The Earth Is Singing. Are We Finally Listening?
Melting Glaciers & Sound as Resistance & DiS meets Martyn Ware (Heaven 17 / The Human League),
What does a melting glacier sound like?
What if a pot plant or a rainforest could write a song?
What happens when the last of a species hears a recording... and sings back?
If you've not yet tuned into Drowned in Sound's podcast then these questions are not the norm but they're also not that unusual if there's a curious, music-related query that can lead me to speak to an expert. On the pod this year, I've been searching for music's moral compass and researching how music can survive until 2050 (felt like a fun angle to mark 25 years of DiS and so far my brain is blooming from the insights from our guests).
This week, there are two new episodes that glance into the dystopian future. Fear not, it's not very doom and gloom, and their stories might change how you hear the world, whilst providing a glimmer of hope in these dark times too.
There's also some exciting news about a new Bicep album announcement slipped into the panel discussion.
Episode 37: Martyn Ware on Synths, Sound & the Future of Music
From Sheffield synth-pop sensation to immersive sound systems, Martyn Ware (The Human League / Heaven 17 / BEF) has spent almost five decades shaping how we hear the future. In this live conversation from Tallinn Music Week, we talk creativity, legacy, and sonic experiences. I also asked the electronic music pioneer a 'hard-hitting' journalistic question at the end...
→ Listen on Apple
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Episode 38: Can You Hear Earth Singing? Artists Using Sound to Protect the Planet
Recorded live on stage in Estonia, this EarthSonic panel explores how artists are collaborating with nature — from wiring plants to synths to recording melting glaciers. We discuss sonic fossils, reforestation, activism, and why "climate" isn’t always the word that moves people.
It was an honour to host this conversation with Joey Dean (Natural Symphony), Ludwig Berger, Ruth Daniel (In Place of War), and Martyn Ware.
→ Listen on Spotify
→ Or wherever you get your podcasts
→ Explore EarthSonic
→ Discover In Place of War
These episodes are a little different to podcast's usual mapping of the future so I'm intrigued what you make of them. I would also be really grateful if you could forward them on to your nature-loving friends.
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