"Those works created from solitude and from pure and authentic creative impulses - where the worries of competition, acclaim and social promotion do not interfere - are, because of these very facts, more precious than the productions of professionals. After a certain familiarity with these flourishings of an exalted feverishness, lived so fully and so intensely by their authors, we cannot avoid the feeling that in relation to these works, cultural art in its entirety appears to be the game of a futile society, a fallacious parade." - Jean Dubuffet.
Jun 9, 2010
Fine Tuning: Future Is Not What It Used To Be - Erkki Kurenniemi
erkki kurenniemi - ÏÅnityksiÅ 1963-1973
The most ambitious of Erkki Kurenniemi's projects was the series of digital synthesizers, called DIMI, in the early 1970s. For example, Kurenniemi's video synthesizer DIMI-O (1970-1971) converted any movements recorded by the video camera into real-time sounds and music. DIMI-S (also known as the "Sexophone") was able to generate sound and light by contact with the skin, reacting to the emotional state of the performers. Kurenniemi created the first commercially manufactured and marketed microcomputer in 1973, two years before the American MITS Altair 8800. Nowadays many of the Kurenniemi-created instruments are in the possession of Swedish collector Ralph Lundsten, the owner of Andromeda electronic studio.
Mika Taanila has directed a documentary film on Him. The title is "The Future Is Not What it Used To Be", premiere November 2002, and it is accompanied by a compilation of Kurenniemi's previously unpublished electronic compositions from the 1960s on Love Records. A DVD version (June 2003) entitled The Dawn of DIMI contains the documentary, plus Kurenniemi's various short films and animations and concert footage from the early 70s.
Extract from the dvd Erkki Kurenniemi -- The Dawn of Dimi DVD (2002)
Extract from the dvd Erkki Kurenniemi -- The Dawn of Dimi DVD (2002)
Here is an extract from Pan Sonic + Carl Michael von Hausswolff + Erkki Kurenniemi -- live @ Kiasma theatre, Helsinki, Finland 21-10-2002.
or "how to be payed 3000$ in a museum to play with a microwave"
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Jun 5, 2010
Mouse On Mars - Instrumental LP (1997) & Live Session
Mouse On Mars. I used to love and listen that band so much in the 90's. Various differents post-dance-no-style-electronic-noise-experiments, from pure ambiant, gliches, noise to ultrabeats, always in personal approach, and nevertheless "musical" way. Totally in accords to my listenings of guys like squarepusher evolution, Oval, Aphex, Bogdan, wabi Sabi or Stock, Hausen & Walkman at the same times., far from my Noise listenings. When experiments in electronic music was a school to follow, not making claim to distinction. Some tracks were really part of my life playlist, and keep on. Some of the Instrumental Lp. Take it here
St. Werner and Toma are childhood friends who were born on the same day, in the same hospital. Their first album, Vulvaland, was released in 1994 on the british record label Too Pure. This is considered their "straightest" and most focused album, mixing ambient and techno. Their second album, Iaora Tahit, has a much more playful feel and encompasses a wider variety of electronic dance genres. Read more
Extract from a liveshow in 2000. A blast compared now to the (now) laptop Era. Something to ear, to see, to feel. Improvised and remixed.
If u liked this or knew from them already, i suggest you to listen to that live recording here did in 2000. Different approach of some hits, with bass, drum and electronics, really close to their peel session. Nothing compared to what they do now, unfortunatly..
More info:
Jun 2, 2010
Automatic String quartet , by Frank Pahl
Four ukuleles, one toy organ and minimal percussion provide the rhythm and ambience for a Brian Eno inspired composition. The quartet is sequenced by a microcontroller and triggered by the opening of the score (a mercury switch is embedded on the first page of the score). I believe the motors are 60 rpm, hence the tempo.
For more, visit playgallery.org, UM School of Art & Design's gallery for time-based work.
For more, visit playgallery.org, UM School of Art & Design's gallery for time-based work.
