No problem with a bit of self promotion, when it’s interesting reading material. I actually came across that piece on youtube a while back, but I think it would be a lot more interesting to see in real life. I imagine a big part of it is the oddness of the physical situation, as well as being totally aware that the rhythms are popping up completely randomly, and that it will never work in quite the same way again.

I’ve bookmarked Unsounds and will have a poke around. This stuff is really interesting but I can only take so much at once until I have to go put on some Shostakovich

Here’s some more then to satisfy both the geeky physics side, the artsy fartsy side, and the philosophical side (don’t know how many more sides you have).

http://timpani.tekstcoach.nl/?p=4

(hope you don’t mind a bit of blatant self promotion )

I’ve heard this piece life, and it’s absolutely fascinating. Is it music? I don’t know. It appeals to me, and does so to other people. It’s got rhythm. Even some kind of eerie melody if you listen long enough.

If you’re interested in the boundaries between music and non-music, you might also want to check out people like Alvin Lucier and Yannis Kyriakides (http://www.kyriakides.com/). At http://www.unsounds.com, there’s lots of samples of contemporary music that explore all kinds of boundaries.

That’s really cool! I love things which mix science and music, it’s particularly appealing to my geeky physics side.

Dankuwel voor de link

Ben

Thanks for this post; I really like this kind of installation. Some time ago, Tate Modern hosted Bill Montana’s Harmonic Bridge, where the sound of pedestrians on London’s Millenium Bridge was captured and amplified in Tate’s main hall. It sounded awesome, almost prehistoric

http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/fontana/

Best,

Maaike