INLAND SEA

Inland Sea is an album I created and released in 2012. It was partially funded through Kickstarter. Myself and friend Susan Lee traveled 3,000 nautical miles on lake Superior over 5 months, on my 20 foot sailboat boat “Voyageur”. During the trip I recorded various sounds of the lake, wrote songs, and Susan took many photos. After the journey I spent a couple months creating an album combining the sounds and the music. The album also incorporates sounds of Lake Superior’s ice I recorded (with hydrophones through the ice) in 2009. I created the album jackets out of recycled materials, block printing, and sewing. The result is Inland Sea. Only 100 copies were made.

Inland Sea - Handmade Packaging

Inland Sea – Handmade Packaging

Below you can here an audio collage of Inland Sea (which you can download for free). By clicking the album title anywhere on this page you will be transported to my band camp page where you can buy a digital version of the album ($10), or a CD in handmade packaging ($15).  Check out photos from the journey down below.

Gear. 2009

Gear. 2009

Ice. 2009

Ice. 2009

mobile recording studio. 2009

Mobile recording studio. 2009

recording setup. 2009

Recording through the ice. 2009

Recording gear. 2009

Recording gear. 2009

Walking the bike to Basswood Island. 2009

Walking the bike to Basswood Island. 2009

Night time. 2009

Night time on ice. 2009

Recording. 2009

Recording. 2009

Recording. 2009

Recording. 2009

Rabbit Island. 2012

Lac La Belle. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

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Rabbit Island. 2012 (photo Rob Gorski)

Helen Island. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Helen Island. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Inside Voyageur. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Inside Voyageur. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Rabbit Island. 2012 (Photo Marlin Ledin)

Rabbit Island. 2012 (Photo Marlin Ledin)

Canadian North Shore. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Canadian North Shore. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Slate Islands. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Slate Islands. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Ladyslipper, Isle Royale. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Ladyslipper, Isle Royale. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Helen Island forest. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Helen Island forest. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Swede Island Sauna. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Swede Island Sauna. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Susan, Lac La Belle. 2012 (photo Marlin Ledin)

Susan, Lac La Belle. 2012 (photo Marlin Ledin)

Houghton Michigan Lift Bridge. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Houghton Michigan Lift Bridge. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Minnesota North Shore. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Susan and Minnesota North Shore. 2012 (photo Marlin Ledin)

Passage Island, Isle Royale. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Passage Island, Isle Royale. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Michigan Island, Apostle Islands. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Michigan Island, Apostle Islands. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

The old fish tug, Pioneer, Lac La Belle. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

The old fish tug, Pioneer, Lac La Belle. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Otter Falls @ Otter Cove, Canadien North Shore. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Otter Falls @ Otter Cove, Canadien North Shore. 2012 (photo Susan Lee)

Pukaskwa Pit, Canadien North Shore. 2012 (photo Marlin Ledin)

Pukaskwa Pit, Canadien North Shore. 2012 (photo Marlin Ledin)