Whether youre here on era s website or browsing on our mobile app, you can tailor your search criteria to fit your unique tastes tell us your ideal homes. November skies ep by tomas barfod, released 26 november 2012 1. An experimental study of the skype peertopeer voip system guha, saikat. At salton sea, dreaming big on geothermal desert sun. New this week on digital download from amazon, vimeo, bigstar, and indieflix. He released the album salton sea on the label friends of friends in 2012. Australian developers plan to build a massive geothermal power plant by the salton sea. Apartments for rent in salton sea beach, ca 66 rentals. Salton sea is an album filled with immersive, artificial, perfectly quantized atmospheres. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
New reasons to have hope for the salton sea water deeply. Includes unlimited streaming of salton sea lp via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Things have changed, however, and now its clear that time has not been kind to the salton sea. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. When an earthquake hits the salton sea, it awakens a giant snail creature that. Great opportunities in salton city on commercial properties. Over the years, ive heard of the salton sea, but didnt know much about it. Well, as my mom would say when at a loss for words, its interesting. It is in the salton basin, which from the earliest documented history has periodically filled with water, most notably ancient lake cahuilla. Tomas barfod solo artist with releases on friends of friends, get physical, kompakt, turbo and latest secretly canadian. The salton sea is one of the worlds largest inland seas, once 45 miles long and 25 miles wide. Californias largest lake is facing major environmental problems, with a decreasing water level, increasing salinity and algae issues. The salton sea was born in the early 1900s after a canal burst sent water from the colorado flooding into the valley over a period of. Salton sea lp tomas barfod salton sea 2xlp recordvinyl.
Housing project planned near shrinking salton sea the new. But in the wests deeply interconnected water system, a decision. Below is our list of commercial property and land for sale. The salton sea authority says this part of the lake is the richest source of geothermal energy in the united states and possibly the world. By january the wings of more than 400 species of migrating birds form living clouds across crystal clear skies. The largest body of water in california was formed by a mistake.
Barfod describes salton sea as some kind of laptop album, which he hardly expected to. In its current form, the salton sea was created by accident when a dike gave. The lake is shrinking as it competes against coastal cities for dwindling water resources in a historic drought. Created in 1993 the salton sea authority is a joint powers authority jpa responsible for working in consultation and cooperation with the state of california to oversee the comprehensive restoration of the salton sea. Salton sea california state water resources control board. Parking lot of former salton sea beach marina by tuxyso cc by. Reserve your spot today and pay when youre ready for thousands of tours on viator.
Shrinking salton sea the accidental sea faces a looming. In 1905, the california development company accidentally flooded a huge depression in the sonora desert, creating an enormous salty lake called the salton sea the water is about twice as salty as the pacific ocean. Since the mid1960s, studies have been conducted to determine methods of addressing the high salinity and water quality problems of southern californias salton sea and to help maintain its agricultural, environmental, and recreational values. Although the salton sea authority and its partner agencies recognize the state and federal roles and responsibilities at the. Term weighting approaches in automatic text retrieval salton, gerard.
Tomas barfods debut solo lp, salton sea, sees the drummer of danish 3piece whomadewho fashion his own brand of electronica. It was the second time i had made the journey from indio, ca to the small town of niland, ca, located near the southern end of the salton sea. To which tomas devoted extra time in working with analogue instruments, and in developing string arrangements with whomadewho guitarist jeppe kjellberg. After witnessing the murder of his wife, val kilmer red planet, heat searches for redemption as hes set adrift in a dark world where nothing is as it seems. This web page provides information about state water board activities related to this matter. Barfod describes salton sea as some kind of laptop album, which he hardly expected to reap acclaim and praises. Last march when we first met up with the organizers of the upcoming north shore xtreme, the first ever paddle race at the salton sea, greg and i had lots of questions. The success of his debut album, set a higher bar for his next project. There are reasons to be hopeful about the future of the salton sea. Tomas barfod, is a native of copenhagen whose introduction to music as a drumplaying 10year old youth initially led to a career as drummer of the duo filur with fellow danish, kasper bjorke. Approaches in automatic text retrieval salton, gerard. The salton sea is the largest lake in california, covering about 375 square miles of imperial and riverside counties.
Folly and intervention in the southern california landscape, 19052005 was originally published by the center for american places in 2005 and is now available in paperback. The salton sea offers a familiar base story, but with a very unconventional sense of style and dramatic flourish. The salton sea had grown larger than lake tahoe to its current size of about 15 miles wide and 35 miles long. The presentday salton sea is a body of water that currently occupies the salton basin, but it is certainly not the first to do so. Salton sea by tomas barfod released in 2012 via fof music. Salton sea beach, california is a small town with approximately 1,000 residents. Local resident dot morris looks out at the water level at salton city beside the salton sea. The seas decline threatens to unleash more dust and worsen illnesses. Tomas barfod is fascinated with the idyllic wasteland, unveiling salton sea, an lp on the friends of friends imprint that draws from the concept of urban decay.
