Balaena mysticetus
Jan 19, 2023, 09:51 AM
"Bowhead whales are magnificent creatures that can grow to 60ft long and can live to around 200 years. They are predominantly solitary creatures or found in small pods of up to six. These aspects of age, solitude and memory (they were commercially whaled up until the 1960s) have inspired my submission.
"I've created a chord progression and used layered orchestral sounds with a fairly sparse arrangement. Part of the whale's call from the recording has been processed with delay and reverb but I wanted to include the whole recording in its entirety to highlight their vocalisation."
Bowhead whale reimagined by Andy Lyon.
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.
"I've created a chord progression and used layered orchestral sounds with a fairly sparse arrangement. Part of the whale's call from the recording has been processed with delay and reverb but I wanted to include the whole recording in its entirety to highlight their vocalisation."
Bowhead whale reimagined by Andy Lyon.
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.