Engulfing of Oxygen
By rdomain on January 17, 2020 7:19 am
Created with modular synth and manipulated field recordings.
I was asked to create a piece for a fundraising album to raise money for the Kangaroo Island Relief and Recovery Fund. Kangaroo Island have been heavily affected by the Australian bushfires which is now worldwide news. Close to half of the island has already been burnt and they're predicting weeks to go before it's considered safe.
The fire has burnt over 519,000 acres of land so far. Currently 2 people, well over 32,000 livestock animals (this doesn't include the hundreds of thousands of native animals), 830 hives (bees specific to the island) and 115 nucleus hives have died. Nearly 400 firefighters have been there at any one time as well as 651 army reservists who are helping with recovery efforts, not to mention many many other organisations.
The piece I submitted is the feeling and sound of being surrounded by the fire as it's ripping the oxygen from the air, tearing through anything it touches and then eventually passing, leaving nothing but scorched earth.
I will post details of the release for those of you who are interested in supporting those affected directly or indirectly by the bushfires on Kangaroo Island once it's released.
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