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Sea of Curves REV

from Sea of Curves REV by Jeff Talman

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"the sound is ethereal, uncanny and apocalyptic..."
Thomas Frank, WDR5, West German Broadcasting

REVISED 2020

Jeff Talman’s Sea of Curves evokes the power and sensuality of the Atlantic Ocean while mirroring subtle inflections and dramatic shifts in light, transparency and mood as conjured by the sea.

Project audio originates in ocean wave sounds recorded by hydrophone (water), seismometer (land) and microphone (air) in collaboration with ocean researchers. Symphonic in scope, the work features the ‘hum of the Earth,’ the planetary sonic vibrations believed to be caused by worldwide impact of wave sounds on the sea floor.

Sea of Curves was first introduced as a multi-channel sound installation by the Pouch Cove Foundation in a summer-thick field of clover on a cliff with a panoramic view of the ocean in Newfoundland, Canada. Installation sound emerged from ocean wave sounds crashing on the rocks below.

Künstlerhaus Dortmund, Germany then presented the installation in a revised version in a February 2013 gallery exhibition "Voyage: sea journeys, island-hopping and trans-oceanic concepts."

The artist further revised and down-mixed the work to binaural stereo for a CD and download release of the work in July 2013.

The work, now in a final extensive revision in binaural stereo, offers the project sound in HD 96kHz, 24-bit audio and other formats. The enhanced mastering techniques used in production better represent the sound as first heard in the studio during composition of the work.

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from Sea of Curves REV, released December 4, 2020
Jeff Talman, New York — Artist, Composer-Producer

Matt Fowler, NOAA Vents Acoustic Monitoring Project: retrieval of mid-Atlantic hydrophone recordings made at a depth of 941 feet.

Dr. James Traer, NOAA Scripps Institution of Oceanography: retrieval and transcoding of seismometer recording made at Deer Lake, Newfoundland.

Recording of Atlantic Ocean wave sounds, Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City by the artist.

Installation premiere: seaside cliff, Pouch Cove, Newfoundland, Canada, July 14, 2012 through 20, 2012. Gallery exhibition, “Voyage — sea journeys, island-hopping and transoceanic concepts,” Rona Rangsh and Imi Mauf, curators, Künstlerhaus Dortmund, Germany, February 8 - March 17, 2013.

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Jeff Talman New York, New York

Jeff Talman, pioneer of resonant composition, is known for the unique timbres, spatial gesture, harmony, expression and symphonic form in his work. His over 40 sound installations have led to an LA Times Selection for Best Classical Music of 2019. Before the installations, he first made electronic music as a teen in 1974, then studied composition and directed orchestras at Columbia University. ... more

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