Tatiana Gordeeva
Long time member
Update (22.05.26):
My Glass Octopus has now surpassed the 40000 views mark on YouTube!! Unbelievable!!
Fresh catch of the day! (21.08.20):
My Glass Octopus has finally made its way officially on the Schmidt Ocean Institute (@SchmidtOcean) multiple social media platforms with hashtag #sciartfriday.
As of now it is
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/sciartfriday
On Twitter:
More details at the current end of this thread (now page 3)...
Update: Wow! 1k+ views !!! Thank you all for your interest !!! I extend a special thank you to all of you who "liked" and commented my music below. It really touches me! It seems that My Glass Octopus really grabbed your attention and your heart and sucked you into its world!
Recently I watched with amazement the latest video by the Schmidt Ocean Institute (@schmidtocean) where they showed deep ocean images captured by SuBastian their own ROV, launched from their research vessel Falkor, during a 34-day expedition off the remote Phoenix Islands, an archipelago located more than 3,200 miles (5,100 kilometers) northeast of Sydney, Australia.
Among the amazing creatures shown was a very elusive "glass octopus" (Vitreledonella richardi), a completely transparent octopus floating in an ethereal fashion, that was the inspiration for my latest soundtrack. Here he/she (do I see an hectocotylus here?) is on the cover of My Glass Octopus:
In the video you will have the pleasure of seeing many other amazing creatures, most rarely, if ever, seen by humans, all moving etherally in their pelagic natural habitat. My music tries to capture the magic of this permanently dark abyssal world.
Of course no synth could be more appropriate for this soundtrack than the amazing mood and ambience creating synth ABYSS by Dawesome. I used it on most tracks here, with some additional colors from Arturia Pigments.
Or if you prefer the soundtrack by itself (but I doubt you will):
Like other "glass" creatures, such as glass frogs and certain comb jellies, glass octopuses are almost completely transparent, with only their cylindrical eyes, optic nerve and digestive tract appearing opaque.
These octopuses mostly live in the aphotic zone, the deeper waters where sunlight doesn’t reach, at around 3,000 feet (1,000 meters). They can grow to about 18 in (45 cm) long and are estimated to live about 2-5 years. As glass octopuses live in deep, hard-to-reach places, there is much we don’t know about this translucent and luminescent cephalopod.
At such depths the pressure is about 100 atmospheres (1 atmosphere is like us, here!) so this animal experiences about 1500 lbs per sq. in. (105 kg per sq. cm) of pressure on its fragile "glassy" body Better bend than break, as they say.
SuBastian is outfitted with a suite of sensors and scientific equipment to support scientific data and sample collection, as well as interactive research, experimentation, and technology development. It can dive down to 4500 meters!
Like our World? You can do your part too and support research and education about the environment and foundations such as the Schmidt Ocean Institute, a 501(c)(3) private non-profit operating foundation established to advance oceanographic research, discovery, and knowledge, and catalyze sharing of information about the oceans. @schmidtocean
My Glass Octopus has now surpassed the 40000 views mark on YouTube!! Unbelievable!!
Fresh catch of the day! (21.08.20):
My Glass Octopus has finally made its way officially on the Schmidt Ocean Institute (@SchmidtOcean) multiple social media platforms with hashtag #sciartfriday.
As of now it is
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/sciartfriday
On Twitter:
https://twitter.com/SchmidtOcean/status/1428792693619048456
More details at the current end of this thread (now page 3)...
Update: Wow! 1k+ views !!! Thank you all for your interest !!! I extend a special thank you to all of you who "liked" and commented my music below. It really touches me! It seems that My Glass Octopus really grabbed your attention and your heart and sucked you into its world!
Recently I watched with amazement the latest video by the Schmidt Ocean Institute (@schmidtocean) where they showed deep ocean images captured by SuBastian their own ROV, launched from their research vessel Falkor, during a 34-day expedition off the remote Phoenix Islands, an archipelago located more than 3,200 miles (5,100 kilometers) northeast of Sydney, Australia.
Among the amazing creatures shown was a very elusive "glass octopus" (Vitreledonella richardi), a completely transparent octopus floating in an ethereal fashion, that was the inspiration for my latest soundtrack. Here he/she (do I see an hectocotylus here?) is on the cover of My Glass Octopus:
In the video you will have the pleasure of seeing many other amazing creatures, most rarely, if ever, seen by humans, all moving etherally in their pelagic natural habitat. My music tries to capture the magic of this permanently dark abyssal world.
Of course no synth could be more appropriate for this soundtrack than the amazing mood and ambience creating synth ABYSS by Dawesome. I used it on most tracks here, with some additional colors from Arturia Pigments.
Make sure to watch the video below on a (large) 4K monitor or TV. You will not regret it!
Or if you prefer the soundtrack by itself (but I doubt you will):
Like other "glass" creatures, such as glass frogs and certain comb jellies, glass octopuses are almost completely transparent, with only their cylindrical eyes, optic nerve and digestive tract appearing opaque.
These octopuses mostly live in the aphotic zone, the deeper waters where sunlight doesn’t reach, at around 3,000 feet (1,000 meters). They can grow to about 18 in (45 cm) long and are estimated to live about 2-5 years. As glass octopuses live in deep, hard-to-reach places, there is much we don’t know about this translucent and luminescent cephalopod.
At such depths the pressure is about 100 atmospheres (1 atmosphere is like us, here!) so this animal experiences about 1500 lbs per sq. in. (105 kg per sq. cm) of pressure on its fragile "glassy" body Better bend than break, as they say.
SuBastian is outfitted with a suite of sensors and scientific equipment to support scientific data and sample collection, as well as interactive research, experimentation, and technology development. It can dive down to 4500 meters!
Like our World? You can do your part too and support research and education about the environment and foundations such as the Schmidt Ocean Institute, a 501(c)(3) private non-profit operating foundation established to advance oceanographic research, discovery, and knowledge, and catalyze sharing of information about the oceans. @schmidtocean
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