'Location-Aware' Music
A little over-commercial? Maybe. The future of commercial sound and music? Take a look (and a listen) and see what you think.
Hiss and Roar Sound Libraries
Hiss and Roar release royalty-free sound effects & sound design libraries created by award winning film sound designer Tim Prebble, including and excellent Water Foley library!
Listen Through Headphones Only
Sorry! If you were hoping to watch the new short film documenting the making of Swimming's binaural music vdeos, I'm afraid the director has had to take it offline. We'll let you all know when it's available for public viewing in the future.
In the meantime you can watch two of their binaural music videos here.
Musical Ear Syndrome
A wonderful short documentary from Ian Gamestar, who provides a charming insight into Musical Ear Syndrome.
'Wave' by Daniel Palacios
'Wave' is a long, elasticated string that reactes to people's movements to create sound wave patterns. Simple, effective, beautiful.
Collin's Lab: Custom Fit Earbuds
Want noise-isolating headphones, that fit like a glove? Watch this to learn how to make your own.
Leafcutter John's Weekly DIY Music Thing
Leafcutter John has formally announced his intention to upload a 'Weekly DIY Music Thing' to his website. Hoorah! This is No. 1: The Laser Microphone. Make it!
What is up with Noises?
A great little video explaining the mathematics of sound including pitch, frequency, overtones and much, much more. If only we'd watched this in school
Autumn Leaves Compilation
Everything from carefully crafted spoken word pieces, through electro-acoustic compositions, to the purest forms of unedited and unsequenced phonography.
Calling Oram Fans: Books, Apps and more!
Check out the Wire's recommended reading list, download the pdf of 'An Individual Note of Music, Sound & Electronics' and check out the much awaited Oramics i-phone app! What more could you want?
The Fluid Piano
Thanks to Rich Keyworth for sending us this short video introducing the 'fluid piano'. A piano that allows players to alter the tuning of each note as they play.
Pamelia Kurstin Plays the Theremin
This TED performance from 2002 is outstanding. "Pamelia Kurstin excavates a dusty artifact and demonstrates how to squeeze soul from an instrument you can't even touch" - TED website
Oramics to Electronica: Revealing Histories of Electronic Music
The much anticipated Daphne Oram exhibition opened this month (July 2011) at the Science Museum in London. Hooray!
Overtone Singing by Ferdinand Rauber
Audio Pigeon just loves this video of overtone singing by swiss artist / musician, Ferdinand Rauber.
Simple, beautiful.
Organ by Craig Fahner
Craig Fahner's take on Alvin Lucier's idea to use brain wave frequencies to play instruments. And very good it is too.