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The Science of Breath

Red Moon (Winter Soulstice Remix)

Here it is.  The entire album.  I put a lot of time and love into this and I hope it finds you.

Album artwork by Andrew Jones.

K'khana (featuring Rigzin)

Pitch of the planet Jupiter, within a scale based on the planets' relative distances from the sun
IMAGE SOURCE: hubblesite.org
DATA SOURCE: National Space Science Data Center, NASA: nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov

Jupiter pitch

"Windchime sonification" based on the spectrum of the whirlpool galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici (NGC5194)
IMAGE SOURCE: NASA and European Space Agency
DATE SOURCE: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/

Sonification of spectra of galaxy NGC 5194

"Woodwind sonification" of the Sombrero Galaxy in the constellation Virgo (NGC4594)
IMAGE SOURCE: NASA, European Space Agency, Hubble Heritage Team
DATA SOURCE: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/

Sonification of the Sombrero Galaxy

This sonification traces one arc on the l-nu plot, which shows the structure of the sun's vibrational nodes.
IMAGE SOURCE: http://www.noao.edu/education/ighelio/solar_music.html
DATA SOURCE: Global Oscillation Network Group http://gong.nso.edu

Sonification of arc from plot of solar vibrational nodes

This sonification creates a melody based on simulations of the gravitational waves that would result from the merger of two black holes.
IMAGE SOURCE: Caltech http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2016/ligo-and-gravitational-waves-discovery-of-the-century/
DATA SOURCE: Scott Hughes, MIT

Sonification of gravitational waves

This sonification is based on the proton density and temperature of the solar winds, which are the source of the aurora borealis.
IMAGE SOURCE: NASA/SDO/AFP/Getty - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/picture-galleries/9035636/The-Aurora-Borealis-or-Northern-Lights-in-Britain.html?image=7
DATA SOURCE: Polar Wind Geotail, Goddard Space Flight Center http://pwg.gsfc.nasa.gov/windnrt/archive/index.html

Sonification of aurora borealis

Sonification created from the spectrum of the Crab Nebula.
IMAGE SOURCE: www.nasa.gov
DATA SOURCE: Berkeley Center for Cosmological Physics

Sonification of Crab Nebula spectrum

Pitch of the planet Mars, within a scale based on the planets' relative distances from the sun
IMAGE SOURCE: hubblesite.org
DATA SOURCE: National Space Science Data Center, NASA: nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov


Mars pitch

Pitch of the planet Neptune, within a scale based on the planets' relative distances from the sun
IMAGE SOURCE: hubblesite.org
DATA SOURCE: National Space Science Data Center, NASA: nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov


Neptune pitch

Pitch of the dwarf planet Pluto, within a scale based on the planets' relative distances from the sun
IMAGE SOURCE: hubblesite.org
DATA SOURCE: National Space Science Data Center, NASA: nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov


Pluto pitch

Amani's 1st Yoga Flow class recording from the Australia Eclipse festival 2012

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Hailing from the southwest region of the United States, AMANI has been a unique fixture in the underground electronic music scene, seasoned by over two decades of studio production and performance. From his early days at remote desert gatherings, to his constant touring of clubs and music festivals with world renowned downtempo sensation Desert Dwellers, his career has traversed many musical styles and genres. Blending world music with cutting-edge sound design, Amani Friend has amassed an enormous catalog between his projects Desert Dwellers, Liquid Bloom, and Variant Field. Traveling the international festival circuit and staying on the road with a jam-packed schedule, AMANI continues to bring his alchemy of ancient-future psychedelia to dance floors around the globe. Equally adept at sonically fueling the spirit of large yoga classes or high-energy dance floors, Amani’s sonic offerings provide a journey into the imaginative realms of movement and sound.


AMANI Dj Set @ Australia Eclipse - Yoga Flow 1

Recorded LIVE in Boulder, CO... March 8th, 2013.        An evolving soundscape to guide your yoga practice.       Using Live Looping, Didgiridoo, Crystal Bowl, Tibetan bowls, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keys + beats, a portal opened to guide the class on a yoga journey.     Use this recording for your own practice!

Ahata River Yoga Flow March 8th, 2013

Gayatri Mantra as Channeled by Kristen Willow River during Ahata Yoga Flow at Harmony Yoga in Denver on March 30, 2013. Collaboration with Kalpataru Tree

Gayatri Flow savasana sound healing

Mickey Hart is best known for his nearly three decades as an integral part of an extraordinary expedition into the soul and spirit of music, disguised as the rock and roll band the Grateful Dead. As half of the percussion tandem known as the Rhythm Devils, Mickey and Bill Kreutzmann transcended the conventions of rock drumming. Their extended polyrhythmic excursions were highlights of Grateful Dead shows, introducing the band's audience to an ever-growing arsenal of percussion instruments from around the world. Exposure to these exotic sounds fueled Mickey's desire to learn about the various cultures that produced them.

His tireless study of the world's music led Mickey to many great teachers and collaborators, including his partners in Planet Drum. Planet Drum's self-titled album not only hit #1 on the Billboard World Music Chart, remaining there for 26 weeks, it also received the Grammy for Best World Music Album in 1991-- the first Grammy ever awarded in this category. Planet Drum is one of twenty-nine recordings released on Mickey's the WORLD series on Rykodisc. The WORLD offers a wide variety of music from virtually every corner of the globe with releases like Voices of the Rainforest from Papua New Guinea and Living Art, Sounding Spirit: The Bali Sessions. In 2002, Mickey established The Endangered Music Fund to return royalty payments from many of these recordings to the indigenous people that produced them, and to further the preservation of sounds and music from around the globe.  

Mickey's experiences have paved the way for unique opportunities beyond the music industry. He composed a major drum production performed by an assembly of 100 percussionists for the opening ceremony of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. Additionally, Mickey has composed scores, soundtracks and themes for movies and television including Apocalypse Now, Gang Related, Hearts of Darkness, The Twilight Zone, the 1987 score to The AmericaÍs Cup: The Walter Cronkite Report, Vietnam: A Television History, and The Next Step. In 1994 Mickey was inducted with The Grateful Dead into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Mickey has written four books documenting his lifelong fascination with the history and mythology of music. These include Drumming at the Edge of Magic, Planet Drum, Spirit into Sound: The Magic of Music, and Songcatchers: In Search of the WorldÍs Music.

Long a social activist, Mickey appeared in August, 1991 before the U.S. Senate Committee on Aging, speaking on the healing value of drumming and rhythm on afflictions associated with aging. Since joining the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function at Beth Abraham Hospital in 2000, Mickey is continuing his investigation into the connection between healing and rhythm, and the neural bases of rhythm.

In 1999, Mickey was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress where he heads the sub-committee on the digitization and preservation of the Center's vast collections. In October of 2000, the Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center conferred an honorary doctorate of humane letters upon Mickey for his work in advancing the preservation of aural archives.

Pluto pitch

Mickey Hart

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