Mantra by Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and Trent Reznor, music from the film about the legendary SoundCity studio.
(via Sound/Chair - Matthew Plummer-Fernandez)
A soundwave that when plotted on a volume, frequency time graph gives the shape of a chair.
Extract: How is hip-hop like the microchip?
Both grew out of communities that were innovation hotbeds—the microchip from Silicon Valley and hip-hop from the Bronx.By building primitive song mixers, constructing speakers out of trash cans and hacking power from street lights, early MCs in the 1970s’ Bronx demonstrated problem solving, risk taking and creativity, inventing a new style of American music. The Smithsonian studies how inventive communities form and impact culture.
You can read the essay at Bright Ideas here
Pianocade
The Pianocade is a synthesizer designed to sound, look, and feel like vintage arcade games. It’s easy for people who want to dive right in, powerful and feature-rich for people who want to tinker, and fun to play for everyone.
(Source: youtube.com)
Knot(e) ECAL/Matthieu Minguet (by ECAL)
via http://www.creativeapplications.net/sound/knote-by-matthieu-minguet-rope-as-sound-and-visual-interface-for-iphone-ecal/
the google doodle for Robert Moog’s 78th Birthday does not only feature a fully working synth, but also a four track with save and share functions…
