The Himalayas

Renowned experimental percussionist, Susie Ibarra traveled to the Himalayas in Sikkim, India to capture water percussion with hydro-phonic microphones, as well as bamboo one-shots, layered loops, various animal sounds, and textures from the region. She captured the water rhythms of glacial runoff in streams, waterfalls, and rivers, then added ambient omnidirectional recordings of the environment including bell sounds and distant chants from the Rumtek Monastery and bamboo recordings along the mountains of Gangtok.