Aural ant whale

"The composition began inspired by the rhythmic part of the original recording, with the idea that the whole piece would follow that rhythmic pattern. But soon in the process this was changing and was leading to a more textural work, although it maintains some of that initial rhythm.

"In addition to using the chosen sound and subjecting it to different digital and analog processes, synthesizers and samplers were used."

Minke whale reimagined by Julian Gomez.

Part of the Polar Sounds project, a collaboration between Cities and Memory, the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB) and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). Explore the project in full at http://citiesandmemory.com/polar-sounds.