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Byggðalína á Breiðamerkursandi

Posted in Náttúra, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on 22.10.2022| Leave a Comment »

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I was recording at Breiðamerkurjökull when the weather forecast suddenly changed. It was nothing special, except that I had to row a kayak with another one in tow with a lot of recording equipment about 8 km on Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon before the weather would hit the area.
It fit, as soon as I got to land on the other side of the lagoon at midnight the fool weather arrived, so I just managed to pack all the equipment in the car and on the trailer before everything got wet. It was around two in the morning when I was able to leave. But I didn’t go far. I decided to sleep in the car near the high voltage power line (Byggðalína) on Breiðamerkursandi, south of highway no.1.
The next day it was dry, but still very windy. In fact, I could barely see Öræfjajökull glacier through a sandstorm. I decided not to be on the road with the trailer and the kayaks, but to wait until later in the day when it would calm down.
I could not sit idly by, but recorded in several places close to me. Including the high voltage line with all available equipment I had. With Omni & Cardioid microphones as well as Geophone and hydrophone which I use as a contact mic.
The result was quite amusing. By the time this happened, the strongest wind had subsided. But that moment a moisture was in the air, which caused a sizzle noise from the power line, which added a different sound and gave the recording a clearer picture of the recording location.
The recording below starts with the audible sound (microphone). Then slowly the contact mics are added . In the end and microphones faded out and you will only hear the sound from the contact mics (geophone and the hydrophone)
Because the microphone are located close to the ground in grass under the electricity pylons you will hear lot of „gray noise“ when the wind wipe the grass.
If you keep your attention Whimbrel are also audible.
So I explain the name of this blog, „Byggðalína“ is a name of high-voltage line that connects all the main settlements around Iceland. „Breiðamerkursandur“ is a name of a broad sandy wasteland south of Jökulsárlón Glacier lagoon.

  (mp3 265kps / 46Mb)

Recorder: Sound Devices MixPre6
Mics: MKH8020/8040 & LOM geophone & Aquarian H2a
Pix: Conon EOS-R

Weather: Gust up to 20m/s. Clear sky, ca. 14C°
Location: 64.028360, -16.265129

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Opus for power line, bass, wind and birds.

Posted in Music & release, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 22.6.2012| 15 Comments »

It is not every day when I am free from traffic noise. But when it happens it is possible to notice other small sounds in the surroundings.
That happened in beginning of June 2012 when I was at Krossholt at Barðastönd, in the northwest of Iceland.
One night someone was playing loud music in the neighborhood. The rumbling bass beat was noticeable all night along. During the night the wind started to blow from east with strong gusts. Suddenly nearby power line started to give a strange sound and the niggling beat from the neighborhood started to be interesting. In combination with the wind, power line, birdsong from the field and nearby cliff it started to be like a music from other planet. In fact it was a really interesting composition. Better than many modern human made compositions today. The intro is more than two minutes long, so just lay back in your chair, relax and listen.
High quality headphones are recommended.

Tónverk fyrir háspennustrengi, bassa, vind og fugla.

Það er ekki á hverjum degi sem maður fær frið frá þrúgandi véladrunum höfuðborgarinnar. En þegar það gerist þá opnast heimur ýmissa annarra hljóða sem venja er að framhjá manni fari. Það gerðist einmitt við Krossholt á Barðaströnd í byrjun júní 2012.
Nótt eina var einhver í nágrenninu að spila tónlist með þungum bassa alla nóttina. Rétt fyrir miðnætti tók vindinn upp og áttin breyttist. Þá gerðist það undraverða. Háspennulína í nágrenninu fór að klappa saman strengjum og gefa frá sér són. Skyndilega breyttust pirrandi taktföstu bassadrunurnar í skemmtilegan og framandi undirleik með strengjaleik háspennulínunnar. Söngur mó- og bjargfugla bættist svo við í bakgrunni eins og til að fullkomna tónverkið. Í fúlustu alvöru, þetta tónverk slær flestu því sem ég hef heyrt í langan tíma. Tónleikarnir stóðu frá kvöldi og langt fram undir morgun með ýmsum blæbrigðum með fjölbreyttu lagavali. Því miður tók ég aðeins upp tvö og hálft tónverk. Er fyrra heila tónverkið að finna hér.
Mælt er með að á þetta sé hlustað með góðum heyrnartólum.

Download mp3 file (192kbps / 34,7Mb)

Recorder: Sound Devices 744 (24bit/48Khz)
Mics: Rode NT1a.  NOS setup.
Pix: Canon 30D
Interesting link: Wired Lab

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