I was about to cut a chocolate cake and when I moved the plate on the countertop I noticed a very interesting sound.
One side of the plate was free to vibrate because the tiles were not perfectly even, so by applying pressure with one finger and tapping it with another I was able to create some tonal beats.
I hope you’ll enjoy it!The recording setup was very simple, Røde NT5, Apogee ONE, Pro Tools 9.
Diego Stocco – Improv on a Plate from Diego Stocco on Vimeo.
the guy who made these birds is a nut
via [wire to the ear]
we haven’t checked in with the excellent soundbuilders series on motherboard in a while. i’ve embedded the episode profiling ken butler, and i think i’ll start posting some of the newer ones as time/interest allows. for now, if you’re at all curious about circuit bending, definitely check out their profile of reed ghazala, the guy who invented circuit bending in 1967.
on further investigation of will menter’s dance/music performance art (see below), i’m going to recommend taking a look at all the stuff he’s got on vimeo. maybe you need to be in the mood for it, but it’s all pretty top notch and, at the very least, interesting.
…ou comme ça from will menter on Vimeo.
terre pierre from will menter on Vimeo.
kissing cousins in arles from will menter on Vimeo.
14:30 headstand dancing
éléments from will menter on Vimeo.
3:33 headstand dancing (and a guy in the audience falling down). the dancer is insanely flexible.
entre coucou et rossignol from will menter on Vimeo.
Pendel Probe Vögel from Maurice Braun on Vimeo.
superfun little cellular diversion on the web. has developed something of a community. there’s an iOS app in the works, so hopefully you’ll be able to record/export/midi/osc all this goodness in your pocket. in the meantime, sound cells just arrived in the app store, and while it doesn’t have a great way to capture it’s automata, it’s still makes purdy sounds.