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Post by scottlaw on Dec 4, 2005 9:56:04 GMT
blogfiles.wfmu.org/KF/0511/Singing_Iceberg.mp3"Here's an MP3 of the sounds made by Iceberg B-09A in Antarctica. It was recorded by scientists from Germany's Alfred Wegener institute for polar and marine research, as they recorded seismic signals to measure earthquakes and tectonic movements on the Ekstroem ice shelf on Antarctica's South Atlantic coast.
From the Wegener Institute press release:
Tracking the signal, the scientists found a 50 by 20 kilometer iceberg that had collided with an underwater peninsula and was slowly scraping around it.
"Once the iceberg stuck fast on the seabed it was like a rock in a river," said scientist Vera Schlindwein. "The water pushes through its crevasses and tunnels at high pressure and the iceberg starts singing.
The iceberg sounds were originally recorded at 0.5 hertz, far below the range of human hearing. The MP3 here is speeded up many times to bring the sounds into the audible range. The full Wegener Institute press release is here."www.awi-bremerhaven.de/AWI/Presse/PM/pm05-2.hj/051124Eisberg-e.html
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Post by ljp on Dec 4, 2005 15:38:53 GMT
Oh, I was expecting an industrial power-electronics ice-skating show or something... Whitehouse Ice Capades...
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Post by knuckles on Dec 4, 2005 20:21:16 GMT
Ditto - Torvill & Dean et al.
Interesting stuff anyway. There's a whole bunch of things you can do with natural phenomena. All a lot of things need is a scaling factor, that is, if you can analyse the data in frequency space (temporal and even spatial!). However, many people convert data in a very arbitrary manner which loses touch with the structure of the original data. I *think* Charles Dodge did this with his Magnetic Field tracks, but I'll have to study that more, but this iceberg data seems to be used well. There's a bunch of sound data from space missions too which is well worth checking out, notably the Huygens mission and emissions from the Jovian system.
Once I get time, I'll be Fourier analysing some results I've got from solar convection & helioseismic studies - if I get anything interesting, I'll post them.
Extreme Music from Space?? Maybe!!
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Post by eepie on Dec 5, 2005 1:41:28 GMT
i love this topic! there is lots you can do with natural phenomena like this... AUBE from japan is a good example. the first recording i heard by him was based solely on a human heartbeat, which was processed and layered to the point where you couldn't recognize the original source sound any more. but it was the only sound he used for the recording. he does the same thing with other sounds, like gurgling water, fire, and brainwaves (electroencephalogram), as well as things like electric light bulbs, and metal. his landscapes run the gamut from pin-drop quiet ambience to punishingly torturous destruction. anyone interested in stuff like this should seek him out! media.hyperreal.org/zines/est/intervs/aube.htmloh, and knuckles, i for one would be EXTREMELY interested in your spacescapes! and i think scottlaw would too. please keep us updated on that.
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Post by knuckles on Dec 5, 2005 3:18:17 GMT
I've only heard of Aube, but I'll check him out - thanks for the reference. Not sure when I can get around to producing anything, I wouldn't hold your breath though - I have a ton of research data to go through first
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Post by scottlaw on Dec 5, 2005 7:42:22 GMT
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Post by knuckles on Dec 6, 2005 12:39:00 GMT
Gotta love that LP cover !!
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Post by eepie on Dec 7, 2005 1:49:34 GMT
Whitehouse Ice Capades... B&B on skates...that would be some show! synchronized skating - SHIRTLESS! for the ladies, of course!
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Post by riseabovethis on Dec 7, 2005 11:28:23 GMT
i love this topic! there is lots you can do with natural phenomena like this... AUBE from japan is a good example. the first recording i heard by him was based solely on a human heartbeat, which was processed and layered to the point where you couldn't recognize the original source sound any more. but it was the only sound he used for the recording. he does the same thing with other sounds, like gurgling water, fire, and brainwaves (electroencephalogram), as well as things like electric light bulbs, and metal. his landscapes run the gamut from pin-drop quiet ambience to punishingly torturous destruction. in this respect I highly recommend the works of Asmus Tietchens, who has used a wide range of concrete sounds. People who are mainly interested in processed concrete material should check out his "Seuchengebiete" series. All sounds derived from a sink, but sounding like some alien territory. more info: www.tietchens.de
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Post by rosemarymalign on Dec 29, 2005 14:37:51 GMT
actually an Ice Show is a do-able Idea. (I figure skated for about 15 years) Around here you can rent a rink for about $65 an hour..... Anyway, Scott Hamilton put contact michrophones on his skates once in competition and did a footwork routine...more chops than strokes. It was pretty nice.
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Post by tisborroinfaccia on Dec 30, 2005 3:49:17 GMT
actually that iceberg is trying to do a cruise cover .
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