For our last day we decided to get up before the sun, hike in, and record dance and flute alone without the projections and sound manipulations. It was a beautiful way to end our wonderful time in a magical place.
We also captured some “singing sand” sounds by causing small avalanches to happen while walking down a soft steep dune. This is an interesting effect that happens in this desert where sand particles rub against each other and resonate at audible frequencies producing trombone like sounds:
Starting out:
Kiori hiking up with the setting moon (that’s not the sun!):
Pre, during, and post-recording, the sun is up!
Sunrise and moonset at the same time:
Dune texture:
