Artist : Mathieu Ruhlmann & Celer
Title : Mesoscaphe
Genre : Electronic
Year : 2008
Date : 01/01/2009
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 03
Label : Spekk
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 52:46 min
Size : 68,0 MB
Tracklist:
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01.Mesoscaphe 1 19:45
02.Mesoscaphe 2 14:34
03.Mesoscaphe 3 18:27
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52:46 min
The album 'Mesoscaphe' is a sound work dedicated to the 1969 voyage of the Ben Franklin, the naturally-
propelled submarine created to explore the currents of the Gulf Stream, and the nature of the sea. Half of
the sound is composed of original pieces of music, meant to symbolize a deepening human element
culled from memory, from strings, pianos, and electronics. The other half of the sound is composed of
natural field recordings, of the Ben Franklin itself, as well as the surrounding oceans and habitats, with the
intention of providing realism through sound, just as if it were an actual document from the voyage, of the
surrounding ocean. The artists exchanged their own original sounds with each other, allowing each artist to
experiment and remix outside of their own sound sources, with the potential to apply our own sound
methods to each others' sound sources, and develop the concept even further. Titles were made to
coordinate with the movement of the voyage, creating their own story, in relation to the progressing
sounds. The final result is a documented literary and audio interpretation of the voyage, from the
perspective of 3 sound and visual artists, of the experiences and surroundings of the crew of the Ben
Franklin, traveling for 30 days by the gentle glide of the Gulf Stream. We hope to bring attention to an
important event in history, overshadowed by the moon landings, and for people to know the story of the
revolutionary submarine that explored the nature of the ocean, challenged scientific development, and
ended up in a salvage yard.
Tracklist:
1.
The Pulling Pools of Piccard's Scientific Motions / First Night In Complete Darkness / Instrument
Settings Below the Transparent Ocean / Our Entrance Into the Stream / Settling Inside the Natural
Pathway / Carving An Impermanent Pathway Into the Moonlit Surface / The Melodies Of Our Heartbeats
Slowing
2.
Before Pollution / Underwater Thunderstorm / Family Photos Speckled With Ocean Dust / The Gentle
Streaming / Glass Nets / Loophole / Pre-Sea
3.
Passing Emptiness / Waking With the Resting Sun / The Coldest Surface Winds / Beyond the Ice Caps
/ Buoy / Disregarded Realizations and Discoveries / Leaving Everything In Peace
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