Plant Music Vol 1, by modern biology

Plant Music Vol 1

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1.	introduction: fairy creek alder (raag kafi) 00:46	buy track
2.	swordfern in the morning (raag bhairavi) 04:36	buy track
3.	apple tree in the afternoon (raag bhimpalasi) 05:24	buy track
4.	japanese maple in the afternoon (raag bhoopali) 03:08	buy track
5.	fairy creek alder in the evening (raag kafi) 03:51
6.	hemlock at night (raag durga) 03:27	buy track

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I'm fascinated by the idea of 'environmental music' - using environmental elements to choose or sculpt generative music. All of of these tracks were made using various plants as a source of bioelectricity - with small changes in this property being converted into note changes in a variety of synthesizers. Depending on the time of day, I then quantized the resulting notes into the scale of an appropriate Indian Raga. My training is in Indian Classical music, and I find it satisfying to use that structure to hold these compositions. It makes them even more 'contextual' in some way.

This is not science, this is art. I think of these pieces as sketches of some of the plants in my environment. All tracks were recorded live, in nature, in the northern Gulf Islands of British Columbia.

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released October 24, 2021

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modern biology Vancouver, British Columbia

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Explorations of bioelectricity, Indian raga, and analog synthesis.

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