Dances with the earth

Description

Gabri and Sandro invented the concept of “Geofonia” (geophonics, the sound of the Earth) and with their original computer program, christened by them Frankenstein, they can compose music using numerical geologic data, which are normally utilized by scientists to reconstruct events in Earth’s history.
The booklet “Dances with the Earth” explains the concept and techniques of Geofonia, but it is also an accessible popular science essay about stratigraphy and geologic research. The accompanying audio CD contains the first 12 geophonic music pieces composed by Gabri and Sandro using data from research projects carried out at the Osservatorio Geologico di Coldigioco, in central Italy.
Gabriele Rossetti studied electronic engineering at the University of Ancona, and worked for three years at RAI (Italian Public Broadcasting) as a sound technician transferring analogic tape recordings of old radio programs to digital support. He now works as programmer at AEA (Advanced Electronic Applications) and has just set up a recording studio in the private multicultural center of Coldigioco.