Pelican Fly – Feathers EP [Compilation]
Travel with me across a different spectrum of sound. “Pelican Fly”, a record label serving up the newest and freshest sounds, dropped an insane compilation featuring the likes of Cashmere Cat, Zora Jones, and Sinjin Hawke among others. This compilation explores just how experimental and spaced out trap and bass influenced music can get. Take … Read more
This is What Happens When the Sun “Burps”
On August 31, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory snapped some pretty incredible images of an eruption on the sun. While the explosion did not disturb your mid-morning tanning session, it did send a wave of solar plasma towards the earth at 900 miles per hour. Known as a coronal mass ejection, this is basically what happens when … Read more
Anchorage By Winter
Equipment used: Canon 5D Mark II Canon Rebel xTi (modified to full spectrum) Canon EF 24 – 105 mm Sigma DC 18 – 200 mm Sigma 8mm EX DG Fisheye (a thoroughly epic lens) Dynamic Perception Stage Zero Dolly (kinda beyond epic) Orion TeleTrack AZ-G Mount (really good for astrophotography) Motorcycle and Car batteries from … Read more
9 Surreal Natural Phenomena You Need to See to Believe
1. Aurora: Also referred to as the Northern/Southern lights, aurora borealis and aurora australis are natural light displays in the sky. They occur normally in Arctic and Antarctic regions and are caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere. 2. Red Tide: Red tides (also known as algai bloom) occur … Read more
Aurora EP – Left Side Deaf
Left Side Deaf brings some real funky electro, dubstep, and glitch hop, packed into one EP known as, Aurora. Talk about some real versatility. Check out the EP’s mini mix below to get just a taste of what it’s all about. Buy it off of beatport here! Buy it off of iTunes here! Follow me on … Read more
Patterns of the North: Aurora and Snowflakes
Aurora Borealis and Snowflakes fill Northern skies with phenomenal sights. Glowing displays of bands, arcs, and curtains are created when charged particles from space collide with atoms in our upper atmosphere. Snowflakes form when ice crystals fall through varied temperature zones in the earths atmosphere and conglomerate into intricate structures. Complex flake shapes and structures emerge in relation to … Read more
Flux in Aurora Time Lapse
This time lapse video of brilliant aurora was created in Birtavarre Norway by Ørjan Bertelsen. There are an increasing number of Solar Storms as the sun approaches its peak in activity in the 11 year cycle. Coronal Mass Ejections shoot out energized protons towards earth creating geomagnetic storms that lead to the beautiful displays of auroras … Read more
Solar Storm creates Aurora in over 50 states
On October 24th the Sun created a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) that collided into the earths atmosphere. A geomagnetic storm was created due to the massive amount of charged particles compressing the earths magnetic field. This storm resulted in stunning widespread aurora that ventured to several Southern states that are unaccustomed to encountering these colorful productions. … Read more
