06 Feb
25 Jan
Visualisation of Clair de lune
Q: What do the colors mean?
A: Each pitch class (C, C-sharp, D, D-sharp, etc.) has it’s own color, and the colors are chosen by mapping the musician’s “circle of fifths” to the artist’s “color wheel.” You can read more about this here:
http://www.musanim.com/mam/pfifth.htm
neat.
19 Jan
Punk Rock Finches
The female finch with the twig? is a musical genius, ahead of her time…
New commission for The Curve
http://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery… French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot creates works by drawing on the rhythms of daily life to produce sound in unexpected ways.
For his installation in The Curve, Boursier-Mougenot creates a walk-though aviary for a flock of zebra finches, furnished with electric guitars and other musical instruments. As the birds go about their routine activities, perching on or feeding from the various pieces of equipment, they create a captivating, live soundscape.
(Props to Phil Thomson for the link)
08 Jan
Bands by Smell
Bjork: Whale Fat and varathane
Jim Morrison: Leather, old piano and bourbon
Radiohead: yellowing paperback books and rubber
Lil' Wayne: Blue jean lint and NyQuil
Tom Petty: hay and gasoline
Young Elvis: diesel exhaust and pickles
Fat Elvis: Meat and gun powder
The Beach Boys: Seaweed and tacos
David Bowie: hair dye and astronaut helmet
Lady Gaga: spearmint bubble gum and pleather
James Brown: Corduroy and chicken feathers
Madonna: Condoms and Formaldehyde
Flavor Flav: coffee and pan cakes
Prince: lip stick, pussy and candy canes
Beyonce: sweat and chlorine
Courtney Love: Crystal Meth, cigarette butts and potato chips
07 Jan
Play the Piano on YouTube
In anticipation (!!!) of our new baby grand piano arriving tomorrow, please enjoy this celebratory interactive youtube piano. And by interactive I mean you can play it yourself.
Michael Vincent – Composer
PLAYING WITH WORDS: The Spoken Word in Artistic Practice
Playing with Words: the spoken word in artistic practice is a collection of responses from over 40 leading contemporary composers and artists who have been invited to represent aspects of their creative practice with words, and in particular, the spoken word, for the printed page.
The book concentrates on the kinds of creative play to be found in different sound based genres such as electroacoustic music composition, text sound composition, and sound poetry, while reflecting artistic practices in disciplines such as digital arts, electronic, concrete and experimental poetry, performance art and fine art.
The contributors have chosen to represent their work in a variety of ways which include writing, graphics, poetry, photographs and through interview.
Contributors include:Trevor Wishart, Paul Lansky, Lars-Gunner Bodin, Sten Hanson, Barry Truax, Katharine Norman, Joan La Barbara, Brandon LaBelle, David Toop, Jaap Blonk, Jorg Piringer, Imogen Stidworthy, Tomomi Adachi, Sue Tompkins, Pamela Z, Laurie Anderson, Paul Burwell, Bob Cobbing, and Michael Vincent.
Edited by Cathy Lane and co-published with CRiSAP (Creative Research into Sound Arts Practice).
Available for purchase HEREMichael Vincent Store
