‘Growing Roots’ by Modern Biology & Zekarias Musele Thompson.

Taken from the forthcoming compilation Plants Can Dance. Curated by Brian d’Souza (aka Auntie Flo), Plants Can Dance brings together a global community of artists, exploring the creative possibilities of biosonification — transforming signals from plants, ecosystems and the natural world into sound. Out June 26th, the project marks the culmination of several years of d’Souza’s work across music, ecology and technology.

The compilation features contributions from leading practitioners including Modern Biology (Tarun Nayar) in collaboration with saxophonist Zekarias Musele Thompson , OMMA (Olga Maximovam founder of Playtronica), Jason Singh, Dr Helen Anahita Wilson, Justin Wiggan in collaboration with celebrated Norwegian jazz musician Arve Henriksen, Lamine Touré, Bit Marten and Balam, alongside new work from d’Souza himself. Using a range of tools – from commercially available devices to bespoke modular systems – artists translate electrical activity, environmental data and organic processes into musical material.

10% of all proceeds goes to EarthPercent. Read more about the project / pre-order the compilation here.