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In Aurora's Garden

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Our journey begins shortly after midnight on 17th June 2012, with the crackles and pops of lightning spherics. At the beginning of the track, before the music starts, these are accompanied by subtle descending tones of two lightning-generated whistlers.

The music consists of a duet between the glockenspiel and a small metallophone that is scraped by a metal rod. It is playful and innocent, allowing us to feel the sense of wonderment that a child might feel listening to these ‘sounds’ in this space for the first time. The piece is in the key of B Major with an emphasis on the interval of the major third.

The artwork for the title track and album cover suggests several key themes that occur in each track but are often barely visible elements in others. Space weather data and snow images from Antarctica are blended digitally. Subtle colour shifts are also added to create ambiguity, as abstraction, of sky and earth. The artwork is an emotional and collective response for the entire album where the ideas of light, white, Antarctica and data are paramount.

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from In Aurora's Garden, released December 14, 2023
Kim Cunio glockenspiel, guiro
Kim Cunio composition, audio production and mastering
Nigel Meredith science and sound curation
Diana Scarborough conceptual and visual art
Source Material: space weather data and the BAS image collection
VLF audio: BAS Halley VI VLF receiver

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Sounds of Space Project Cambridge, UK

Sounds of Space Project is a collaboration with space weather research scientist Nigel Meredith (BAS), multimedia artist Diana Scarborough, and ANU Head of Music and composer Kim Cunio. Our projects emerge through a shared process of creative engagement and cross-disciplinary collaboration inspired by the 'sounds of space' from Earth to beyond the galaxy. ... more

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