video im a location sound mixer and i just this past winter went to the okkeefinokee myself all the gators where frozen beacuse of the cold no bugs no people really very special my number two fav spot after Joshwa tree thanks for the great vid much love
The current size of the Great Dismal Swamp is around 750 square miles. Still love that you got to go to the biggest near you! (Okefenokee is the largest 'blackwater' swamp on the continent). btw, I love swamps. Grew up in VA, living in WI now.
This is a wonderful video. I bet it's unintentional on everybody's part, but I get a huge laugh out of listening to the documentary soundtrack of warbly Tilt-a-Whirl music starting at 4:27.
This shirts, and the t-shirt with mutant flamingos especialy, are not one sale as they're banned in most of the countries on our planet. But Benn is special, he can whispers in the gators' hears and to a Mercury engine.
You did right by going to Fargo to get to the swamp. Fargo is one of the most remote places in Georgia and the swamp is a further 17 miles down a country road from Fargo. You are literally surrounded by swamp and woods. It's so secluded it's a designated Dark Sky Park and is excellent for seeing stars much brighter than you normally can on the east coast and no light equals no people. I go to Fargo and Folkston swamp locations very often to record video and do field recordings. I've only seen a few videos of yours but have seen enough to not get into a boat with you. Good luck with your future adventures.
@@BennJordan Marcus Lemonis, CEO of Camping World, has been throwing around stupid amounts of money in NASCAR lately. Maybe he wants to branch out to musician TH-camrs?
cool vid, love to see this. Judging from your character and some of the things you share on this channel you seem to have a pretty cool life. Enjoy it!
This video is amazing for so many reasons. You seem pretty much fearless out there even though you're alone. The cinematography and editing is absolutely beautiful. Your music (that I've been listening to for the past month or so) fits perfectly. I love everything about this.
Do a field recording out in Maine's 100 mile wilderness. Treat yourself and do it during autumn. Bonus points if you go out to Mt Katahdin and traverse the knife's edge.
I used to work in the western Nevada, Eastern California desert on a cattle ranch. Even though there are some dirt roads, no one lives or drive out there. The only humans are usually at a cow camp, which means they're sleeping, eating, or riding on a horse with no one to talk to. It's beautifully quiet!!!! I loved it 😍
I just wanted to say that I just ordered myself a Zoom H6 so that I can start taking my own ambient soundscapes as well as making some impulse responses for reverb and maybe speakers/cabs. I've wanted a field recorder for at least a decade and watching you go out into the world and record it as well as watching you make reverb IRs of giant tubes has convinced me to go through with the purchase. I'm really excited to begin my journey so thanks for pushing me over the edge!
Magic! I'm glad it hasnt changed much in the 18 years since I was there doing exactly the same thing you are. I had a crummy mic and a really fancy camera.
Your production values and editing are incredible. Thank you so much for sharing these journeys - they are inspiring and they engender awe and instill peace. Just incredible to me.
A friend turned me on to a site with ambient sounds from many locations. They were all in mono! Thank you for stereo. Surround would be knock-out! Your battery comment was priceless.
Amazing! Well worth a little bit of human noise with your boat motor to get there and experience! Your projects keep on getting more and more interesting. Keep it up Benn!!!
This was absolutely superb! The set-up, the story-telling, the natural sounds mingled with excellent music, and video editing/cuts. One of your best. (imho)
I have dabbled in sound, video, editing, TV broadcast, recording, song writing, performing and what you have done here has me wanting to put the various skills to work an tackle some serious film making. This was awesome, I will be digging into more of your content. - Cheers
Top notch video work Benn, loved the cinematic feel to all this. Just recently read Murakami's South of the Border, West of the Sun and I'm eager for more.
Next level video Benn! I mean this is National Geographic level man. Also about the "deadly" animals. No animal will attack with no reason. And usually the reason is human behaviour or human interference with nature.
You are a brave (or crazy) guy & I love what you do. I’m in the UK but have flown light aircraft in several southern states including over the Everglades and down to the Florida’s Keys. I’d love to go back but the pandemic has screwed everything up including my pilot’s licence which has now lapsed. Keep entertaining man. Cheers. Lee
Some people just can’t be stopped. Impressive resilience to fear this man has, I think if I were in the same situation you would be able to see me panicking😂
Thank you so much, I moved back home to PR 🇵🇷 lived many years in Miami Florida close to the Everglades && I love the swamps it is sooo beautiful and I always go for a tour when I visit. I will be listening to the audios and beautiful video!! 🥰🥰❤️🐊
&& this is a great location for a great video of the night sky 🌌 and you will feel like you are in space for a second if you are not grounded because you can all see the stars and colors but there must be NO MOON. 📍La Bahia Fosforescente en La Parguera (bioluminescent bay) Puerto Rico the boat takes you out where you can really enjoy the light the fish make under water when swimming && all the stars, the Milky Way galaxy looks amazing beautiful purple colors.
