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Freya Mitchison - Cryoconite hole // black hole

from POLAR by Lophelia

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This track forms part one of a collaboration between sound artist Freya Mitchison and polar scientist Ewa Poniecka, who is completing her doctoral research at Cardiff University on the microbial life within cryoconite holes, also known as black holes, on polar glaciers. Ewa's work specifically assesses the role of heterotrophic bacteria in supporting cryoconite ecosystems. She has completed fieldwork in Greenland and Antarctica.

Freya: "I've known Ewa for years as a scientist so it was really fun to work with her as a sound artist. These tracks were made during lockdown with limited access to field recordings and equipment, so I had to get creative with what I had. The two pieces use some of the same samples, including a cello and a sound sample donated by Eli Brown which was generated by leaving a microphone in a compost heap, and was as close to audible bacterial activity as I could get. 'black hole // cryoconite hole' represents a more literal interpretation and representation of Ewa's science, which may or may not include a recording of my toilet. 'journey into a black hole' was, as the name suggests, how I imagine falling into a glacial cryoconite black hole might sound. It also makes use of some real space sounds from NASA's public sonic library."

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from POLAR, released June 14, 2020

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