You are not allowed to die on Svalbard. Because of the permafrost on Svalbard, burial isn't possible as bodies won't decompose.

frozen tech-house track / jamuary day 01
synths / juno-6 + mellotron
drums / tr-808 + juno-6 generated white noise
sounds / various svalbard field recording

SVALBARD UTOPI / NOBODY DIES IN LONGYEARBYEN

The Svalbard Satellite ground station has worked with a range of Earth observation missions in polar orbits. The station is equipped to survive for a week or two without a fresh supply of water or waste removal.

frozen down-tempo ambient track / jamuary day 02
synths / juno-6 + mellotron
drums / tr-808 + juno-6 generated white noise
sounds / various svalbard field recording

SVALBARD UTOPI / SVALSAT POLAR GROUND STATION

Rabies is an important zoonotic disease with high fatality rates in animals and humans. In Svalbard, the Arctic fox is regarded as the principal reservoir, but there is considerable debate about how the disease persists at the low population densities that are typical for this species.

frozen ghetto lofi track / jamuary day 03
synths / juno-6 + mellotron
drums / tr-808 + juno-6 generated white noise
sounds / various svalbard field recording

SVALBARD UTOPI / ONE DISTURBED ARCTIC FOX

Aleksandr "Sasha" Romanovsky has worked as a tour guide at the Russian abandoned settlement of Pyramiden since 2012 when he was the only person to apply for the job. A loner by nature, Romanovsky has come to feel at home in this unusual, otherworldly place surrounded by polar bears.

frozen synthwave track / jamuary day 04
synths / juno-6 + SID chip
drums / tr-808 + juno-6 generated white noise
sounds / various svalbard field recording

SVALBARD UTOPI / LONE PYRAMIDEN CARETAKER

Deep in the bowels of an icy mountain on Svalbard lies a resource of vital importance for the future of human­kind. Millions of these tiny brown specks, from more than 930,000 varieties of food crops, are stored in the Global Seed Vault, a reserve of seeds for use in case of an apocalyptic event or a global catastrophe.

frozen ambient lofi track / jamuary day 05
synths / juno-6 + arturia pigments
drums / tr-808 + juno-6 generated white noise
sounds / various svalbard field recording

SVALBARD UTOPI / DOOMSDAY SEED VAULT

Svalbard, among the fastest-warming regions on Earth, is home to some of the northernmost glaciers, which bury most of the archipelago’s surface under no less than 200 meters of thick ice. Taken together, Svalbard glaciers represent 6 percent of the worldwide glacier area. Their meltdown would raise the global sea level by 1.7 centimeters.

frozen lofi beat track / jamuary day 06
synths / juno-6 + arturia pigments
drums / tr-808 + juno-6 generated white noise
sounds / various svalbard field recording

SVALBARD UTOPI / NORTHERNMOST GLACIER 1980

Isfjord Radio is a coast radio station, weather station, and hotel located at Kapp Linné on the island of Spitsbergen in Svalbard. Established in 1933, Isfjord Radio was automated and depopulated in 1999. Parts of the outdated installations have been preserved as a historical site.

frozen experimental electrofolk track / jamuary day 07
synths / juno-6 + arturia pigments
drums / tr-808 + juno-6 generated white noise
sounds / various svalbard field recording

SVALBARD UTOPI / ISFJORD COAST RADIO STATION

The Northern Lights are a physical phenomenon that occurs when the solar winds are stronger than normal. During the darkest time of the year in Svalbard in December and January, it’s possible to see the Northern Lights around the clock. Even in the middle of the day.

frozen 8-bit electro track / jamuary day 08
synths / juno-6 + plogue chipsounds
drums / tr-808 + juno-6 generated white noise
vocals / plogue chipspeech
sounds / various svalbard field recording

SVALBARD UTOPI / HORROR BOREALIS

The desks and chairs in the administration office in Pyramiden, Svalbard, are still laid out as they would have been in the 90s. Papers are strewn around the office adding to the feeling of eerie desolation. It was in this building that the KGB office existed.

frozen sovietwave track / jamuary day 09
synths / juno-6 + sovietsynth melody
drums / tr-808 + juno-6 generated white noise
sounds / various svalbard field recording

SVALBARD UTOPI / ANOTHER SOVIET URBEX

Kayaking trips are a great way to have a close-up experience with the Arctic nature. You can choose between everything from shorter trips in the Longyearbyen area to multi-day trips including overnight accommodation. Many are tempted by the chance to glide silently through the water and enjoy the magnificent nature.

frozen experimental computerized track / jamuary day 10
synths / juno-6
drums / tr-808 + juno-6 generated white noise
sounds / various svalbard field recording

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