Excellent video, mate. Mabye us, electric musicians, are somehow indoor beasts, loving being surrounded by the reassuring expensive gear lights and the calm breathing of our machines' fans but some of us go into the wild! Great work.
I’ve been out there in a canoe before. Absolutely beautiful place. You’re pretty ballsy for going out there alone with a cheap motor and a boat you can barely row.
"Forget about the stalking gators, stay still, and record the amazing ____" is tremendous all-purpose life advice. Beautiful, inspiring video, Benn. Let's see you in Badlands, SD next. Recording the coyotes at 1am is pretty surreal, and the astrophotography possibilities are excellent.
Please do NOT forget about large stalking predators, they're called predators for a reason. I knew someone who ended as a tasty dinner based on the above advice.
@@orphanfrequencyyeah1742 yeah, let's not pretend that what our guy is doing here isn't tremendously stupid. As much as what he says might sound good in a metaphorical sense, actual predators are not very poetic when you're about to be their midnight snack
Good job on the VHS effect, most attempts are clearly just a modern camera with an effect on the top but you could fool me into thinking you brought an actual VHS recorder with you
Okay firstly, amazing video. You never cease to amazing me with your beautiful videography and of course amazing and fitting soundscapes throughout. Secondly, what do I want to hear? I know this is a totally different ball-game, but one of my absolute favourite sounds (or lack of sounds? Ambience? whatever.), is when it's -40 something celcius here in Alberta, Canada. Have you ever experienced that? Standing outside in -45C or below weather and just listening? It's like you can hear snowflakes forming in the air around you. Every tiny sound seems to both come from a vast distance and from right inside your ear at the same time. It's bizarre and wonderful. It's best in a valley in the middle of the rockies, but the middle of a very very flat field is also amazing. If you could somehow capture that maybe sometime this winter up in Canada, that would be amazing. I don't even know if recording the audio would capture the effect, because I feel like part of it is just how frigid the air is and how that might effect the sound waves physical movement to your ears. Plus, it might be a great excuse to visit Canada (assuming that's possible and legal by this winter???) or somewhere else that's just really fucking cold. I feel like you would really genuinely appreciate the extremely strange feeling it gives. It's really hard to articulate. Sorry for the long comment, amazing video as always. Also, I can't believe you slept in a hammock there hahah, you badass.
Benn I presume you make ALL of the background music? There's such an impressive range of genres in here. I cannot believe how good this Boards of Canada type beat at 4:30 is. I'm more than happy to pay for it via your Patreon, but it'd be nice to have some of these easily accessible on Spotify.
If you ever were able to afford the time and expenses Nahanni National Park Reserve would offer some amazing recording space. "Nahanni National Park Reserve, the best-known Northern park, showcases the South Nahanni River, possibly Canada's most epic waterway. Framed by four towering canyons, the river spills through the alpine habitat of broad-shouldered bears, nimble Dall's sheep and elusive woodland caribou. The whole park stretches across 30,000 square kilometres and is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. Attractions include Virginia Falls, a literally earthshaking cascade, the daunting Cirque of the Unclimbables, the Fairy Meadows, plus riverside hotsprings, burbling tufa mounds, and hike-able peaks. It's a stellar day-long flightseeing trip from Fort Simpson, and an even better guided or independent expedition by canoe or raft. Access is by chartered floatplane from Fort Simpson or Nahanni Butte." But where ever you go I am sure you will draw something unique out of the experience.
Checkout the wild river wilderness in the White mountains. There are lots of wilderness areas up there where you can't hear anything when you're in the middle of them
"The guy from Flashbulb" swimming around in a boat small enough to fit into one of these crocodiles mouths. I'm having a great time (knowing that this video wouldn't exist without you making it back).
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Holy hell what a video!!!
@@BennJordan yes please.
glad to see you here. big fan, thanks.
I'm so impressed with how much you're able to do just on your own. Not only are you out there to make field recordings, surrounded by deadly animals, fixing your broken down engine - you're also simultaneously filming everything from like four different angles to compose this stunning video. If I didn't know better, I'd think this was a national geographic production or something. You're a certified badass!
