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Bright Coral Matrix

by Tyler G. Holst

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about

This release is dedicated to corals whose world population has been definitively destroyed by more than 20% during the last thirty years. This ecco-logical disaster is reflected in particular as a phenomenon called coral bleaching. This bleaching of whole reefs is notably the result of the expulsion of cellular algae present within the coral and allowing them to live thanks to photosynthesis operated thanks to coral waste. Protected by corals, these tiny algae therefore provide them with oxygen and nutrients, the perfect collaboration. This bleaching makes corals excessively vulnerable and very often leads to their death. The death of these entire reefs of which only the skeletons remain, contributing to the birth of dead zones.

Home to more than a quarter of marine biodiversity, the loss of these reefs leads to the loss of a multitude of fish, crustaceans, molluscs etc from the smallest to the largest. Until now, these reefs have also been the best barriers to protect us from the ocean by regulating the strength of the waves. They also play an important role in the management and creation of ocean currents. They are therefore an important and complex link in our world.

Why have they started to perish suddenly in recent decades? (mostly)
- Increase / decrease in ocean temperatures (Greenhouse effect, global warming does not only take place in the air)
- Sea level rise
- Ocean acidification (excessive creation of carbonic acid from the CO2 produced in excess by human activities)
- Destructive fisheries (Using cyanide, Muroami nets, deliberate destruction of reefs with hammer and dynamite)
- Pollution of sea water (oil, sunscreen, paints, etc)
- Excessive water turbidity
- Famine of plankton corals caused by the previous reasons.

It is estimated that an additional 50% of the world's coral will be threatened in the next thirty to fifty years.

credits

released April 6, 2020

Were used for this album:
Tascam DP-03SD
Roland SP-555
Kastle Synthesizer

Played, manipulated and recorded by Tyler G. Holst between March 21 and April 6.

On left, bleached coral (Acropora sp.) picture taken by J. Roff at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef on 21st January 2005. (CC BY-SA 3.0)
On right, healthy coral with green chromis picture taken by Holobionics at Lodestone Reef on 14 February 2016. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Font is Misto (2019), designed by Katerina Korolevtseva.
Layout by Tyler G. Holst.

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Tyler G. Holst

I project nature and social into my post-internet sonic visions, creating my own environment. It’s as false as the others, but this one suits me.

Also running Transcendental Tapes.

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