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Murmuration

by Mark Dalton Griffiths

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Murmuration is a term applied to flocks of European Starlings that swarm in the autumn/ winter in great swirling masses before rooting. This is often seen on marshland over reed beds and there can be 100,000 birds in the flock. After twisting to and fro the birds suddenly dip into the reeds and disappear for the night.

The piece tries to evoke the still isolation of the marshes with soft sine tones that build to complex tone clusters. The sound of the flock was created in two ways, very fast and dense undulating passages that actually contain tiny snippets of birdsong and a textural element built from many digital oscillators.

Although these flocks are huge, they are smaller than in the past. In the UK starling population has dropped by 80%.

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released January 9, 2021

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Mark Dalton Griffiths UK

I'm a UK based synthesist / electronic composer musically active since the late 70s. Mark Dalton Griffiths is the name I use for my more experimental releases.
I started in the world of experimental free jazz and music concrete working live and with tape. I now use Modular synthesisers, field recordings, vocal recordings, acoustic instruments and digital processing to create my music.
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