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Six more ways to hear the sky.
Piano, strings, static and bells. Each piece tries a different way of turning weather or balloon-flight data into music. Pick a title that catches your ear.
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Barents Sea · GPS quality
Receiver
A steady piano idea surrounded by a voice that blurs and clears. Changes in a balloon’s GPS signal quality shape the disruption.
Electronic voice & piano3:44Download MP3 -
Balloon flight · July 2025
Stormglass
A motif gathers speed as a balloon falls, then opens out as it climbs again. Recorded ballast releases and vents become sharp musical hits.
Orchestra & pulse2:48Download MP3 -
Tolsta, Isle of Lewis · July 2023
Tràigh Mhòr
Soft wind-like tones, plucked notes and distant bells move from afternoon into night. Regional balloon readings and weather estimates near Tolsta shape the music.
Made around the July 2023 whale stranding. The music evokes the weather; it does not explain the event.
Independent film-cue study1:20Download MP3 -
Barents archive · August 2025
Static at Sea
A drifting tone, static and tiny transmission ticks. The same GPS-quality record as Receiver, heard through a more exposed electronic instrument.
Electronic field study4:12Download MP3 -
Oakland, California · One balloon profile
Held Light
A gentle piano line with room to breathe. Temperature shapes the notes, humidity lets them linger, and wind changes how firmly they are played.
Piano & harp1:20Download MP3 -
Hilo, Hawaii · One balloon profile
Open Air
Marimba, vibraphone and harp in a light, repeating pattern. Wind sets the pace, humidity adds ringing tones, and temperature shifts the notes up and down.
Mallets & harp1:16Download MP3