By tyler on Sep 3, 2008 in Art, Electronic/Digital, Experimental, Listening, Public | 0 Comments
We’ve all heard of experimental music, but what is experimental listening? George Khut, a Sydney based artist specializing in “body-focused interactive art systems” (e.g. biofeedback systems) is the creator of “Pillowsongs,” an installation exploring sleep and rest as a space for listening. A large collection of music and audio recordings were mixed semi-randomly [...]
By tyler on Aug 29, 2008 in Electronic/Digital, Glass, Homemade/DIY, Machines/Robots, Percussion Instruments, Student Projects | 5 Comments
Here’s a curious percussion machine created by yaaaratheone for a Physical Computing class at Union College, NY.
By tyler on Aug 27, 2008 in Electronic/Digital, Experimental, Nature, Recordings | 0 Comments
Richard Widerberg from Göteborg, Sweden has some very odd and interesting sound recordings on his website including a track entitled “Sunrisescape” which makes use of light sensors and two oscillators to record the gradual illumination of a rising sun. You can find this recording here.
Is this a new form of photography?
By tyler on Aug 20, 2008 in Contemporary, Electronic/Digital, Experimental, Inventions | 0 Comments
A monome, besides being contemporary sexy, is a key and light board which, using community created applications, can do virtually anything imaginable.
Expect to pay between $500 (for the 64 button) and $1,500 (128), that’s if you can even get on the waiting list OR you could buy a kit and do it yourself! Check [...]
By tyler on Aug 6, 2008 in Art, Electronic/Digital, Inventions, Metal, Nature, Noisemakers, Public, Technology | 190 Comments
Call +4790369389 to have your voice blasted into the luscious lands of Norway through September 20th, 2008.
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 on a mountain overlooking the village [...]
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 [...]