The latest Mars probe seems doomed to permanent silence. The day it was to land, I heard on the radio that a publicly funded organization had raised money for an experiment to 'piggyback' on the probe. This experiment was to see if there was any 'ambient' sound on the planet and was equipped with two high-powered hearing aids that were to send back the 'natural' sounds, if there were any.

Now that it seems the world will have to wait for the 'real' thing, what do you Mudcatters think the planet of Mars sounds like? And how would you translate that sound into music? What instruments would you use for what kind of effect? If you were to write a song, would you use words, chants, or what?

Talk amongst yourselves and let's create the First Mudcat Cafe Mars Symphony!

-- Áine