electric re::view #7 - November 2020
[from the STUDIO archive and recommendations]

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Watch:

Reflections :: Earth Music Unlimited (2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAAbjC5ig6A&feature=emb_logo

Earth Music Unlimited are: Edward Cowie, piano; Stephen Preston, flute; Mifune Tsuji violin. This improvisation entitled 'Reflections' was performed at the Colours of Water festival, London, 21st March 2013. 2013.

Rain Swifts :: Nemeton (2015)
https://youtu.be/RaxOx4jIjeg

Experimental ambient drone piece, inspired by San Bushman rock art and cosmology.

Read [online]:    

Photosynthesis Makes a Sound :: Sarah Keartes (2018)
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/photosynthesis-makes-a-sound/

The ping of algae turning sunlight into energy adds to the soundscape of marine ecosystems.

Acoustic enrichment :: Nature (article)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-13186-2.pdf

Acoustic enrichment can enhance fish community development on degraded coral reef habitat.

Listen:

World Rivers Day :: various artists (2020)
https://divacontemporary.bandcamp.com/album/world-rivers-day-2020

Ocean Procellarum :: Marcus Leadley (2020)
https://divacontemporary.bandcamp.com/album/oceanus-procellarum

sound fishing :: Adrian Newton (2020)
https://divacontemporary.bandcamp.com/album/sound-fishing

Download the digital albums (and more) from electricbackroom STUDIO’s BandCamp website.

BBC Radio 4 - Open Country :: Ghost Ponds and Underwater Songs (2020)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000nlzk

. . . water boatmen, respiring plants and water beetles all produce sounds, so by listening to the underwater sounds in a pond, you can estimate its health..

View from the bridge :: Joe stevens [2012]
https://51degreesnorth.bandcamp.com/album/view-from-the-bridge

After torrential rain for most of June and then for 24 hours non stop on the 7th July 2012, Weymouth in Dorset becomes flooded. More than 70mm of rain fell between Friday and Sunday - that's more than a month's worth.

Track of the Month:

sounding 2 :: Nichola Christie [2017]
https://divacontemporary.bandcamp.com/track/sounding-2

SoundCamp live performance 6th May 2017, a series listening events on International Dawn Chorus Day, musicians and artists responded to sounds transmitted live by audio streamers around the globe.

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