By tyler on Aug 12, 2008 in Aerophones, Experimental, Performances, Public | 2 Comments
The slowest piece of music ever is currently being played in the church of St. Burchardi in Halberstadt, Germany. John Cage’s project is called ORGAN2/ASLSP (for ‘as slow as possible’). It began in 2000 and has just reached it’s sixth note! The next musical change is said to happen in November, 2008.
The project [...]
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 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 [...]
By tyler on May 14, 2008 in Electronic/Digital, Experimental, H2O Instruments, Homemade/DIY, Inventions, Nature, Public, Recordings | 0 Comments
Alex Metcalf’s “Tree Listening Installation“:
Taken directly from Alex’s website:
As you approach the installation you will see 9 sets of headphones suspended from the branches of a very large and impressive Sessile Oak tree, and a beautiful Chestnut Leaved Oak. From these headphones the public is given the opportunity to listen to the sound of the [...]
By tyler on May 12, 2008 in Contemporary, Electronic/Digital, Nature, Noisemakers, Percussion Instruments, Performances, Public, Vegetable Instruments | 1 Comment
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 [...]