Category: Performances

The Anta Project: Playing the US/Mexico border with instruments of mass percussion »

An interesting sound project by Glenn Weyant:

“The Anta Project is a series of recordings blended in a multi-track laptop environment to create a single sonic collage of the U.S./Mexico border near Nogales, Arizona.”
Watch a video here: King David’s Wall

Traditional Swedish tune played with nyckelharpa »

Here is a traditional Swedish tune, “Polska After Sven Donat,” played with nyckelharpa. Notice the shifting sounds of the keys being pressed.

Zelda theme song played with Tesla Coils! by ArcAttack »

ArcAttack blows me away everytime. I can’t even imagine them live. Their instruments include two Tesla Coils, robotic drums, and self-resonating PVC pipe organs. Read an exclusive interview with Giovanni of ArcAttack here.

ArcAttack’s musical Tesla coils (shocking!) »

From Austin, Texas: An advanced composition of Tesla coils, robotic drums, and a computer controlled, self-resonating pipe organ makes ArcAttack and Resonance Studios one wildly electrifying group of sounds. Their main venue is the club/dance/spirit scene and I could definitely picture ArcAttack performing downtown with some high budget videography (as if the 10ft [...]

Glassharmonica & quartet / AdagioK617-Mozart by Thomas Bloch »

I found this Mozart piece to be the perfect complement to this beautifully laid-back Sunday afternoon. I hope you do too. Please relax, open your ears, and enjoy the wonderful sound of the glass armonica:

Via YouTube:
Complete first movement (Adagio) from the famous Mozart “Adagio und Rondo” K.617 for Glassharmonica and Quartet by Thomas [...]

The acoustics of vegetables: Vienna Vegetable Orchestra »

Incredibly innovative with their sound and style, the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra plays nothing but vegetables and kitchen tools. Consisting of eleven musicians, one cook, and one sound engineer, the orchestra incorporates a spectrum musical styles including contemporary music, free jazz, noise, dub, experimental electronic, and house beets. Some of their instruments include onion [...]