Hello and welcome to Stormy Weather, a podcast of generative music and natural soundscapes with no other words than those of this brief introduction. Our tenth episode is entitled "The Walk" and lasts about an hour. The composition is entirely generative and based on sound samples taken from ice, rain and snow. Enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stormy-weather-podcast/message

Hello and welcome to "Stormy Weather," a podcast of generative music and natural soundscapes with no other words than those of this brief introduction. The ninth episode is entitled Lake of Mnemosyne and is about one hour long. The composition is inspired by the text of an ancient totenpass. The totenpass or "orphic foils" were egyptian and greek sheets of gold, placed in the mouth or around the neck of the deceased and served as a passport to the realm of souls. The text of the one used for composition dates back to the fifth century B.C. and is given in full in the caption accompanying the podcast on all major platforms. All sounds and the cover image were created exclusively through the use of Artificial Intelligence. Enjoy --- You will find to the left of the houses of Hades a spring, and beside it stands erect a white cypress tree: To that spring do not even approach. But then you will find another, where cold water flows From the lake of Mnemosyne: there stand before it the Guardians. Thou sayest to them, "I am a son of Earth and starry Heaven: celestial is my lineage, and you also know it. With thirst I am burned and I fail: give me soon The cold water that flows from the lake of Mnemosyne." And they will give you drink from the divine fountain And after that with the other heroes thou shalt be sovereign. To Mnemosyne all this is sacred, when you are on the verge of death And darkness all around spreads. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stormy-weather-podcast/message

Hello and welcome to "Stormy Weather," a podcast of generative music and natural soundscapes with no other words than those of this brief introduction. Our eighth episode is titled Pugnax Overwintering and is about 40 minutes long. All sounds in the episode are generated through a script capable of harmonizing data from the Euro Bird Portal. In particular, this soundscape was obtained by analyzing the density and routes of the migratory flocks of Calidris Pugnax, a bird also known by the name "Ruff". Background listening is recommended, at a barely audible volume. Enjoy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stormy-weather-podcast/message

Hello and welcome to "Stormy Weather," a podcast of generative music and natural soundscapes with no other words than those of this brief introduction. Our seventh episode is entitled "The Third Law" and is about an hour and a half long. Clarke's Third Law says that "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." This track contains isochronic frequencies and sounds that may make it particularly suitable for inducing sleep, lucid dreams or deep meditation. Enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stormy-weather-podcast/message

Hello and welcome to "Stormy Weather," a podcast of generative music and natural soundscapes with no other words than those of this brief introduction. Our sixth episode is titled "What I Can't Recall" and runs about half an hour. Enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stormy-weather-podcast/message

Hello and welcome to Stormy Weather, a podcast of generative music and natural soundscapes with no other words than those of this brief introduction. Our fifth episode is entitled Madame Galen (Bignonia Vox) and is about 25 minutes long. Every living organism is traversed by slight electrical currents that we can measure with devices similar to those for electroencephalography. The data stream that is generated by these instruments can be harmonized and transformed into notes. The composition you are about to hear was generated exclusively from the leaves of a plant called Bignonia, which is also sometimes called Madame Galen. Enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stormy-weather-podcast/message

Hello and welcome to Stormy Weather, a podcast of generative sounds and natural soundscapes, with no other words than those of this brief introduction. Our fourth episode is a direct recording of sutras recited in a Zen Buddhist temple and lasts about half an hour. The recording was made on February 24, 2014, at the Rinzai Zen Temple Zenshinji in Scaramuccia, Orvieto, Italy and the lead voice is that of Master Engaku Taino. The sound quality is rather low, but we preferred to limit our intervention to removing the most disturbing background noise, leaving everything else untouched. Enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stormy-weather-podcast/message

Our third episode is titled "Carotti Wispering" and is about three hours long. It is a generative composition obtained from ambient sounds recorded at Lanificio Carotti and mixed with other samples and loops generated by modular synthesis. The Lanificio Carotti is a vintage industrial complex, now used as a cultural container and venue for exhibitions and events, located in the center of Fermignano, a small town near Urbino, Italy. This composition was originally produced for a performance by Italian artist Giuliano Del Sorbo. We recommend listening with headphones or through a high-fidelity system at a barely audible volume. Enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stormy-weather-podcast/message

Our second episode is entitled "Argos on the beach" and is about one hour long. Argos, in Greek mythology, was the ship that carried Jason and the Argonauts to the conquest of the Golden Fleece. According to the myth, the ship was magical and could sing while sailing. At the end of the Argonauts' adventure, the ship was abandoned on the beach, but even as the sun, salt and wind corroded its planking, it never stopped singing. According to another legend, Argos was instead consecrated to Poseidon, king of the sea. Then it was transported to the sky and transformed into the constellation of the Ship Argos. Listening with headphones is recommended. Enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stormy-weather-podcast/message

Our first episode is entitled "Like An Arrow" and is about twelve hours long. It is a composition taken from the recording of sutra chanting at Zenshinji, Master Engaku Taino's Rinzai Zen Buddhist Temple. The title is taken from the "Kozen Daito Kokushi Yuikai" or "The Last Admonition of Master Kozen Daito," where it is said that time passes like an arrow. Even the unusual duration is inspired by the text of Daito Kokushi: "Be ever mindful, throughout the twelve hours of the day, to apply yourself to the study of the Unthinkable". The recording of the monks' chanting, along with the drums and ritual bells, has been stretched to a duration of twelve hours, with no other additions than a few isochronic frequencies that should facilitate relaxation in sensitive individuals. This episode can be an interesting tool for those who practice deep meditation sessions or can aid relaxation for those who are bedridden for long periods. It is recommended that the volume be set to a barely audible level. Enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stormy-weather-podcast/message