The world is different when you leave the house kiddo
Wow im glad i found this, that was an amazing video!
Thank you! We live 40 miles from the Okefenokee🤗
Love the Okefenokee swamp! Great stuff.
Dude, you are so under rated what the hell!!!!!!!!!!! Incredible stuff.
I’m surprised that the footage made it out of the swamp before some park ranger found it in an empty boat years from now.
same, benn please stay undead. wait I mean don't die
loved this video im a location sound mixer and i just this past winter went to the okkeefinokee myself
all the gators where frozen beacuse of the cold no bugs no people really very special my number two fav spot after Joshwa tree
thanks for the great vid
much love
Fantastic. Truly beautiful.
The current size of the Great Dismal Swamp is around 750 square miles. Still love that you got to go to the biggest near you! (Okefenokee is the largest 'blackwater' swamp on the continent). btw, I love swamps. Grew up in VA, living in WI now.
That was a beautiful video!
Wonderful - excellent sounds and beautiful shots
Man, you are fearless. Loved the video and scenery!
So glad I clicked on this one.
Thx for sharing!
Benn Jordan videos are just the best
That was amazing. Really lovely music as well.
This is a wonderful video. I bet it's unintentional on everybody's part, but I get a huge laugh out of listening to the documentary soundtrack of warbly Tilt-a-Whirl music starting at 4:27.
Really awesome, love the ambience
Best shirts in the biz to be honest
This shirts, and the t-shirt with mutant flamingos especialy, are not one sale as they're banned in most of the countries on our planet.
But Benn is special, he can whispers in the gators' hears and to a Mercury engine.
oh that star timelapse - sweet!
You did right by going to Fargo to get to the swamp. Fargo is one of the most remote places in Georgia and the swamp is a further 17 miles down a country road from Fargo. You are literally surrounded by swamp and woods. It's so secluded it's a designated Dark Sky Park and is excellent for seeing stars much brighter than you normally can on the east coast and no light equals no people. I go to Fargo and Folkston swamp locations very often to record video and do field recordings. I've only seen a few videos of yours but have seen enough to not get into a boat with you. Good luck with your future adventures.
Great way to start my morning,thanks for this!
Doing the Okefenokee dance. Whatever you do, don't put your left leg in! You're a madman!
Amazing! Great job!
Dude you should make this into a series where you just try to go to all of the most remote locations on earth
By the end his bank account would probably be the most remote place on Earth
I'd looooove to. Maybe I can partner with an RV company or something. :)
High carbon footprint project...
Watching you in this video Benn, something switched in my brain....now, I see you as food. Strange...
@@BennJordan Marcus Lemonis, CEO of Camping World, has been throwing around stupid amounts of money in NASCAR lately. Maybe he wants to branch out to musician TH-camrs?
Your video deserves more views, excellent work !
Such a fan of the beat that you drop ~5min in!
cool vid, love to see this. Judging from your character and some of the things you share on this channel you seem to have a pretty cool life. Enjoy it!
Dude I never felt like a city person but damn, I would have died of fear so far away from society, surrounded by gators, at night.
I want this series never end. Beautiful work.
FIN.
Amen
This video is amazing for so many reasons. You seem pretty much fearless out there even though you're alone. The cinematography and editing is absolutely beautiful. Your music (that I've been listening to for the past month or so) fits perfectly. I love everything about this.
Were the tracks in this vid all his? They're so good
Amazing. Thank you.
Wow this is beautiful.
Wow. Thank you 😊
I love this channel like you wouldn't believe.
Simply Beautiful and awe inspiring
Do a field recording out in Maine's 100 mile wilderness.
Treat yourself and do it during autumn.
Bonus points if you go out to Mt Katahdin and traverse the knife's edge.
this series is on par if not better than something i'd expect from a publication like national geographic, genuinely phenomenal work
Lovely integration of "Clouds" wich is one of my favorite song from yours ♥ Awesome video as well!
These videos are awesome thank you!!!! Your sound design is incredible
I used to work in the western Nevada, Eastern California desert on a cattle ranch. Even though there are some dirt roads, no one lives or drive out there. The only humans are usually at a cow camp, which means they're sleeping, eating, or riding on a horse with no one to talk to. It's beautifully quiet!!!! I loved it 😍
Thank you Benn for all that you do.
Wow! This is a stunning video and the background music was perfect and beautiful.
