Music of Sound

I always flinch slightly when sitting in a mix & someone accidentally uses the term ‘noise’ when they really mean ‘sound’. I guess its due to the traditional definition of the word, noise = unwanted sound. As in signal to noise etc… But of course even that kind of noise has its uses and I’ll let you form your own opinions about these next three entities…

First the bit.blob – by the makers of the great anthropomorphic thingamagoop

Check it out here or buy one here – just dont try taking it as carry on lugagge! Its funny, being youtube I literally thought it was going to blow up, when after making circuit bent sounds for a while suddenly @ 0.31 it starts beeping like a cliched bomb count down from some dumb action movie!

Next is a bit of live set by Alva Noto – I saw him play live in Kyoto last year & two words of advice: ear plugs!

Lastly, this is typical youtubery with a little dash of genius, but note you must play it loud or it doesnt make any sense!

I love the ‘noise’ moment, I just think its slightly mis-timed. when I watched it a second time the noise was in a different place than how i remembered it – I think it should have been on the first glimpse/reveal, not preceeding it…

Wow – if only these were real! Well they are real, but made of felt rather than circuitry….
So cute!

Buy them from pul(sew)widths Etsy store

This is beautiful atypical beatboxing, not just because of the thumb piano/kalimbra… check it out & you’ll see/hear what I mean!

This video reminds me of that saying about how despite all the resources being poured into creating interactive content, none tend to surpass the arts that have total interactivity through the audience having zero control. As with film, complete suspension of disbelief & fully engaging with a story is the ultimate interaction with media. Now put the remote down!

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