Chimet
by MINING
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Streaming + DownloadIncludes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Available as a 24-bit 96kHz digital download. Download also includes the full length album as a single track (as a 16-bit file).
Bandcamp will add local sales taxes where applicable.Purchasable with gift card£6.99 GBP or more
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumDue to ongoing issues with the pressing of the vinyl version of Chimet, we have had to postpone the physical release once again. The vinyl and CD versions of the album will now be released on May 17, and we will be shipping copies out so you should receive them by that date. Apologies for the continued delays.
Graphic designer Oli Bentley and generative artist Sock Baeus Redding took the same storm data used to create the album to produce an edition of 504 double vinyl LPs. Each record is packaged in a unique, digitally printed sleeve, time-stamped to correspond to a specific 20-minute segment of the storm sequence. Also includes two printed inner sleeves.
Please note: Bandcamp will add local sales taxes where applicable.
Includes unlimited streaming of Chimet via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.shipping out on or around May 17, 2024edition of 504 25 remainingPurchasable with gift card£23.99 GBP or more
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital AlbumDue to ongoing issues with the pressing of the vinyl version of Chimet, we have had to postpone the physical release once again. The vinyl and CD versions of the album will now be released on May 17, and we will be shipping copies out so you should receive them by that date. Apologies for the continued delays.
CD in oversized 6-panel gatefold card wallet. Edition of 504.
Please note: Bandcamp will add local sales taxes where applicable.
Includes unlimited streaming of Chimet via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.shipping out on or around May 17, 2024edition of 504 34 remainingPurchasable with gift card£8.99 GBP or more
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Arise
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Force 10 Pts. 1 & 2
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Debris
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about
Chimet is a meteorological and sea state algorithmic sonification project.
Chichester West Pole Beacon, also known as Chimet, is a comprehensive weather information system recording conditions in Hayling Bay, West Sussex, both in real-time and historically. Located at 50° 45'.45 N, 00° 56'.59 W, approximately one mile from the entrance to Chichester Harbour, the instrumentation on Chimet records data including air and water temperature; barometric pressure; wind speed and direction; water depth; wave height, period and frequency; and time of day.
Over a period of seven days in October 2017, the devastating Atlantic Hurricane Ophelia fed straight into another weather event, known as Storm Brian in the UK. MINING mapped the data from this storm onto various musical values and parameters, including harmonic range, pitch, density and volume - resulting in a continuous piece of electronic sound design that directly traces the contours of the two storm systems. After several iterations, improvised instrumental performances were added on piano, cello and synthesiser.
The original 2,016 lines of source data streams (collected every five minutes between 0030 on October 16th 2017 and 0025 on the 23rd) have also been visualised in the album artwork, with each of the 504 LP sleeves possessing a unique vertical visualisation strip and individual timestamp, corresponding to a 20-minute period of the storm sequence.
In making Chimet, MINING approached both the data and its musical results as a locus of synergy, allowing their respective passions for sailing, weather, sea, sound design and improvisation to intersect and manifest in a singular musical statement.
Chichester West Pole Beacon, also known as Chimet, is a comprehensive weather information system recording conditions in Hayling Bay, West Sussex, both in real-time and historically. Located at 50° 45'.45 N, 00° 56'.59 W, approximately one mile from the entrance to Chichester Harbour, the instrumentation on Chimet records data including air and water temperature; barometric pressure; wind speed and direction; water depth; wave height, period and frequency; and time of day.
Over a period of seven days in October 2017, the devastating Atlantic Hurricane Ophelia fed straight into another weather event, known as Storm Brian in the UK. MINING mapped the data from this storm onto various musical values and parameters, including harmonic range, pitch, density and volume - resulting in a continuous piece of electronic sound design that directly traces the contours of the two storm systems. After several iterations, improvised instrumental performances were added on piano, cello and synthesiser.
The original 2,016 lines of source data streams (collected every five minutes between 0030 on October 16th 2017 and 0025 on the 23rd) have also been visualised in the album artwork, with each of the 504 LP sleeves possessing a unique vertical visualisation strip and individual timestamp, corresponding to a 20-minute period of the storm sequence.
In making Chimet, MINING approached both the data and its musical results as a locus of synergy, allowing their respective passions for sailing, weather, sea, sound design and improvisation to intersect and manifest in a singular musical statement.
credits
released March 8, 2024
Craig Kirkpatrick-Whitby: project concept, artistic direction, data sourcing, analytics & programming
PJ Davy: sound design & programming
Matthew Bourne: piano, cello & Lintronics Advanced Memorymoog (LAMM) synthesiser
Composed by Matthew Bourne, PJ Davy & Craig Kirkpatrick-Whitby
Published by Mute Song
Arranged & recorded by PJ Davy
Produced by Craig Kirkpatrick-Whitby & PJ Davy
Mixed by Aneek Thapar
Mastered by Lewis Hopkin at Stardelta Mastering
Art & design by Oli Bentley, Split
Photography by Craig Kirkpatrick-Whitby & PJ Davy
Generative visuals by Sock Baeus Redding
Bathymetric survey of Chichester Harbour (c) 2017-2021 Chichester Harbour Conservancy. Used with kind permission
Primary data source: Chimet / West Pole Beacon (c) 2017 Solentmet Support Group. Used with kind permission
Craig Kirkpatrick-Whitby: project concept, artistic direction, data sourcing, analytics & programming
PJ Davy: sound design & programming
Matthew Bourne: piano, cello & Lintronics Advanced Memorymoog (LAMM) synthesiser
Composed by Matthew Bourne, PJ Davy & Craig Kirkpatrick-Whitby
Published by Mute Song
Arranged & recorded by PJ Davy
Produced by Craig Kirkpatrick-Whitby & PJ Davy
Mixed by Aneek Thapar
Mastered by Lewis Hopkin at Stardelta Mastering
Art & design by Oli Bentley, Split
Photography by Craig Kirkpatrick-Whitby & PJ Davy
Generative visuals by Sock Baeus Redding
Bathymetric survey of Chichester Harbour (c) 2017-2021 Chichester Harbour Conservancy. Used with kind permission
Primary data source: Chimet / West Pole Beacon (c) 2017 Solentmet Support Group. Used with kind permission
license
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about
Matthew Bourne Leeds, UK
With a reputation as a fearlessly unpredictable pianist and composer, Matthew Bourne is a passionate explorer of sound, possessed of a burning desire to make music on anything old, broken or infirm.
shows
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Jun 9Leeds, UK
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Jun 23Sowerby Bridge, UK
discography
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Jul 2021
contact / help
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