We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Inner Child - Frozen memories (Weddell seal)

from Polar Sounds by Cities and Memory

/

about

My research has taken me across all of the world’s oceans, but I haven’t made it to the polar regions yet. I imagine them as the magical worlds where time is frozen and ice holds memories of the past. With climate change and melting ice these memories are fading away.
Even though I haven’t been there, this recording evoked a strange feeling of nostalgia in me.

Maybe in my previous life I was there, perhaps as a whale, which is why I chose to study them in this life. As a marine biologist and bioacoustician I worked with different species of marine mammals, focusing on their social learning, vocal communication and culture. The longest I spent studying the songs of humpback whales, which inspired two electronic music albums that I released.

As an artist I find endless inspiration in the sounds from the ocean. It is the place which feels like home, but at the same time like another reality. To these mysterious polar sounds which are new to me I added some of my own recordings in order to capture this feeling of familiar yet strange and mysterious environment.

I used lots of reverb and delays to represent the sound propagating through the ocean, and echoes of ancient times coming from ice. I hope that my composition with its enchanting sounds will inspire people to think about our impact on this planet and all its beautiful and fascinating creatures.

credits

from Polar Sounds, released February 6, 2023

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Cities and Memory image

Cities and Memory Oxford, UK

Cities and Memory is one of the world’s biggest sound projects, a global, collaborative sound art and field recording programme with the aim of remixing the world, one sound at a time. It covers more than 100 countries and territories with 5,000+ sounds and more than 1,000 contributing artists.
Thousands of field recordings, recomposed and reimagined by artists around the world. ... more

contact / help

Contact Cities and Memory

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Frozen memories (Weddell seal), you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featured guests are the golden-voiced Baby Rose and psyche soulsters Brainstory.
listen now