Weddells
by Planetudes
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Weddells takes us to the far-reaches of the world. A place big enough to contain some really big questions. Planetudes is all about awakening wonder. But it’s also about asking questions.
A while back, we saw Werner Herzog’s film Encounters at the End of the World, in which Herzog travels to Antarctica to find out the answer to the question: who are these people who go to the ends of the earth, and why? Featured in the film were some of the most mysterious and beautiful sounds we had ever heard: the sounds of Weddell seals vocalizing under Antarctic ice, recorded by sound artist Douglas Quin.
These were the sounds that first planted the seed that has grown into Planetudes.These seal sounds sent Duncan on a journey to find a sound world that could accompany their surreal beauty, which led him to dive head first into the world of analog synthesis. As Duncan says in his TEDx talk: “These are ancient sounds, though they sound futuristic…they sound inorganic, but they’re made by living seals. A kind of organic electronica."
Once we recognize sounds from non-human creatures as music, what then? Perhaps we’re one step closer to feeling the desire to change the ways in which our behaviors affect them.
A while back, we saw Werner Herzog’s film Encounters at the End of the World, in which Herzog travels to Antarctica to find out the answer to the question: who are these people who go to the ends of the earth, and why? Featured in the film were some of the most mysterious and beautiful sounds we had ever heard: the sounds of Weddell seals vocalizing under Antarctic ice, recorded by sound artist Douglas Quin.
These were the sounds that first planted the seed that has grown into Planetudes.These seal sounds sent Duncan on a journey to find a sound world that could accompany their surreal beauty, which led him to dive head first into the world of analog synthesis. As Duncan says in his TEDx talk: “These are ancient sounds, though they sound futuristic…they sound inorganic, but they’re made by living seals. A kind of organic electronica."
Once we recognize sounds from non-human creatures as music, what then? Perhaps we’re one step closer to feeling the desire to change the ways in which our behaviors affect them.
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released July 17, 2020
R.A. Minimoog and analog percussion: Duncan Neilson
Additional percussion and recording engineer: Drew Canulette
Recording of Weddell Seals: Douglas Quin, used by permission
Mixed by Andrew Canulette and Duncan Neilson, Dogfish Sound, Portland, Oregon
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, 640 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, CA
R.A. Minimoog and analog percussion: Duncan Neilson
Additional percussion and recording engineer: Drew Canulette
Recording of Weddell Seals: Douglas Quin, used by permission
Mixed by Andrew Canulette and Duncan Neilson, Dogfish Sound, Portland, Oregon
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, 640 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, CA
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Planetudes Portland, Oregon
To awaken wonder and inspire possibility in the world... Planetudes is an independent, instrumental, experimental avant-pop music project founded by Duncan Neilson, based in Portland, Oregon. It features the warmth of vintage analog synths, the innovative textures of experimental rock, and the intricacy of orchestral music, all supporting samples recorded from nature. ... more
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