Powerlines (Loavgavvári) is a 55 minute composition in which a series of sound devices were deployed on the slopes below Loavgavvári / Fløya near the city of Romssa / Tromsø some 350 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle to generate field recordings that are left largely unprocessed (apart occasional EQ and layering one recording over another).
The composition is distributed on a CD released by Rural Situationism. The impetus for reading deeper into the theoretical, historical and technical aspects of the electrosphere, for bringing the array of different sensors on successive trips to Sápmi / North Norway, for taking these out fishing for electromagnetic emissions and infrastructural vibrations during periods of downtime on the Arctic Auditories collaborative research project all came from two comments elicited from participants on two soundwalks that were the official reason for travelling 2320 kilometers from home.
Selected as one of best of Bandcamp field recordings, the LP got a great review from Matthew Blackwell, that situates the composition within the wider project.
