Microphone as Instrument

This insect, no larger than a pea, is found in the suburban backyards of Virginia and in the rainforests of South America. Treehoppers “sing” their song by vibrating the limbs and branches of plants they live on.

Note: To fully experience the 3D sound in this soundscape, listen to the recording with your headphones on.

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Related Stories:

http://www.npr.org/programs/re/archivesdate/1999/nov/991108.vanduzea.html


http://www.npr.org/series/5426618/the-hidden-language-of-insects

Treehoppers in a Virginia backyard (binaural/headphones)

A sonic journey across the sacred landscape lorded over by a warrior god. His mountain abode, Kawakarpo is a traditional pilgrimage site for Tibetan Buddhists.

Note: To fully experience the 3D sound in this soundscape, listen to the recording with your headphones on.

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Related Stories:

http://www.npr.org/series/5161424/geography-of-heaven-kawakarpo


http://www.npr.org/programs/re/archivesdate/2001/jan/010129.yunnan.html


http://www.npr.org/series/5222677/himalayan-healing-plants


http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7316356




Tibetan Songscape (binaural/headphones)

In the northern polar region whiteouts are more common then rain. Just blowing snow. No sky, no horizon line, sometimes no evidence at all of the small inuit village of Resolute. Just its sounds.

Note: To fully experience the 3D sound in this soundscape, listen to the recording with your headphones on.

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Related Stories:

http://www.npr.org/programs/re/archivesdate/1999/aug/990802.northpole.html


http://www.npr.org/programs/re/archivesdate/1997/jul/19970711.arctic.html

The Polar Region (binaural/headphones)

The discovery of whale song in the 1960’s was a revelation for scientists. Their research demonstrated that whales sing in structured phrases not unlike those found in human song form. Song variations are created and shared communally by whales often separated by great distances.

Note: To fully experience the 3D sound in this soundscape, listen to the recording with your headphones on.

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Related Stories:

http://www.npr.org/programs/re/archivesdate/1999/jan/990122.whale.html


http://www.npr.org/programs/re/archivesdate/2000/mar/000327.whales.html

Humback Whale Above And Below (binaural/headphones)

Extract from "He slowly fell and transformed into the terrain". Stereo version from 6th order 3D ambisonics. Still a test (mastering really tricky for this).

Full length on: https://www.sargasso.com/product/natasha-barrett-leap-seconds/

Missing Absence (2016) for organ

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