Hydrophonica
EP Spring 2024
Music by Lucie Treacher
Poetry By Genevieve Carver
Featuring field recordings of Bottlenosed Dolphins, captured by scientists from the University of Aberdeen and the voices of Cromarty Primary School children.
Perforned live at Push the Boat Out, Edinburgh and the Findhorn Bay Festival
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Buy it on Bandcamp or listen on Spotify
Swim down with us into a world of clicks and whistles, from the thrill and danger of apex predators on a driving hunt, to playful imagined dialogues among the pod.
University of Aberdeen ecologists have been leading research on Bottlenosed Dolphins since 1989, using underwater acoustic recording equipment. Genevieve and Lucie responded to the ecologists’ work by focusing on the different types of vocalisations made by dolphins to create a 4-track EP which weaves underwater field recordings with spoken word, saxophone, flute, human whistling and a choir of children from Cromarty primary school.
Bass Clarinet and Baritone Saxophone performed by Tamar Osborn
Flute performed by Daniel Shao
Accordion performed by Josh Middleton
Mastered by Katie Tavini