When the murmurations first appeared, they rippled through audio currents to such degree that this video almost triggers déjà vu. And yet the hand-held passenger approach may still come as a surprise; overt bird footage these monochromatic swarms are not, and perhaps more effective because of it.
Science tells us that each bird in a flock keeps a fixed number of neighbors under control – seven other starlings – irrespective of their distance, which is the secret to how they stick together, rippling into pattern like one vast living entity.
Starling Murmurations | Starling
This 20 minute flight directed by the private guitar wanderings of Matthew Sage is sonically aligned with that notion. These are patient sounds. Find side B at bandcamp. And scale the horizon for II soon.
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