By tyler on Aug 6, 2008 in Art, Electronic/Digital, Inventions, Metal, Nature, Noisemakers, Public, Technology | 139 Comments
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Telemegaphone Dale is a 23-foot-tall wind-powered loudspeaker sculpture that picks up incoming calls and projects them into the nearby surroundings. This Telemegaphone, created by the Swedish designers at Unsworn Industries, is located [...]
By tyler on Jul 27, 2008 in Electronic/Digital, Experimental, Technology | 2 Comments
The “50 Particles in a Three-Dimensional Harmonic Potential” is a 10-minute composition derived from the algorithms explained in the “Sonification of Particle Systems via de Broglie’s Hypothesis.” The composition is broken up into 5 movements (listed below), each 120 seconds long. You do not have to be a physicist in order to enjoy [...]
By tyler on Jul 25, 2008 in Electronic/Digital, Recordings, Technology | 1 Comment
Somebody pinch me, please…
“The microphone has a remarkable contact point design, through which it can detect minute sounds that are virtually inaudible to the human ear, such as an ant’s footsteps or the heart beat of a snail.”
Instead of using a traditional diaphragm, this microphone uses a small “pin” which, on contact with a sounding [...]
By tyler on Jul 24, 2008 in Art, Electronic/Digital, Experimental, Homemade/DIY, Inventions, Nature, Technology | 0 Comments
An electronic cephalopod instrument. What more could you ask for!?
“The Octopulse shows that noise is music. With this cuddly ‘alien bagpipe’ you can control analogue sound synthesis through unconventional means. The ‘tonetacles’ of the Octopulse react to movement and light, transferring movements into information for an analogue synthesizer to convert into cacophonous noises.”
From [...]
By tyler on Jul 18, 2008 in Bands/Musicians, Electronic/Digital, Recordings, Technology | 0 Comments
iBand is a trio of techie musicians who play two iPhones and an iPod Touch (and occasionally a Nintendo DS).
By tyler on Jul 2, 2008 in Art, Electronic/Digital, Inventions, Motion Detection, Public, Technology | 0 Comments
Light harps are interactive art installations that use laser beams to detect motion which, in turn, play corresponding musical tones. Jen Lewin, who created the instrument below, has been building light harps for the past 12 years. Her work has varied from indoor musical laser sculptures to on-stage performance pieces and outdoor installations.
This [...]