May 31, 2010
TV from the late 80s: Christian Marclay on Night Music
I guess nothing to compare to our today-streamed-extra-HD-16/9-super-mega-pixelled-&-digitally-surrounded-8:1 TV programs, French tv music pre-dead dinosaurs guests & M(arketing)TV gagaz, Cold play posers or greenday clones. Technical progress is something. Ethics would have been able to be the key. Or when the passion is swallowed by a market.
Following, an interresting french interview of Marclay, during the french "Mange Ta Ville" (Eat Your Town) festival. Talking about "The Sounds of Christmas",an interactive sound installation, where Marclay invited some local djs and friends to remix about 1500 christmas songs old vynils on turntables.
For more, you can check a first post ive made about him here
cheers
May 25, 2010
Sound design: The Sound Of Rain
Zimoun : 97 polysiloxane hoses 3.0mm, compressed air, 2010 on Vimeo.
A way to think how to make sounds with puredata. How a rain sound, or fire synthesis , is made of different frequencies & elements.
Check here to know more about it on obiwannabe.co.uk
Also great explanations about fire synthesis here
cheers,
A way to think how to make sounds with puredata. How a rain sound, or fire synthesis , is made of different frequencies & elements.
Check here to know more about it on obiwannabe.co.uk
Also great explanations about fire synthesis here
cheers,
May 19, 2010
Sound Design: Andre Michelle
Starting 1998 in Flash 4 as an autodidact, Andre Michelle repeatedly pushed the limits of Flash possibilities.
I've discovered him when he used to work on Audiotool 1.0, an online music application entirely developped in Flash.
Click to create at least two circles.
Listen to the tunes they make.
Press Space to clear them all.
Listen to the tunes they make.
Press Space to clear them all.
A 3D Sound-visualizer based on research byPaul bourke and the wonderful music by Alva Noto & Opiate.
Simple sinewave synthesizer triggered by an ordinary 16step sequencer. Each triggered step causes a force on the underlaying wave-map, which makes it more cute.
If you wanna get more or source codes, please check his website
May 5, 2010
Monsieur Deleuze: L'Abécédaire (1996)
The eight-hour series of interviews between Gilles Deleuze and Claire Parnet, filmed by Pierre-André Boutang in 1988-1989. The individual episodes are "A comme Animal," "B comme Boisson," "C comme Culture," "D comme Désir," "E comme Enfance," "F comme Fidélité," "G comme Gauche," "H comme Histoire de la philosophie", "I comme Idée, "J comme Joie", "K comme Kant", "L comme Literature,"M comme Maladie,"N comme Neurologie", "O comme Opéra", "P comme Professeur", "Q comme question," "R comme Résistance", "S comme Style","T comme Tennis","U comme Un", "V comme Voyage", "W comme Wittgenstein, "X & Y comme inconnues," "Z comme Zigzag" PART II
Apr 21, 2010
Soundtrack: Lost Highway (1997)
With David Lynch serving as executive producer, we get one of the finest soundtracks ever put together. The soundtrack opens with David Bowie performing "I'm Deranged" (which the film's credits opened up to), and while it may sound a little techno (compliments to Brian Eno), it is still Bowie, and this song helps to forever cement him as the king of cool. Nine inch nails's "Perfect Drug" fits the tone of the film like a glove, just try to resist the urge to sing along with the catchy chorus. The Smashing Pumpkins' mournful-esque "Eye", which may be one of they're best songs. Lou Reed's rendition of "This Magic Moment" is a tad disturbing, while Marilyn Manson contributes "Apple of Sodom" and an excellent rendition of Screaming Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell On You", and we also get a few selections of barry adamson's grooves, all of which are sandwiched between orchestral compositions from Angelo Badalamenti. A must have for the fans of the film.
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Apr 15, 2010
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Free Softwares
You say u search a way to make your own music but you dont have a $ in your pocket?
Now, no excuses!
Feb 23, 2010
Feb 16, 2010
Beat Boxer
Mr Mike Glozier Play Mr GEntleman Aaron Funk Aka Venetian Snares
The drummers become, in parallel to digital technology, better and better and millimetre-length addicts.
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