Damp

The notes on this track follow climate over the past 60.000 years as recorded in two ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica. Specifically I used the decadal water isotope records from NorthGRIP and WAIS divide ice core records. 

Greenland/NorthGRIP is used for plucked lead and noisy "hat" sounds.
Antarctica/WAIS divide is used for bass & pad chords.

* I scaled both records to a two octave range
* I exported it as midi tracks (using mido in python)
* I rounded to nearest note on a Gb major scale  
* I added some rhythmic elements (using arpeggiators)  

* I programmed a super simple drum track.

Bipolar seesaw / data generated

A track initially inspired by the sound of the Surdo drum. 

Vocals from Vanja Orico:
"Credo, Cruz 
Te desconjuro 
Quem falou de Abaeté"

Zé Espinguéla e o Grupo do Pai Alufá: Mamãe d'Aruanda ê -(Zé Espinguéla/Donga). Este é um dos três únicos registros conhecidos da voz de José Gomes da Costa o "Zé Espinguéla" também conhecido por "Pai Alufá"

Te Desconjuro

Monoton

Thank you @OllieGabriel for making the vocals available via allihoopa. Hope you like it. Video: https://youtu.be/zgvcMGsBP4s

Running man -melting ice mix

Third piece composed during fieldwork on the Greenland ice sheet at EASTGRIP 2018. #singtothis #flute #choir

choir vocal credits: smugchoirnerd: https://soundcloud.com/ssqp781/vocal-improv-ungulating

Polar bear

A few rough edges still.
 
The red flag is used to indicate when the toilet tent is occupied.

Lyrics:
Is there anybody in there. 
Hello! - I'm freezing cold
Please, is there anybody in there.
I dug the hole  
 
The red flag is up . . .
Is it real, I got to know
The red flag is up . . .
But I really got to go!

Red flag

made at EGRIP 2018

voice samples is credited to : "ISS spacewalk by European Space Agency" https://soundcloud.com/esa/iss-spacewalk
quote: "voices of Thomas Pesquet and Shane Kimbrough, CAPCOM Jessica Meire and PAO Dan Huot can be heard"

Aslak Grinsted

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