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Music from cosmos? VOICES OF THE COSMOS project combines efficiently the achievements of astronomy with electroacoustic music.The creators use the original extraterrestrial signalsand sounds received byradio telescopes (e.g.pulsars, magnetospheres of planets, Sun,aurora borealis, masers,collisions of black holes)andother radio devices,sometimes they use sonificationsandarchive recordings from space missions.Instrumental tracks integrated into the processed rhythms and tones of the "space sounds" are created with electronic instruments, both digital and analogue, as well as various acoustic objects. The project has been presented many times in scientific institutions and at music festivals, in the form of audio-visual concerts, also in the version extended with astronomy lectures, workshops and sky observations.It is a unique initiative in Poland, which uses the original space recordings, including from a 32-metre fully steerable single-dish radio telescope located at the Institute of Astronomy of the Nicolaus Copernicus Universityin Toruń. Electronic music and radio astronomy are inventions from the first half of the 20th century. From the very beginning, both areas were permanently associated with technical progress and new technologies that determined their development. The album 'DE REVOLUTIONIBUS MMXXIII' was composed and recorded in the year of the 550th anniversary of the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus, born in Toruń in 1473, one of the most eminent astronomers in the history of mankind. Copernicus' work made a breakthrough and sparked one of the most important scientific revolutions since antiquity, called the Copernican Revolution. In its sound and musical dimension, we refer to the Copernican revolution and its impact not only on the development of astronomy and modern science, but also on social transformations and philosophy - a breakthrough in thinking about the place of man in the Universe. Dub producer Piotr Żuralski from the band Kompozyt took part in the recording of the album. Piotr Żuralski: modular synthesis of astronomical data Rafał Iwański: analog and digital synthesizers, sampling pad, drum machines, metal objects, fx Wojciech Zięba: analog and digital synthesizers, fx Composed in 2023 by Rafał Iwański and Wojciech Zięba Mixed by Rafał Iwański Mastering: Szymon Szwarc | szszwarc.pl/ Astronomical consultation: Sebastian Soberski | planetarium.grudziadz.pl Artwork and layout: Wojciech Zięba

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Voices Of The Cosmos

De Revolutionibus MMXXIII

Gusstaff Records
Released09/02/2024Catalogue NumberGRAM2405Learn more

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