Alien Transmissions
Song of the Curious Alien
Companion to my presentation at Astrobiology Scientific Conference 2024
Hawaii Gruv
Written after observing the whales singing in Hawaii, the piece explores the rhythmic underpinnings of whale song. The piece was composed while living on my boat Hacienda Good Karma.
A track from Grooved Whale, a musing on the underwater world of water.
The experience of swimming through song is indescribable. The affect of whale song on the body is intense - my hands shake trying to hold the camera steady - the song is that powerful!
In the clip is Patea, our underwater guide in Tahiti.
A song examining the melody and structure of whale song and using this as a framework for composition