I just wanted to say that I just ordered myself a Zoom H6 so that I can start taking my own ambient soundscapes as well as making some impulse responses for reverb and maybe speakers/cabs. I've wanted a field recorder for at least a decade and watching you go out into the world and record it as well as watching you make reverb IRs of giant tubes has convinced me to go through with the purchase. I'm really excited to begin my journey so thanks for pushing me over the edge!
This video series is SO NICE. well shot and sounds great👍☀️👍
Magic! I'm glad it hasnt changed much in the 18 years since I was there doing exactly the same thing you are. I had a crummy mic and a really fancy camera.
Your production values and editing are incredible. Thank you so much for sharing these journeys - they are inspiring and they engender awe and instill peace. Just incredible to me.
A friend turned me on to a site with ambient sounds from many locations. They were all in mono! Thank you for stereo. Surround would be knock-out!
Your battery comment was priceless.
literally the best content on youtube. thanks benn.
That was amazing what a trip
Amazing! Well worth a little bit of human noise with your boat motor to get there and experience! Your projects keep on getting more and more interesting. Keep it up Benn!!!
This was absolutely superb! The set-up, the story-telling, the natural sounds mingled with excellent music, and video editing/cuts. One of your best. (imho)
I have dabbled in sound, video, editing, TV broadcast, recording, song writing, performing and what you have done here has me wanting to put the various skills to work an tackle some serious film making.
This was awesome, I will be digging into more of your content. - Cheers
DELIVERANCE , oh and that vest . . . .
I love your content. All of it
Top notch video work Benn, loved the cinematic feel to all this. Just recently read Murakami's South of the Border, West of the Sun and I'm eager for more.
Next level video Benn! I mean this is National Geographic level man. Also about the "deadly" animals. No animal will attack with no reason. And usually the reason is human behaviour or human interference with nature.
Brilliant video - genuinely scared for you at times. Love the variety of sounds and images - esp the drone and astro.
You are a brave (or crazy) guy & I love what you do. I’m in the UK but have flown light aircraft in several southern states including over the Everglades and down to the Florida’s Keys. I’d love to go back but the pandemic has screwed everything up including my pilot’s licence which has now lapsed. Keep entertaining man. Cheers. Lee
This is so incredible! Gives me Les Stroud Survivorman vibes. But with pro audio and video ;)
best channel on youtube dude, thanks was waiting for this.
You've outdone yourself this time, Benn! This was breathtaking. Truly awesome.
I like the sound of Milkyway recording @11:44! Apparently it comes with nice synth sound! :)
This was awesome, thanks! I feel like I could have watched you hanging around in a swamp for a lot longer :)
Adventure + Sound Design, great combination. I'm impressed.
that guitar arpeggio was lit m8
Some people just can’t be stopped. Impressive resilience to fear this man has, I think if I were in the same situation you would be able to see me panicking😂
I think my favorite thing about these is that they're about the journey as much as the destination. So much goes into these trips!
The tannins in the water is one of my favorite facts (learned it on a boat tour of one of Florida's natural springs ... it's basically tea water! 🤣
Ever thought of a career for nature documentaries? Because you certainly have the talent for it. Such a great video.
Thank you so much, I moved back home to PR 🇵🇷 lived many years in Miami Florida close to the Everglades && I love the swamps it is sooo beautiful and I always go for a tour when I visit. I will be listening to the audios and beautiful video!! 🥰🥰❤️🐊
&& this is a great location for a great video of the night sky 🌌 and you will feel like you are in space for a second if you are not grounded because you can all see the stars and colors but there must be NO MOON. 📍La Bahia Fosforescente en La Parguera (bioluminescent bay) Puerto Rico the boat takes you out where you can really enjoy the light the fish make under water when swimming && all the stars, the Milky Way galaxy looks amazing beautiful purple colors.
Love how you went full on Boards of Canada on this one, fits the mood perfectly. How about going to the moon next time?
Excellent video, mate.
Mabye us, electric musicians, are somehow indoor beasts, loving being surrounded by the reassuring expensive gear lights and the calm breathing of our machines' fans but some of us go into the wild!
Great work.
I’ve been out there in a canoe before. Absolutely beautiful place. You’re pretty ballsy for going out there alone with a cheap motor and a boat you can barely row.
This series is what made me sub to ur Patreon. So killer!!!!
Loving this kind of video from you. The places you're going are super interesting and they sound amazing.
"Forget about the stalking gators, stay still, and record the amazing ____" is tremendous all-purpose life advice.
Beautiful, inspiring video, Benn. Let's see you in Badlands, SD next. Recording the coyotes at 1am is pretty surreal, and the astrophotography possibilities are excellent.
