prof_lofi Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 hi everyone,i've come across the most amazing thing. on the piernear my flat, they're constructing a new building forthe local harbor officials. it's right on the edge ofthe pier, so it gets the full gale of wind coming offof the north sea. the other day i was walking my dogand as i approached the beach i heard this amazing,angelic sound carried by the wind. i didn't know whatit was but as i got closer to the semi-built buildingi realized that the 100's of open pipes in thestructure were creating a wind harp of sorts.i snuck out there that night around midnight andrecorded it using a dat and zeppelin, but the wind waspretty load, as well as the sea.when i got home and struggled to eq the track tosomehow capture what i could easily hear 10 feet frommy front door, i was reminded of talking to aphotographer friend of mine one night on the beach. the sun was setting about 2am (it stays light here fora long time in the summer!) and she mentioned how shehad tried to capture sights like that on film buteventually realized the futility of it. you justcan't encapsulate the beauty of some things, not allthe time anyway.this is how i feel about the sound of this building. in any case, here is a short mp3 of it:http://www.billthompson.org/mp3s/mcalpinesampleuntreated.mp3and here is the same mp3 but with only the sound ofthe building and everything else filteredout:http://www.billthompson.org/mp3s/mcalpinesample.mp3and here are some pix:http://www.billthompson.org/pix/mcalpine/1.jpghttp://www.billthompson.org/pix/mcalpine/2.jpghttp://www.billthompson.org/pix/mcalpine/3.jpghttp://www.billthompson.org/pix/mcalpine/4.jpghttp://www.billthompson.org/pix/mcalpine/5.jpghttp://www.billthompson.org/pix/mcalpine/6.jpghope you enjoy.b.www.billthompson.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranzmute Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 Random aesthetic beauty. you must be very tuned innto the world around you. Thats a gift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 The sample is beautiful...very angelic, like you say.pisses on cylobs "mood bells", that's for sure.lovely.thanks for posting that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 That was really amazing, and relaxing, I could listen to it for hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cowboy Dan Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 That's pretty amazing, nice find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gasss Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 That's incredible. The cresendos with the rising/falling wind are beautiful. I prefer the one with all the wind noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prof_lofi Posted July 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 That's incredible. The cresendos with the rising/falling wind are beautiful. I prefer the one with all the wind noise. yeah, i'm not sure about which one i like most...i wish i had a full hour recorded without extra noise (of me scaling the fence in the dark with a big fluffy mic!)...it's hard to really capture what it's like to stand infront of this building with it SINGING! all around you. i definitely recommend to everyone to try to hear it before the added boards/construction cuts the pipes off from the wind. it's right next to the silver darling in footdee. i was out there today, but no singing..it has to be pretty windy to get it to do it.b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishbone G Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 thats really incredible. What is the silver darling? I know where fittie is, but not anything about this silver darling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prof_lofi Posted July 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 thats really incredible. What is the silver darling? I know where fittie is' date=' but not anything about this silver darling.[/quote']i think that's the right name...it's the name of the restaurant on the edge of fittie...looks like a light house, supposed to be expensive as hell (to think i almost went in there when i moved here in november 'to hang out') god save me, i found drakes instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonesaw Bazz Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 Silver Darling is a Seafood Restaurant at the pier side of Fittie. Next to the Play Park. Think it's in the same building that has the wee lighthouse actually. Been a while since i've been down there.Nice soothing sounds though. will have to check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsinatra Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 utterly gorgeous, thank you for sharing this with us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
less_than_stu Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 ....Wow!The fact that that is a naturally-occuring sound (or at least, a 'chance' sound), just makes it seem all the more amazing. I really want to go and experience this for myself now, it sounds totally cativating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Borlax Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 damnit prof, you still the man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaTsunami Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 that's awesome, next time i finish work on a windy day i'll take a walk down to the pier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 WhoooooooopWhooodiman? Youdiman!See what happens when you unplug the ipod from the head an listen... I love the sound of a city, most of the time. I do not refer to the weekend on Union strasse!!!I'm off to dust down my mic and chrage the battery on my minidisk recorder... and record useless shite most likely!!! 'oooooh well done Jim you recorded a fucking seagul!"Nice Bill... Although, the thought of a Texan scaling a fence at night by the harbour with a fluffy thing in his hand and moaning in the background concerns me...J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 YesJust listened to the unfiltered version!!! Beautiful! It reminds me ever so slightly on the beginning of Paris Texas by Ry Cooder... Spooky Texas connection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lime ruined my life Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 i think the best thing about it in the unfiltered version, is it leaves your mind open to fill in certain things, im sure i was filling in chords that wern't actually there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lime ruined my life Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 p.s prof lo fi for gavfest?theyr looking for an "electronica" act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve corps Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 great post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lime ruined my life Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 great post.nice reply.i wish the rating system was back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve corps Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 nice reply.i wish the rating system was back on.lime you bastard, boss and i are coming to gavfest, to measure you up for a coffin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lime ruined my life Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 the last gavfest scarred me.Seriously, i know everyone says it, but it's true.maybe this time we should go swimming in that bog, before driving around a field at less than 1 mph drunk, drinking wine, covered in blood, and brains.i drank so much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gasss Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 I woke up to find my tent flat on my face because Lime had destroyed it during the night. Gavfest scarred me in other ways I can't possibly understand.Anyway, Prof Lofi for Gavfest 2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lime ruined my life Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 i forgot about that.sorry sinds, i drank too much and slept none.like i'll do this year too, right on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spandexbandit Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 beutifulcosmic, makes you think about hidden natures of things song from a building...... oh dear god i just said somthing semi-profound ..... *sob* *sob* nice finding it though well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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