Fundamental Resonance is a broadcast series that posits a new approach to the audition of acoustic, mechanical, and electromagnetic vibrations. Each episode combines an audio essay with a soundscape, composed of examples of the phenomena discussed, as a way to explore the unreachable, reveal the hidden, and manifest what lies beyond the senses.
Fundamental Resonance is produced by Sam Rowell and will be broadcast on Lookout FM. Broadcasts can be heard online at Lookout FM and on terrestrial radio on KFQM-LP 101.5 FM Pacific Palisades. A podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Episodes will be released weekly from September 15 - November 3.
Sunday, Oct 13, 2024: Infrasound
Infrasound refers to sound waves with frequencies below 20 Hz, which are too low for the human ear to detect. These waves are produced naturally by various sources such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, storms, and meteor impacts, as well as by anthropogenic sources like industrial machinery, wind turbines, and weapons. This program describes the ways infrasound has been observed and documented throughout history, the effects, and the ways it is recorded and made audible, with a detour into the aesthetics of the technological mediation of inaudible sound.