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A simple way to measure the wind (Stenness)

chris cottrell on June 02, 2011 07:58

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Harmonica, Wind, Field recording.
3min 53"
Shown at Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney Islands
November/December 2008

This recording responds to the extremely windy environment of the Orkney Islands. Taking a cheap harmonica into this setting provided a way to understand wind direction and intensity aurally. Strong gusts produce overtones and harmonics creating an interplay with the already occurring wind sounds.

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