Please do NOT forget about large stalking predators, they're called predators for a reason. I knew someone who ended as a tasty dinner based on the above advice.
@@orphanfrequencyyeah1742 yeah, let's not pretend that what our guy is doing here isn't tremendously stupid. As much as what he says might sound good in a metaphorical sense, actual predators are not very poetic when you're about to be their midnight snack
this is an amazing series so far. thanks for the effort. hopefully many more to come.
Talk about DEDICATION! Thank you Ben for the amazing video.
The shit you are able to accomplish, Benn, is just wild! As a fellow creator, I’m constantly inspired by you to up my game. Beautiful work!
Nice score! ...great video , thx brother
I like the idea, swamp ambiance 🧟♂️
Gorgeous! Thank you for all you do
Good job on the VHS effect, most attempts are clearly just a modern camera with an effect on the top but you could fool me into thinking you brought an actual VHS recorder with you
Okay firstly, amazing video. You never cease to amazing me with your beautiful videography and of course amazing and fitting soundscapes throughout. Secondly, what do I want to hear? I know this is a totally different ball-game, but one of my absolute favourite sounds (or lack of sounds? Ambience? whatever.), is when it's -40 something celcius here in Alberta, Canada. Have you ever experienced that? Standing outside in -45C or below weather and just listening? It's like you can hear snowflakes forming in the air around you. Every tiny sound seems to both come from a vast distance and from right inside your ear at the same time. It's bizarre and wonderful. It's best in a valley in the middle of the rockies, but the middle of a very very flat field is also amazing. If you could somehow capture that maybe sometime this winter up in Canada, that would be amazing. I don't even know if recording the audio would capture the effect, because I feel like part of it is just how frigid the air is and how that might effect the sound waves physical movement to your ears. Plus, it might be a great excuse to visit Canada (assuming that's possible and legal by this winter???) or somewhere else that's just really fucking cold. I feel like you would really genuinely appreciate the extremely strange feeling it gives. It's really hard to articulate. Sorry for the long comment, amazing video as always. Also, I can't believe you slept in a hammock there hahah, you badass.
Benn and Tantacrul should do a collab on some interesting musical/compositional concept. I'd watch the hell out of that, for sure. 👀
Damn that sounds sweet
I envy you for being able to go on such adventures, hope you enjoyed every bit of it! Great video 😁
Stunning footage..well done, great vid
That milky way footage was incredible and beautiful. Would love to see you explore the stars more
No way. Such a frightening idea of a trip. Love your channel, but that was terrifying. I cannot believe you sleep there.
Benn I presume you make ALL of the background music? There's such an impressive range of genres in here.
I cannot believe how good this Boards of Canada type beat at 4:30 is. I'm more than happy to pay for it via your Patreon, but it'd be nice to have some of these easily accessible on Spotify.
The pacing and editing of this video is honestly breathtaking! And also, it's very informative and entertaining!
Supercool video, amazing soundtrack and a Class A swamp!
Wonderfully shot. May I ask when you will drop the BoC Tribute Album? :)
If you ever were able to afford the time and expenses Nahanni National Park Reserve would offer some amazing recording space.
"Nahanni National Park Reserve, the best-known Northern park, showcases the South Nahanni River, possibly Canada's most epic waterway. Framed by four towering canyons, the river spills through the alpine habitat of broad-shouldered bears, nimble Dall's sheep and elusive woodland caribou. The whole park stretches across 30,000 square kilometres and is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. Attractions include Virginia Falls, a literally earthshaking cascade, the daunting Cirque of the Unclimbables, the Fairy Meadows, plus riverside hotsprings, burbling tufa mounds, and hike-able peaks. It's a stellar day-long flightseeing trip from Fort Simpson, and an even better guided or independent expedition by canoe or raft. Access is by chartered floatplane from Fort Simpson or Nahanni Butte."
But where ever you go I am sure you will draw something unique out of the experience.
Checkout the wild river wilderness in the White mountains. There are lots of wilderness areas up there where you can't hear anything when you're in the middle of them
Top quality as always 👍
When I heard about this trip I thought, damn I just joined the patreon and now he's going to be gaitor food...Amazing video and thanks for not dying!
Love this. I love going places and seeing things.
"The guy from Flashbulb" swimming around in a boat small enough to fit into one of these crocodiles mouths.
I'm having a great time (knowing that this video wouldn't exist without you making it back).
aaaand then the motor dies, rip!