At the rear of the mill is situated the mill race; a mostly still, deep body of water that once ran down into the mill, pushing the waterwheel around before flowing into the River Aire. The water now flows directly into the river through buried piper where the water can at times be turbulent. It is filled with plant life and the occasional area of pond life. Due to the close relationship between water and the mill, I used a hydrophone to explore sounds that are less immediate to the human ear, “peeling back the layers of environment” (Jez Riley French). Through exploring these sounds, I started to hear subtle pitch fluctuations that I have picked out and exacerbated using spectral manipulation. Almost every sonic layer originates from a very small stretch of the millrace near the pipe that leads the water down into the river. The piece echoes the historical context of the mill and contrasts to Water 2: The Engine Room due to the emphasis water sounds originating from outside.
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