{"product_id":"the-sound-sanctuary-2026-box-set","title":"The Sound Sanctuary 2026 Box Set","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eDo plants have consciousness? Is it possible to find a musical frequency in the biological rhythms of the organic world? Can creative authorship exist beyond the human form?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eJoyful Noise Recordings invites listeners to explore these questions with the signing of its newest and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eperhaps most\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e radical artist: \u003cstrong\u003ethe Sound Sanctuary\u003c\/strong\u003e. A living collective, the Sound Sanctuary is a plant ensemble centered around a towering money tree (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003ePachira\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e aquatica\u003c\/em\u003e) and four rubber trees (\u003cem\u003eFicus elastica\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eTo honor natural cycles, Joyful Noise Recordings will release four collaboration albums this year, beginning with Deerhoof in spring, followed by \u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eKishi Bashi, JD Pinkus (Melvins, Butthole Surfers), and Yoni Wolf (WHY?) \u003c\/span\u003ein summer, fall, and winter. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Note: \u003cem\u003eDeerhoof \u0026amp; The Sound Sanctuary \u003c\/em\u003eis out digitally on April 14, 2026, with the standalone 10\" and box set bundle expected to ship in August 2026)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eThe Sound Sanctuary arrives at a moment of cultural erosion, as digital systems are increasingly engineered to mimic the human spirit in the name of efficiency. The project stands as an act of resistance to the accelerating rise of AI-generated music. Karl Hofstetter, founder of Joyful Noise Recordings, describes the Sound Sanctuary as the “opposite of AI” — a return to the organic soil of creation. As streaming platforms introduce artificial artists designed to harvest profits once sustained by living musi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003ecians, the Sound Sanctuary seeks inspiration in the frequencies of the natural world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eThe engineering behind this interaction is rooted in a generative system in which the plants themselves act as composers. Electrodes attached to the leaves detect subtle changes in electrical conductivity caused by the movement of water during photosynthesis. This biological data is translated into MIDI, the digital language that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate musical notes, effectively giving the plants a musical voice. While the Sound Sanctuary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003edetermines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e the underlying notes a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003end tempo, a synthesizer connected to the plants allows human collaborators to shape the sound through filters and tonal adjustments. The result is a one-of-a-kind interface for interspecies musical collaboration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eThe Sound Sanctuary recording sessions elicited a wide spectrum of responses from the human collaborators, each approaching the interaction from a distinct vantage point, ranging from skepticism to mysticism. \u003cstrong\u003eJD Pinkus\u003c\/strong\u003e leaned fully into the project’s mystical dimension. Performing on banjo, he began the collaboration with his song “Fungus Shui.” “I chose that one because it’s about plant medicine,” Pinkus explains. “I thought it would be fitting — but that’s when I thought I was going to be the one tellin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eg the plants what to do.” That assumption quickly dissolved. “I had to actually let the plants play the song, and I had to play the plants.” Pinkus set his banjo aside and began watering and gently handling the leaves, as the Sound Sanctuary’s output shifted from dissonance into a warm purr. “You could actually hear a change in what was coming out of the plants,” he reflects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eIn contrast, \u003cstrong\u003eDeerhoof\u003c\/strong\u003e approached the session with force rather than reverence. As Greg Saunier pushed the limits of volume and intensity, the plants responded in kind, producing sounds that grew unexpectedly percussive and rhythmically dense, mirroring the physical energy filling the room. This reactive nature also surfaced during a session with \u003cstrong\u003eYoni Wolf\u003c\/strong\u003e, when the plants abruptly shifted keys in precise alignment with his piano playing. “All of us looked at each other like, ‘What the fuck?’” recalls Hofste\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003etter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eThe most cautious perspective came from Kaoru Ishibashi, who records as \u003cstrong\u003eKishi Bashi\u003c\/strong\u003e. He approached the session with skepticism, shaped in part by conversations with his wife, an environmental ethicist, about the limits of human-centered interpretations of nature. “She’s doubtful that the plants even know that we’re there,” Ishibashi says. That skepticism, however, did not prevent him from engaging with the experience. Instead, it shifted his attention away from intention and toward shared conditions. “Some \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eof this is spiritual to think about,” he adds. “We’re sharing carbon dioxide with them, and they breathe it in.” For him, the Sound Sanctuary becomes “a reminder that we’re interconnected with our entire planet,” and of how easily that dependence is forgotten.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eThe Sound Sanctuary lives within the Church of Noise, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded by Joyful Noise Recordings to support adventurous, independent musicians. Located at the label’s Indianapolis headquarters, the Sound Sanctuary is housed within a handcrafted physical vessel designed and built by “Church of Noise elder” and 2019 JNR artist-in-residence \u003cstrong\u003eThor Harris\u003c\/strong\u003e of Swans. A master woodworker and craftsman, Harris built the structure using found materials salvaged from the JNR office, including\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e the casing of a 1940s Presto record lathe and a broken subwoofer enclosure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eBeyond creating music, Hofstetter hopes the Sound Sanctuary can spark renewed curiosity around the scientific study of plant consciousness. He believes something meaningful is taking place in these collaborations, while stopping short of certainty. “I think there needs to be more science to really define what that is,” Hofstetter says. “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eI’m\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e not a scientist. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eI’m\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e a fucking record label guy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eI’m\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e just fascinated by the fact that we can interact with plants on an audio level, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003ewe’re\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e trying to do that in an ex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eplorative way.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Sound Sanctuary","offers":[{"title":"4x10\" Vinyl Box Set in laser-etched hand-built wooden box, hand-numbered out of 300 (Includes download in AIFF\/MP3\/WAV)","offer_id":53892347330870,"sku":"JNR500_BOX","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/5451\/files\/JNR500BoxFrontMockup_5e24cd38-1b61-446b-a94d-5763508e149d.jpg?v=1775754173","url":"https:\/\/www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com\/products\/the-sound-sanctuary-2026-box-set","provider":"Joyful Noise Recordings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}