Sine Waves and the Ocean

What to expect

You hear a soft melody made of pure tones, with the sea far off behind it. A calm voice asks you to imagine yourself made of those tones. Then the tones leave, one at a time, highest first. Each one leaves a gap in the melody. As the notes go, the ocean comes closer. By the end the last note has gone and you are resting among the waves. Then you come back to the room with your eyes open.

Under it, seven pure tones play a slow, plucked melody, made for this piece. Soft binaural tones sit beneath them. Real ocean surf comes from far away to all around you.

How to listen:

• Sitting or lying down, any time you want to rest and come back clear. Never while driving.
• Headphones help. The notes and their echoes move between your ears, and the sea opens out around you.
• You can move whenever you like.

About

Safety and aftercare. You can stop at any point. Take a moment before you stand up at the end. This is a way of resting. It isn’t a treatment for anything.

Written by Lee and Lucas + Twins. Voice: Lee.

Transcript

Opening

A faraway sea can be a thin line of sound.

Close to the water, that line opens into waves all around.

Give the distant water a place in your listening.

Let your weight be supported.

Close your eyes.

Listen to the melody.

Hear the sea behind it.

Part One: Made of tones

Hear the tones together.

Imagine yourself made of them.

Let the image be faint.

Feel the support beneath you.

Hear the sea beneath the tones.

Part Two: The first gap

Listen for the highest tone.

Let it leave your imagined body.

Hear the gap it leaves.

Imagine drawing nearer to the sea.

Part Three: One tone at a time

Let the next tone go.

Listen to what remains.

Release each tone as it fades.

Allow your imagined shape to loosen.

Hear the water coming closer.

Let each wave reach you.

Part Four: The last tone

Hear the low tone repeating.

Rest with it a little longer.

Let the last tone go.

Rest among the waves.

Part Five: The water around you

Hear a wave spread around you.

Receive the next one.

Let the imagined body go.

Rest with the ocean.

Part Six: The room and the sea

Feel your body’s weight again.

Notice the air on your skin.

Move your hands a little.

Open your eyes gently.