The sound from the ice directly under my feet.
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"Under the weight of these glacial blocks, the sea ice buckles and cracks, splitting into large slabs called pressure ridges which slide along the glacial ice, producing these extraordinary musical tones."
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson traveled to Antarctica to record the sound of a mountain of freshwater ice transforming into the saltwater Ross Sea (a normal and necessary process in the summer Antarctic, rather than a new consequence of climate change). Along with subsurface glacial squeaks and groans, he captured the ample inhalations of a surfacing minke whale, as well as many alien MS-DOS dial-up-type noises made by orcas and weddell seals.
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson traveled to Antarctica to record the sound of a mountain of freshwater ice transforming into the saltwater Ross Sea (a normal and necessary process in the summer Antarctic, rather than a new consequence of climate change). Along with subsurface glacial squeaks and groans, he captured the ample inhalations of a surfacing minke whale, as well as many alien MS-DOS dial-up-type noises made by orcas and weddell seals.
Watson was a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire. I love second acts like these.
posted by bassomatic at 5:47 AM on January 31, 2017 [4 favorites]
posted by bassomatic at 5:47 AM on January 31, 2017 [4 favorites]
I have a deep and abiding respect for those with attention spans long enough to listen to this 18.5 minute podcast.
posted by kozad at 11:01 AM on January 31, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by kozad at 11:01 AM on January 31, 2017 [2 favorites]
I have a deep and abiding respect for those with attention spans long enough to listen to this 18.5 minute podcast.
I cheated and moved the slider about halfway down the bar so I could hear the weird noises. That's what I wanted, and that's what I got.
posted by BlueHorse at 6:33 PM on January 31, 2017 [1 favorite]
I cheated and moved the slider about halfway down the bar so I could hear the weird noises. That's what I wanted, and that's what I got.
posted by BlueHorse at 6:33 PM on January 31, 2017 [1 favorite]
I have a deep and abiding respect for those with attention spans long enough to listen to this 18.5 minute podcast.
Attention span? What's that? I've listened to it maybe 4 times at this point, and it's not even because I have a stupidly long commute. The gasps of the whale surfacing to breathe pretty much give me goosebumps every time. Think of it like David Attenborough meets, I don't know, Fahrenheit Fair Enough, or Brian Eno's Music for Airports. Or something squeakier and freakier electronica-wise, probably.
posted by cnidaria at 8:51 PM on January 31, 2017 [1 favorite]
Attention span? What's that? I've listened to it maybe 4 times at this point, and it's not even because I have a stupidly long commute. The gasps of the whale surfacing to breathe pretty much give me goosebumps every time. Think of it like David Attenborough meets, I don't know, Fahrenheit Fair Enough, or Brian Eno's Music for Airports. Or something squeakier and freakier electronica-wise, probably.
posted by cnidaria at 8:51 PM on January 31, 2017 [1 favorite]
listening to hi-fi recordings of strange ice/animal sounds, i can't help but think of the resident's "eskimo" album. wrong pole, though.
posted by afflux at 11:42 PM on January 31, 2017
posted by afflux at 11:42 PM on January 31, 2017
Not quite Skrillex, but you don't have to imagine too hard if you're thinking of DJ Spooky
posted by deadbilly at 2:05 AM on February 1, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by deadbilly at 2:05 AM on February 1, 2017 [1 favorite]
Oh my goodness, Deadbilly! I had not heard of DJ Spooky. Excited to listen/watch.
posted by cnidaria at 8:41 AM on February 1, 2017
posted by cnidaria at 8:41 AM on February 1, 2017
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