Nature's Dream-Harp: Aeolian Music, Played by the Summer Wind on Devaharp I

by Robert Archer

Nature's Dream-Harp: Aeolian Music, Played by the Summer Wind on Devaharp I cover art

Functioning purely as an aleatoric sound art piece, this extremely obscure recording captures the sound of wind physically playing an aeolian harp constructed by the artist. Devoid of human intervention beyond the instrument's placement, the album consists entirely of ghostly, sustained harmonic drones accompanied by ambient environmental noise. It remains a fascinating, deeply conceptual artifact of late-70s acoustic minimalism and generative music.

Genres

  • Drone
  • Nature Recordings
  • Sound Art

Tracklist

  1. Sunrise Over The Woods And Fields
  2. The Chant Of Glastonbury Tor
  3. Water Breezes
  4. The Chorus Of The Hills And Skies
  5. The Song Of Iona
  6. Ocean Airwaves