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Slow Motion Blackbird

Geophones, hydrophones, contact mic and 6 omnidirectional microphones

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As the light diminished, the volcanic palette undergoes a kaleidoscopic transformation, revealing an iridescence a spectral shimmering.

The sands embody the ethereal interplay of otherworldly pigments that defy earthly conventions.
Listening with multispecies ecologies: volcanic rock pools teeming with life , hermit crabs, Black Sea urchin, Goby and Shrimp, with tides crashing nearby. Human perception and language too limited to describe these multiplicitous worlds.

Using  geophones to  convert ground movement (velocity) into voltage, in attempt to pick up subterranean vibrations. The deviation of this measured voltage from the base line is called the seismic response and is analysed for structure of the earth.
In this majestic Canary Islands. We discovered alien, enigmatic volcanic landscapes, lava fields and magical caves and art by Cesar Manrique. An island carved and shaped with creativity and art.

Speculative Field Trip: Timanfaya National Park in Lanzarote

An excerpt from an attended dawn recording: a small group of Miners stops briefly near the microphone rig. The first 1' 43" of the recording is just the sound of their wings as they flutter around in a nearby tree; then follow their strident calls. Both Yellow-throated Miners and Black-eared Miners are resident in this Mallee reserve, as well as a hybrid of the two species; both have been frequently photographed; but confirmed sound recordings of the Black-eared Miner are rare. Although it is more probable that these particular birds are Yellow-throated Miners, or hybrids, simply because the Black-eared Miners are much rarer, and, unfortunately, endangered, nevertheless, without a clear sighting (preferably a clear photograph), it is not possible to distinguish between the two species purely from their voices.

Recorded with a pair of large-diaphragm condenser omnidirectional microphones in AB array with 62 cm spacing, with the microphones raised high on a lightweight lighting stand.

Recorded respectfully and mindfully on the land of the Meru and Danggali peoples.

Further information: http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=449

Track image credit: Black-eared Miner © Sam Gordon 2023 (iNaturalist Australia).

2024.08.10 Miners: Yellow-throated or Black-eared? Dawn. Winter's End.

September dawn morning, two squirrels chase each other along a pine trunk, blackbirds, song thrushes, dunnocks and robins take a morning bath in the forest pond. Subdued calls until a blackbird suddenly burst into song for a few seconds.

Nåsten, Uppsala. September 22, 2024.
Zoom F3 + 2 x Clippy EM272

Squirrels chasing each other along a pine trunk

Listening with good quality headphones (preferably open-backed) is recommended.

Recorded during a wind storm at Womma-Mukurta, 'Head-shaped Hill upon a Plain', a sacred ceremonial and burial site shared by the Peramangk and Ngarrindjeri peoples. In 1984, the Ngarrindjeri and their supporters, despite a noble effort, were unable to prevent the construction of a police communications tower, and in 1987 they were again unable to prevent the construction of a tall telecommunications tower, near the summit of Womma-Mukurta.

2024.08.31 Womma Mukurta. Wind Studies. Meditation 3.

Saltmarshe Station

Results of Research Report for October 10. This is 3 days after the CME that's created the spectacular auroral displays, pretty much buzzing the entire planet it seems. Very Low Frequency radio capture on October 10 here is much shorter but more intense and I recorded this even in my own neigbohor at the park callled Arena.  I was recording just before twilight and there was a very slight drizzle -- like an Irish misty rain. There were quite a few whistlers but not in "primo piano". For those not scientifically inclined the listening experience can be a rather soothing ambient track and the natural flow of atmospheric changes can induce hypnagogic trance states and lucid dreaming. Loop it and Enjoy the journey and conversation between our sun and the earth's magnetic core.

RORR VLF OCT 10

TYVEK

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Sounds were recorded in Evoramonte district, Portugal in 2022.

Breakfast at the pig farm

Rehearsal recorded in Tbilisi, Georgia, in October 2019 during the HEROINES residency.
more info here: https://www.heroineswave.com/

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MikeHoolboom

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