Category: Human Instruments

Nick Cave’s sound suits »

Nick Cave, an artist and educator working out of Chicago, is the creator of full body “soundsuits” which are made from layers of metal, plastic, fabric, hair, found objects, and other things that rub together to make noise. Many of Cave’s soundsuits are politically/socially inspired and have deeper meanings than just looking fantastic and [...]

Mongolian throat singing (overtone singing) »

If you’re like me, you’ve probably made this sound accidentally while you were bored or drawing pictures of laser guns and aliens. This sound has a name, and it isn’t “rotating-space-crystal.”
Overtone singing, also known as throat singing or harmonic singing, is a way of tuning the mouth and vocal cords to match the natural [...]