11 Royalty-Free Audio Tracks for "Crete"

Sounds and music from a local party in the village of ziros, eastern crete. First 3 minutes are of general background ambience followed by an 8 minute dance song played by a local folk band. This was a single take with no editing applied. Permission to record this was obtained from the band and the song (to manousaki) is traditional cretan and in the public domain.

Sea waves crashing and wind at the beach in malia, crete.

Sea waves crashing and wind at the beach in malia, crete.

A little recording on the place i grew up and miss every day.

Cicadas buzzing on a very hot august day in chania, crete.

Ocean crete.

Sound of sea against shore in secret cove in crete.

Spontaneous cricket sound recording via cell phone in crete.

09/09/2020 kalì limenes (crete, greece) a lonely cicada chirps on a tree, 20 meters from the sea. Moderate wind and waves. No human sounds.

A sample of church bells from a pamplona side street. Recorded in 1985 on a sony walkman using the in-built mics. Recorded onto tdk d90 cassette and stored since then in damp cellars, sheds, and long forgotten drawers. Just today transferred to digital using my fathers old decca legato tape player which we purchased in the early 70s to enable us to send messages to my uncle who had emigrated to australia. Dad says the player cost over £30 then which was more than a weeks wages at the time. I was inter-railing around europe at the time but the recording seems to stop in pamplona. Six weeks later all my money and passport was stolen while in crete and i made my way home via the british consulate in athens.

Sample of a busker playing the accordion in a pamplona side-street in 1985. Recorded with a sony walkman using the in-built mics. Some background talking. Recorded onto tdk d90 cassette and stored since then in damp cellars, sheds, and long forgotten drawers. Just today transferred to digital using my fathers old decca legato tape player which we purchased in the early 70s to enable us to send messages to my uncle who had emigrated to australia. Dad says the player cost over £30 then which was more than a weeks wages at the time. I was inter-railing around europe at the time but the recording seems to stop in pamplona. Six weeks later all my money and passport was stolen while in crete and i made my way home via the british consulate in athens.