Planet Ocean

by Chris Watson

Planet Ocean cover art

'Planet Ocean' is a work of hydrophone field recordings celebrating the sounds, rhythms, and textures of the world's oceans. The album presents a collection of tidal voices captured from above and below the water's surface, aiming to immerse the listener in the planet's most sound-rich habitat. Inspired by the first color photographs of Earth from space, the composition serves as an auditory reminder of the ancient and ongoing relationship between humanity and the marine environments that support all life.

Genres

  • Field Recording
  • Musique Concrète
  • Soundscape

Tracklist

  1. Aldeburgh Beach, Suffolk, England
  2. Arnastapi Boulder Beach, Iceland
  3. Berwick Upon Tweed Lighthouse Pier, Creaking Underwater Sea Ladder, England
  4. Blyth Beach, Northumberland, England
  5. Coral Reef, South China Sea
  6. Darwin Bay, Isla Genovesa, Galapagos Islands
  7. Djúpalónssandur Lava Beach, Iceland
  8. Great Courland Bay, Tobago
  9. Ice Beach, Cape Evans, Ross Island, Antarctica
  10. Lindisfarne Island Tidal Causeway, Northumberland, England
  11. Pancake Ice Forming Under the Surface of the Arctic Ocean
  12. Shallow Sand Bar off the Turks & Caicos Islands, Caribbean Sea
  13. Submerged Stony Beach, Orford Ness, Suffolk, England
  14. Turtle Beach, Seligan Island, Borneo
  15. Underwater Kelp Forest, Eynhallow Sound, Orkney Islands, Scotland
  16. Varadero Beach, Cuba
  17. Zuma Beach, California, USA