Turbulent Currents

Albigna

The Albigna Dam is located high above the Bergell Valley in southern Switzerland. Made of concrete blocks, the dam acts as an enormous echo chamber. This excerpt features field recordings of the nearly empty water pipe and sounds produced by a modular synthesiser.
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This piece is a sonic interpretation of the pressure and turbulence generated when large volumes of water flow through the enormous pipe from the Albigna dam to the turbine in the Bergell Valley. All of the sounds were created using only an analogue modular synthesiser.
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