Ice music

[Methem]

This is a little bit off-topic, but probably interesting to some anyway:

"In early February 2001, Terje Isungset went to The Ice Hotel
in JUKKASJÄRVI , North Sweden, to record the first ever all ICE music CD.

All instrument were to be made from ice.
(shaped by ice-sculptors Bengt Carling, Arne Berg and Åke Larsson in cooperation with Isungset)
A number of percussion instruments, as well as ice harp and ice trumpet!
(played by Terje Isungset, Iro Haarla og Arve Henriksen, respectively)"

http://home.online.no/~isungz/is.htm

-Methem

[Rick and Roll]

wow. it's not off topic...it's your thread!

[Methem]

Yes, obviously they play, to some extent at least. http://home.online.no/~isungz/isCD.htm has some sound samples from these "instruments".

It's not really music, just soundscapes. And the trumpet and harp sound pretty pathetic :), but the idea in general is definitely exotic and funny.

-Methem