Shifting Basslines: Clouds Are More Than Water | Sarj

Shifting Basslines is dedicated to creating awareness, sharing knowledge, and diving into the complex relationship between the planet and raving. The project centres on a three-part podcast series.

In this episode facilitator, collective care practitioner, and music nerd Sarj Lynch finds old cassette tapes in the basement and wonders how they are linked to clouds. Learn why music is more than just sounds and why storing anything in a “cloud” besides water is actually quite impossible.

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Interview partner: Marina Otero Verzier, Richard Akingbehin

Show notes

• Devine, Kyle. (2019). Decomposed. The Political Ecology of Music. MIT Press.

• Guide: STOMP: Sustainable Tools for Online Music Practices

• Digital Streaming Has Environmental Costs

• Is Spotify Bad For The Environment?

• Carbon impact of video streaming

• Data Centre Map

• Digital Services and Cloud Computing

• Green Web Foundation

CREDITS

• Idea, Project Curation & Creative Production: Kerstin Meißner

• Episode Curation, Storytelling, and Narration:

  • Episode #1 “Grounded Travel On Space Ways" - Nono Gigsta

  • Episode #2 “Clouds Are More Than Water” - Sarj Lynch

  • Episode #3 "Dance Floors As Portals" - Camille Sapara Barton

• Sound Design & Composition: Yuliia Vlaskina

• Editing: Sarah Farina

• Artwork: Opashona Ghosh

• Accessibility Support: Saverio Cantoni 

• Mixing and Mastering: Yuliia Vlaskina

• Support & Financial Administration: Research Institute for Sustainability - Helmholtz Centre Potsdam

• Broadcasting and Publication: Refuge Worldwide

Editor's Notes "We Can Not Do It Alone"