In April, what will almost certainly be the first album recorded by an unborn baby will be released.
Luca Yupanqui’s debut album, ‘Sounds Of The Unborn’, was recorded while she was still in her mother’s womb, and is scheduled for release on April 2 via Sacred Bones.
Yupanqui is the son of musicians Elizabeth Hart, bassist for experimental rock band Psychic Ills, and Iván Diaz Mathé, a collaborator for names like Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry.
You can listen to the album’s first track, ‘V4.3 pt.2’ above, along with a video composed of footage recorded by the couple.
“We did some filming in Super 8 during the recording sessions and then joined artist Victoria Keddie because we love her approach and aesthetics. She processed the film with analog equipment and created a visual journey that sums up what we felt when creating this album ”, said Mathé.
The album was recorded using biosonic MIDI technology, which translated the baby’s movements in the womb into sound. The technology was hooked on Hart’s stomach, transcribing its vibrations to Mathé’s synthesizers.
After five-hour sessions, Hart and Mathé edited and mixed the results of the sessions, trying to intervene as little as possible to allow “Luca’s message to exist in its raw form”.
“It is human nature to ask yourself what life is like within the consciousness of another human being. How is it? How does that sound? All of these issues became stronger and more important for Elizabeth and Iván as they waited for Luca to come into the world, ”says a press release.
“At one point the questions became: What would she say if she could speak? How would she react to the outside world? And, ultimately, what kind of music would she play if she could? This album is an attempt to answer those questions. “