Selected as one of the Best Field Recordings Albums of 2025 by A Closer Listen
acloserlisten.com/2025/12/16/acl-2025-top-ten-field-recording-soundscape/

“You’ll never experience a night quite like this one.” ~ Matthew Blackwell, The Best Field Recordings on Bandcamp
daily.bandcamp.com/best-field-recordings/the-best-field-recordings-on-bandcamp-october-2025

“Nokturno is another triumph for this field recording team.” ~ Richard Allen, A Closer Listen
acloserlisten.com/2025/09/19/martina-testen-simon-serc-nokturno/

“Widen your listening to all those layers of sound that are going on simultaneously; it is pretty profound.” ~ Jennifer Lucy Allan, BBC Radio 3
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002kh1g

“Nokturno doesn’t add a soundtrack to the world; it returns us to the world as it sounds when no one speaks in its place.” ~ Olivier Lehoux, Solénopole
solenopole.com/martina-testen-simon-serc-nokturno/

“Among productions that explore the potential of field recording, Nokturno is certainly one of the most radical.” ~ Luca Giuoco, The New Noise
www.thenewnoise.it/martina-testen-simon-serc-nokturno/

“I dare say, listening often might even cleanse one’s soul a bit.” ~ Tom Knapp, Rambles
www.rambles.net/testen_nokturno25.html

“High-resolution recordings, restrained editing, sequencing like a nocturnal suite.” ~ Cyprien Rose, Houz-Motik
houz-motik.fr/2025/09/nokturno-quand-la-nuit-compose/

“Fascinating new recording, assembled into a dense, fluctuating, sometimes serene, sometimes tumultuous set of natural sounds. Excellent work.” ~ Brian Olewnick

“Nokturno resonates far beyond its immediate environment. It reminds us that the act of listening, truly listening, can itself become a form of care.” ~ Escala de Grisos
escaladegrisos.substack.com/p/listening-to-the-night

“The result is a fascinating collection of pieces that form different rhythmic patterns and encompass a wide range of sound spectra.” ~ Muanis Sinanović, Odzven
www.sigic.si/stopi-krotko-v-to-dobrotno-noc.html

“The work captures the beauty, mystery, and fragility of an ecosystem whose habitats must be protected before the two-legged creatures destroy it all.” ~ Patrick Bruneel, Luminous Dash
luminousdash.be/internationaal/martina-testen-simon-serc-nokturno/

“It’s John Cage in a forest with the lights off – the silence is deafening.” ~ Daz Lawrence, Weird Bones
weirdbones.co.uk/a-decade-of-listening-to-what-moves-in-the-dark/

“Nokturno is a record that doesn’t want your opinion. It wants your presence.” ~ Vito Camarretta, Chain DLK
www.chaindlk.com/reviews/13274

“This is the music of nature. It’s beautiful. It’s captivating.” ~ Peter Albrechtsen, Danmarks Radio DR
www.dr.dk/lyd/p2/natsvaermeren/natsvaermeren-2025/toner-og-tilstande-12422563464

“A fantastic work that surprises you with its well-crafted sound.” ~ Nicolas Malevitsis, MiC Music Magazine
www.mic.gr/stili/eikosti-deyteri-tanini-hrysa-pantazi-hali-palombo-the-great-waitress-gellert-szabo

“Nokturno is a deeply fascinating work, Un symphonie nocturne fantastique.” ~ Allan Sommer, Salt Peanuts
salt-peanuts.eu/record/martina-testen-simon-serc/

Best Albums of 2025, Solenopole:
https://solenopole.com/retrobalisage-2025-part-2/

Best Albums of 2025, Primorske novice:
primorske.svet24.si/kultura/izbor-glasba-2025-bregove-dere-bakalina-velika-deftones-president-sirom-kamra-tamburateam

Best Albums of 2025, Salt Peanuts:
salt-peanuts.eu/arsbeste-2025/

Best Albums of 2025, A Closer Listen:
acloserlisten.com/2025/12/16/acl-2025-top-ten-field-recording-soundscape/