Pulse and locate

Jan 19, 2023, 11:45 AM

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"In hearing the delicate sounds of the odontocete in the recording, i started to wonder what a full conversation between these kin could sound like. The piece begins with the recording in its raw form and is transformed through the use of granular synthesis, resonators and many layered effects. I imagine this piece as a dialogue, a sub-aquatic flirtation between our kin. Thank you for tuning my ears to this underwater kingdom, it took my heart with it..."

Odontocete clicks reimagined by Ruby Singh.

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

Image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Striped_dolphin_in_the_Ligurian_Sea.jpg