Oceans on Azimuth is a debut limited artist edition LP from experimental composer Lola de la Mata. As a violinist, she was told to give up her musicianship after becoming afflicted by severe tinnitus and vertigo in 2019. Instead, she chose to listen with a new ear, and reached out to A.J. Hudspeth in New York who runs the sensory cell lab where they study the cochlea. There, she found collaborators in biophysicists who offered her the unique experience of recording her tinnitus - heard on the record as Left Ear, Right Ear. Translated forms of hearing and listening are explored throughout the project in collaged poems which ricochet amongst field recordings, prepared string instruments, a Claravox theremin, an ear canal shaped gong, and other inventions. Lola’s compositions feature sonic landscapes crafted from throbbing heartbeats and tinnitus phantoms reimagined through metal, glass, ceramic and ice musical instruments. Inspired by forms from the middle and inner ear, these prototypes introduce unique timbres and tonalities, enriched with noise from their carved imperfections.