# Frozen Lake Musical Instruments Lake Baikal Has Become an Instrument for Siberian Ice Drummers By Tiffany | Published 2013-12-10 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lake-baikal References: [snowaddiction.org](http://www.snowaddiction.org/2013/11/the-coolest-music-in-the-world-listen-to-siberian-ice-drummers-use-frozen-lake-baikal-as-an-incredible-musical-instrument.html) & [geekologie](http://geekologie.com/2013/12/siberian-percussionists-playing-a-frozen.php) Siberian percussion group Ethnobeat Irkusk have recently created a video that has gone viral, just by drumming on sheets of ice on a frozen Lake Baikal. At a blisteringly icy cold negative 20 Celsius, the ice makes for a most [unique-sounding musical instrument](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/phase8) for the group of [Siberian percussionists](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tame-impala). The group allegedly found this site by pure chance. According to the [Siberian Times](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/domik-ptashki), "[i]n minus 20C, they found by pure chance that the one meter thick ice has a distinctive and haunting rhythm all of its own." On the experience of drumming on ice, architect Natalya Vlasevskaya says, "[i]t felt like we were playing on the drums that Nature has left out for us, alone under the sun on the frozen waters of the world's most magnificent lake." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.7/10 - Popularity: 2% | Activity: 10% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Ice Drumming:** Creating unique and captivating ethnomusic using ice as musical instruments. - **Nature-inspired Percussion:** Exploring natural environments as sources of musical inspiration and innovation. - **Unconventional Soundscapes:** Experimenting with unconventional materials and settings to create music that disrupts traditional notions of sound. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Music:** Incorporating natural materials and environments to create unique sounds in music production, composition, and performance. - **Tourism:** Designing and promoting tourism experiences that offer immersive encounters with music and nature, such as ice drumming performances on Lake Baikal. - **Event Planning:** Incorporating unconventional and nature-inspired musical performances such as ice drumming into unique event experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Ice-Inspired Ferrofluid Speakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iceberg-crystal-speaker.md) - [Water-Covered Speaker Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shaped-by-water.md) - [Powerful Bengali Music Instruments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/musical-instrument-concept.md) - [Tape Deck Instruments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magnetic-folklore.md) - [Lakeside Cultural Landmarks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/isola-della-mus.md) - [Music-Inspired Enlivening Parks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/orchestra-park.md) - [Online Music Collaboration Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/online-music-collaboration.md) - [Ice Block-Formed Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/falling-hours.md) - [Compact Bio-Synth Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pocket-scion.md)