audio by title 'in conversation with electric fish'

Antony Hall - In Conversation With Electric Fish

23:40 minutes (27.09 MB)

I have a disorganized collection of mini disks and DVi tapes; rummaging through this I decided to use some of the recordings in my collection that would otherwise not be used, but ended up putting in some of my recordings from aquariums and labs, of electric fish; I sometimes make an audio diary - I thought this would be a good chance to use some of it.

I wanted to give a sense of the places I visit and the time I spend looking into tanks and watching the behavior of fish - a sonic equivalent of the Aquarium. Some people find aquariums comforting, and in a similar way I leave the radio on just because I like it to be there. Almost like a coffee table book - and in a similar way - I think this is why we keep pets in the house - we just like them to be with us.