The Symphony of Particle Smashing, as Performed by CERN Scientists

So this is quite pleasant: A new experimental composition from the underground particle smashers at CERN sonifies data gathered over a two-year stretch at the Large Hadron Collider, specifically the ALICE, ATLAS, CMS, and LHCb detectors.

The best part? The full-on arrangement, titled "LHChamber Music" (because, what else?), is performed by the very researchers collaborating on the BIG SCIENCE coming out of Geneva. There's harp, violin, clarinet, piano, five, guitar, and flute switching at various collision points along the 12-minute piece, with everything coming together around the 10-minute mark. It's quite pleasant, really.

It's yet another example of our quest to sonify all the data, from global temperature sets to the haunting wails of the Sun. All we need now is a drummer.