Fractures and Faults
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Fractures and Faults is a long-form piece using sounds from a natural artesian spring within the Great Artesian Basin aquifers, Australia. This composition uses field recordings from a series of hydrophones placed within the natural spring where the groundwater seeks fractures of faults and folds in the Great Artesian Basin. Hear the underground turmoil as the pressurized water forces its way through the Fracture Zone, rises to the surface, escapes the discharge vent and flows towards the wetland.

The Great Artesian Basin is a groundwater system resource that covers four states of Australia, over 1.7 million square kilometres. This groundwater system is a vital resource. Many parts of the country have surface water of limited supply or of poor quality. Agriculture, irrigation and industry account for over half the use of this groundwater. Mining and petroleum production industries located within the arid areas of Australia rely solely on groundwater and mainly use resources that are not renewable. Natural ecosystems, including native flora and fauna, depend on this groundwater, often as their only water source. The Great Artesian Basin also has cultural significance for the Aboriginal people for their Creation stories as well as vital water sources, especially in times of drought.

For an optimum listening experience, headphones are recommended.

Fractures And Faults Excerpt 20 Sec

Camp scene at night, Momboli playing mbyo (four hole notched flute). Recorded by Louis Sarno in the Central African Republic, 25th September 1992. The Louis Sarno collection of more than 1000 hours of recordings of Bayaka music and soundscapes from the Central African Republic and Northern Congo is curated by the Pitt Rivers Museum, together with thousands of fieldwork images.


The Louis Sarno Collection:

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/reel2real/index.php/collections-sarno

Reel to Real project website and blog:

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/reel2real/
http://pittrivers-sound.blogspot.com

Momboli playing mbyo (flute) (Central African Republic) [1997 21 2 58 A 6]

Moboli playing the mbyo (Bayaka flute) and recorded by Louis Sarno at night on the 3rd September 1992 at Yandoumbé. In this recording, which is part of a more extended set of recordings, Momboli stops and starts variations and occasionally sings.

Louis Sarno, a pioneering field recorder, has been recording Bayaka music in the rainforests of the Central African Republic and Republic of Congo since 1985. His ethnographic collection of more than 1000 hours of audio and thousands of images is curated by the Pitt Rivers Museum.

The Louis Sarno Collection:

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/reel2real/index.php/collections-sarno

Reel to Real project website and blog:

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/reel2real/
http://pittrivers-sound.blogspot.com

Momboli playing mbyo (Bayaka flute music, Central African Republic, 1992) [1997 21 2 54 B 1]

Gongé playing the mbyo (Bayaka flute) and recorded by Louis Sarno at night late at night on the 23rd July 1994 at Boungingi second camp, Republic of Congo. In this recording, Gongé stops and starts variations and includes occasional sung notes.

Louis Sarno, a pioneering field recorder, has been recording Bayaka music in the rainforests of the Central African Republic and Republic of Congo since 1985. His ethnographic collection of more than 1000 hours of audio and thousands of images is curated by the Pitt Rivers Museum.

The Louis Sarno Collection:

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/reel2real/index.php/collections-sarno

Reel to Real project website and blog:

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/reel2real/
http://pittrivers-sound.blogspot.com

Gongé playing mbyo (Bayaka flute music, Republic of Congo, 1994) [1997 21 2 135 B 8]

Mobila playing the mbyo (Bayaka flute) and recorded by Louis Sarno at night at night on the 21st February 1995 at Yandoumbé in the Central African Republic. In this recording, general sounds of the camp at night can be heard as Gongé plays.

Louis Sarno, a pioneering field recorder, has been recording Bayaka music in the rainforests of the Central African Republic and Republic of Congo since 1985. His ethnographic collection of more than 1000 hours of audio and thousands of images is curated by the Pitt Rivers Museum.

The Louis Sarno Collection:

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/reel2real/index.php/collections-sarno

Reel to Real project website and blog:

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/reel2real/
http://pittrivers-sound.blogspot.com

Mobila playing the mbyo (Bayaka flute music, Central African Republic, 1995) [1997 21 2 153 B 2]

Mobila playing the mbyo (Bayaka flute) whilst Momboli whistles. Recorded by Louis Sarno at night on the 5th March 1992 at Yandoumbé, Central African Republic.

Louis Sarno, a pioneering field recorder, has been recording Bayaka music in the rainforests of the Central African Republic and Republic of Congo since 1985. His ethnographic collection of more than 1000 hours of audio and thousands of images is curated by the Pitt Rivers Museum.

