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Sand Island

Natasha Barrett

Programme notes

Sand Islandis originally composed for headphone listening (using HRTF encoding) and later was realized for loudspeakers. A holiday sandy shore is transformed. Imagine telescoping down to the size of a sea snail. The lazy Norwegian tide and the soft golden sand take on a new perspective. Two hydrophones were buried under the sand in the tidal zone of a small bay on Søndre Sandøy in Hvaler (Norway). After some time the tide lifts the hydrophones out of the sand and carries them into a floating bed of seaweed.

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  • Composer(s): Natasha Barrett
  • Year of composition: 2007-08
  • Cycle: Sub Terra Cycle
  • Duration: 5:22
  • Form: sound installation
  • Instrumentation: (HRTF) binaural fixed medium
  • Publisher(s): Ymx média
  • ISRC: CAD501010220