Animal Music: Sound and Song in the Natural World [Paperback]

The first anthology on animal music and communication, with contributions from leading scientists, researchers and musicians.

Ever since the accidental discovery of whale song in 1967, the idea of complex animal sentience has been gaining strength within the scientific community. A growing number of researchers and academics are exploring the idea that animals enjoy music on a similar level to human beings.

Animal Music is the first anthology to present an overview of the current state of this vital debate. Its authors have spoken to the leading scientists, researchers and musicians in the field to uncover hidden meanings and new perspectives. They visit the world's largest library of animal sounds, hack into the mysterious sonic world of shrimps, travel back in time to the point where animal and human songs diverged, and decode the latest neuroscientific findings about animal music and communication.

The book includes exclusive interviews with Chris Watson, Jana Winderen, Yannick Dauby, Slavek Kwi and Geoff Sample as well as features on Bernie Krause, David Rothenberg and Olivier Messiaen and many more. Includes specially-compiled 60 minute CD of field recordings from the Gruenrekorder label.

01 Tikal Dawn  Andreas Bick, Germany
02 hermetica  Daniel Blinkhorn, Australia
03 Amazons & Parrots  Rodolphe Alexis, France
04 Grand Canal Springs (Excerpt)  Tom Lawrence, Ireland
05 seals  Martin Clarke, United Kindom
06 BOTO (extract) -ARTIFICIAL MEMORY TRACE, Ireland
07 Ad?lie_penguins (Excerpt)  Craig Vear, United Kindom
08 Pilot Whales (Excerpt)  Heike Vester, Norway/Germany
09 Brame, septembre 2011  Marc Namblard, France
10 formica aquilonia, sweden  Jez riley French, United Kindom
11 Schwebfliegen  Lasse Marc Riek, Germany