The Louis Sarno Collection:

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/reel2real/index.php/collections-sarno

Reel to Real project website and blog:

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/reel2real/
http://pittrivers-sound.blogspot.com

Mobila and Momboli playing mbyo and whistling (Central African Republic, 1992) 1997 21 2 236 A 4

Gongé playing mbyo while the rain falls. Recorded by Louis Sarno in the Central African Republic at night on 3rd May 1993.

Louis Sarno, a pioneering field recorder, has been recording Bayaka music in the rainforests of the Central African Republic and Republic of Congo since 1985. His ethnographic collection of more than 1000 hours of audio and thousands of images is curated by the Pitt Rivers Museum.

The Louis Sarno Collection:

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/reel2real/index.php/collections-sarno

Reel to Real project website and blog:

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/reel2real/
http://pittrivers-sound.blogspot.com

Gongé plays mbyo while the rain falls (Central African Republic, 1993) [1997 21 2 79 A 3]

Momboli & Balonyona duel on mbyo & geedal. In this recording, both instruments can be heard together amongst the sounds of camp life. Recorded by Louis Sarno at dawn on 23rd April 1993 in the (Central African Republic. 

Louis Sarno, a pioneering field recorder, has been recording Bayaka music in the rainforests of the Central African Republic and Republic of Congo since 1985. His ethnographic collection of more than 1000 hours of audio and thousands of images is curated by the Pitt Rivers Museum.

The Louis Sarno Collection:

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/reel2real/index.php/collections-sarno

Reel to Real project website and blog:

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/reel2real/
http://pittrivers-sound.blogspot.com

Momboli & Balonyona duel on mbyo & geedal [1/3] (Central African Republic, [1993) 1997 21 2 78 A 1]

Momboli & Balonyona duel on mbyo & geedal. Recorded by Louis Sarno at dawn on 23rd April 1993 in the (Central African Republic. In this recording Momboli is joined by some other men who sing and add percussion.

Louis Sarno, a pioneering field recorder, has been recording Bayaka music in the rainforests of the Central African Republic and Republic of Congo since 1985. His ethnographic collection of more than 1000 hours of audio and thousands of images is curated by the Pitt Rivers Museum.

The Louis Sarno Collection:

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/reel2real/index.php/collections-sarno

Reel to Real project website and blog:

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/reel2real/
http://pittrivers-sound.blogspot.com

Momboli & Balonyona duel on mbyo & geedal [2/3] (Central African Republic, 1993) [1997 21 2 78 A 3]

Momboli & Balonyona duel on mbyo & geedal. Recorded by Louis Sarno at dawn on 23rd April 1993 in the (Central African Republic. In this recording Balonyona plays a geedal piece in response to an Momboli who has just finished a piece on mbyo.

Louis Sarno, a pioneering field recorder, has been recording Bayaka music in the rainforests of the Central African Republic and Republic of Congo since 1985. His ethnographic collection of more than 1000 hours of audio and thousands of images is curated by the Pitt Rivers Museum.

The Louis Sarno Collection:

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/reel2real/index.php/collections-sarno

Reel to Real project website and blog:

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/reel2real/
http://pittrivers-sound.blogspot.com

Momboli & Balonyona duel on mbyo & geedal [3/3] (Central African Republic, 1993) [1997 21 2 78 A 4]

Mbyo played by Mindumi, who was accompanied by singing by his sister, Poli, wife Andé, female cousins Etu and Aoka, and sister-in-law Owoosa. Mindumi died in a honey-gathering accident at the end of 1989. Session included songs with no flute as well. Recorded by Louis Sarno during an Mbyo night on the 15th August 1989 at Kenyé in the Central African Republic.

Louis Sarno, a pioneering field recorder, has been recording Bayaka music in the rainforests of the Central African Republic and Republic of Congo since 1985. His ethnographic collection of more than 1000 hours of audio and thousands of images is curated by the Pitt Rivers Museum.

The Louis Sarno Collection:

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/reel2real/index.php/collections-sarno

Reel to Real project website and blog:

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/reel2real/
http://pittrivers-sound.blogspot.com

Mindumi playing mbyo with others singing (Central African Republic, 1989) [1997 21 2 341 (edited)]

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Vicki Hallett is a composer, versatile musician, sound artist, music practitioner and educator. Vicki has composed, produced and performed in live concerts, solo recordings and videos ranging from chamber music to exploratory work with sound art, pain- management meditations, the Elephant Listening Project and acoustic ecology. Through her unique approach of combining acoustic ecology, scientific analysis and innovative performance practices, Vicki reshapes the role of interdisciplinary research. Vicki's compositional process is constantly evolving and explores the space between hearing music as a cultural experience and the aural vibration within the being. The ongoing quest for sonic immersion and creative compositional devices with authenticity and inspiration leads both Vicki and the listener through an organic landscape of sound.