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 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 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.
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
@@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 UA-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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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
"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
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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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😂
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.
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.
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.
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
Such a fantastic video, and consistently good content from you Benn. You will be my first patron recipient as soon as I get done writing this! I doubt you’ll actually see this comment, but you suddenly brought up Haruki Murakami....an author I absolutely adore and seem to have a bizarre psychic connection with... When I was a Masters/post-grad student I made a sonic art/experimental documentary piece based around The Wind Up Bird Chronicle...which would take too longer to get into now but trust me it makes more sense as as concept then you’d think: I love that particular book so much, and it got me through some hard times...... I had a copy on me and nothing else when I was made homeless due to substance issues, which got stolen whilst I was asleep. Months later when I was scooped up and sent to detox then rehab. 4 months of bareback withdrawal and fully clean and sober I was sent to me new sober digs and to my utter surprise it was just sitting on the living room table in that house, in that particular sober living facility....where more the half the people couldn’t read at all haha I’m not sure why I shared that but Murakami has had such an influence on my musical and creative practice as wells as my general day to day life....I still listen for the spring being wound every morning... See you on patreon. Thanks!
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
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.
Love your curiosity and effortless humor. Everything dangerous here is calm.. except the sun. Haha I recently moved to FL & the sun can kill you. Have you heard the ice sounds in iceland? Haunting
That was simply marvelous. I commend your courage for surrounding yourself in alligators in the middle of the night. Alone. Gahhhhh - I'd need a lot of extra shorts. As for other ambient destinations, try the mountains because one valley system away can insulate all noise of civilization. Just find somewhere without commercial airways above.
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
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.
Wow im glad i found this, that was an amazing video!
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
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.
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
Thank you! We live 40 miles from the Okefenokee🤗
Wonderful - excellent sounds and beautiful shots
Man, you are fearless. Loved the video and scenery!
Fantastic. Truly beautiful.
Dude, you are so under rated what the hell!!!!!!!!!!! Incredible stuff.
Love the Okefenokee swamp! Great stuff.
That was amazing. Really lovely music as well.
I want this series never end. Beautiful work.
FIN.
Amen
That was a beautiful video!
oh that star timelapse - sweet!
Really awesome, love the ambience
Your video deserves more views, excellent work !
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 UA-camrs?
Great way to start my morning,thanks for this!
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!
Doing the Okefenokee dance. Whatever you do, don't put your left leg in! You're a madman!
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
Benn Jordan videos are just the best
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.
this series is on par if not better than something i'd expect from a publication like national geographic, genuinely phenomenal work
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.
So glad I clicked on this one.
Thx for sharing!
Amazing! Great job!
Thank you Benn for all that you do.
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.
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!
Simply Beautiful and awe inspiring
Such a fan of the beat that you drop ~5min in!
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.
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
"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
literally the best content on youtube. thanks benn.
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!!!
These videos are awesome thank you!!!! Your sound design is incredible
You've outdone yourself this time, Benn! This was breathtaking. Truly awesome.
Lovely integration of "Clouds" wich is one of my favorite song from yours ♥ Awesome video as well!
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)
Adventure + Sound Design, great combination. I'm impressed.
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.
This was awesome, thanks! I feel like I could have watched you hanging around in a swamp for a lot longer :)
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.
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.
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.
Wow. Thank you 😊
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😂
best channel on youtube dude, thanks was waiting for this.
Amazing. Thank you.
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!
Wow! This is a stunning video and the background music was perfect and beautiful.
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.
Wow this is beautiful.
This is so incredible! Gives me Les Stroud Survivorman vibes. But with pro audio and video ;)
I love this channel like you wouldn't believe.
This video series is SO NICE. well shot and sounds great👍☀️👍
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.
I like the sound of Milkyway recording @11:44! Apparently it comes with nice synth sound! :)
that guitar arpeggio was lit m8
Ever thought of a career for nature documentaries? Because you certainly have the talent for it. Such a great video.
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.
Talk about DEDICATION! Thank you Ben for the amazing video.
That was amazing what a trip
Love this. I love going places and seeing things.
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! 🤣
this is an amazing series so far. thanks for the effort. hopefully many more to come.
Gorgeous! Thank you for all you do
Nice score! ...great video , thx brother
Stunning footage..well done, great vid
Loving this kind of video from you. The places you're going are super interesting and they sound amazing.
Love how you went full on Boards of Canada on this one, fits the mood perfectly. How about going to the moon next time?
I love your content. All of it
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!
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
amazing video benn
Such a fantastic video, and consistently good content from you Benn. You will be my first patron recipient as soon as I get done writing this! I doubt you’ll actually see this comment, but you suddenly brought up Haruki Murakami....an author I absolutely adore and seem to have a bizarre psychic connection with...
When I was a Masters/post-grad student I made a sonic art/experimental documentary piece based around The Wind Up Bird Chronicle...which would take too longer to get into now but trust me it makes more sense as as concept then you’d think: I love that particular book so much, and it got me through some hard times......
I had a copy on me and nothing else when I was made homeless due to substance issues, which got stolen whilst I was asleep. Months later when I was scooped up and sent to detox then rehab. 4 months of bareback withdrawal and fully clean and sober I was sent to me new sober digs and to my utter surprise it was just sitting on the living room table in that house, in that particular sober living facility....where more the half the people couldn’t read at all haha
I’m not sure why I shared that but Murakami has had such an influence on my musical and creative practice as wells as my general day to day life....I still listen for the spring being wound every morning...
See you on patreon. Thanks!
The pacing and editing of this video is honestly breathtaking! And also, it's very informative and entertaining!
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
No way. Such a frightening idea of a trip. Love your channel, but that was terrifying. I cannot believe you sleep there.
I envy you for being able to go on such adventures, hope you enjoyed every bit of it! Great video 😁
This series is what made me sub to ur Patreon. So killer!!!!
That milky way footage was incredible and beautiful. Would love to see you explore the stars more
I like the idea, swamp ambiance 🧟♂️
Supercool video, amazing soundtrack and a Class A swamp!
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.
Love your curiosity and effortless humor. Everything dangerous here is calm.. except the sun. Haha I recently moved to FL & the sun can kill you. Have you heard the ice sounds in iceland? Haunting
Beautiful
Congrats of this life experience. thanks for sharing.
That was simply marvelous. I commend your courage for surrounding yourself in alligators in the middle of the night. Alone. Gahhhhh - I'd need a lot of extra shorts. As for other ambient destinations, try the mountains because one valley system away can insulate all noise of civilization. Just find somewhere without commercial airways above.
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!
DELIVERANCE , oh and that vest . . . .
Super impressive stuff pal. Fair play to you.