The arco ampm truck stop opened up a few of years ago. Salton sea state recreation area is a birdwatchers delight. As a member of the governors salton sea task force, the state water resources control board state water board regularly monitors and assesses progress on the implementation of the task forces salton sea management program. Beto is funding sandias salton sea biomass remediation, or sabre, project because it will help determine whether algae can be a viable part of. Dec 25, 2017 new reasons to have hope for the salton sea there are reasons to be hopeful about the future of the salton sea, but that depends continued action and investment, writes allison harvey turner of s. This page was last edited on 21 december 2018, at 05. The salton sea, californias largest lake, may soon become a desert playground. Performance, and history in mozarts viennese chamber music irvine, thomas alexander 156. To solve the wests water problems, california needs to. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Paloma lp by tomas barfod, released 03 november 2017 1. The ground beneath the southern end of the sea is volcanic and water bubbles to the surface in muddy pools.
Era has the latest mls listings in salton sea, ca including new homes for sale, condos for sale, townhomes for sale, foreclosed homes for sale, and land for sale. Aug 07, 2017 beto is funding sandias salton sea biomass remediation, or sabre, project because it will help determine whether algae can be a viable part of the solution to our nations need for diverse energy. At first, it was unclear that this lake was a nuisance. Paloma remixes, paloma, love me, pulsing, salton sea, singles. Greetings from the salton sea is a book and installation project by kim stringfellow. Toxic dust and asthma plague salton sea communities. Jan 02, 2017 bombay beach at the salton sea, bashfords hot mineral spa, and the town of niland, ca, home of salvation mountain and slab city.
The history of the salton sea is worthy of an epic novel. Tomas barfod is a danish house djproducer and a member of filur and electropop band whomadewho, in which he is the drummer. Check out the best tours and activities to experience salton sea. Dec 17, 2014 tomas barfod is fascinated with the idyllic wasteland, unveiling salton sea, an lp on the friends of friends imprint that draws from the concept of urban decay. In towns next to the salton sea, people are coping with an asthma crisis. Morrelde zijn debuutplaat salton sea al aan enkele. Bombay beach at the salton sea, bashfords hot mineral spa, and the town of niland, ca, home of salvation mountain and slab city. Whether youre here on era s website or browsing on our mobile app, you can tailor your search criteria to fit your unique tastes tell us your ideal homes location, the right size, and more. But the salton sea, created by accident 40 miles south of palm springs, has been shrinking for decades now, while the saline content continues to rise it is roughly 50 percent saltier than the.
Anyway, if you dont want to read about my salton sea road. With sonny bono, john waters, norm niver, petre melvin. The salton sea is a 2002 american neonoir crime thriller film directed by d. May 05, 2016 at salton sea, dreaming big on geothermal. Check out the visitors center to watch the movie and then drive around and look. The salton sea was so named in 1905, but its history begins in the salton basin of ancient times a time removed some 10,000 years. In some places, you cant see the opposite shore because of the earths curvature. Renowned cult film director john waters narrates this quirky exploration of the salton sea, the massive southern california lake that was created by accident a century ago, became a popular desert resort and has since developed into a refuge for a community of oddballs. The water entering the salton sea picks up salts from the soils, and those salts have nowhere to go. Salton sea action committee, indian wells, california. Caruso and starring val kilmer and vincent donofrio the film was shot on location in.
Tomas barfod s debut solo lp, salton sea, sees the drummer of danish 3piece whomadewho fashion his own brand of electronica. The hidden, potentially deadly, dangers of the salton sea. As the water evaporates, the salts stay, and so every year the salton sea gets saltier. Barfods cv includes sound design for some pretty impressive fashion designers, and tracks such as python can sound like they are made for beautiful people to strut around to wearing sunglasses. Tomas barfod is a danish drummer and electronic music producer. Jul 30, 2012 but the salton sea, created by accident 40 miles south of palm springs, has been shrinking for decades now, while the saline content continues to rise it is roughly 50 percent saltier than the. Your route will depend on which side of the sea youre going to. The danish producer and drummer takes a break from whomadewho for this solo album, a confident collection of popleaning sparklers and. Dont miss out on great deals for things to do on your trip to california. The producer and drummer of the popular danish group whomadewho, with a history of solo and collaborative releases for get physical, turbo, gomma, and kompakt, barfod s latest. Taken from his salton sea lp released in may on friends of friends, tomas barfod s november skies featuring swedish vocalist nina kinert was considered by many to be the hands down standout. Birds begin arriving by tens of thousands in october. Top level texts ufo newsletters from the archives for.
Tomas has played drums since he was 10 years old, but at some point he started buying vintage synthesizers, samplers and sequencers. The salton sea action committee is a 501c6 nonprofit taxexempt organization to support efforts of the restoration of the salton sea. I feel like i could have perhaps pushed it a little further by adding omg. Housing project planned near shrinking salton sea the. For current conditions, whats open and whats not, visit the salton sea state recreation area website. The sea a lake, actually was created by accident in 1905 when flooding from the colorado river into irrigation canals eventually led a 40mile stretch of desert known as the salton sink to fill with water, thus creating the lake. Salton sea california 2020 all you need to know before. Foundation and barry gold of walton family foundation. Jun 04, 2017 things have changed, however, and now its clear that time has not been kind to the salton sea. Once dreamed of as a riviera, the salton sea has become a decaying, smelly mess largely written off by the state of california. The movie takes place over one skype conversation shared by a bunch of friends. Its a unique area that flooded in the early 1900s and became the sea actually californias largest lake. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Morrelde zijn debuutplaat salton sea al aan enkele gevoelige snaren, dan moet bij deze love.