Dollar Note

November 2nd, 2011

Dollar Note by Robert Gligorov: 2 white vertical pianos standing back to back, with a birdcage on top. When the birds jump from one perch to an other perch, the pianos play a note.

Datamosh

May 17th, 2011

I guess Yung Jake wrote the official anthem to net art: Datamosh. There’s even a cameo of dump.fm in it.

3 Dreams of Black

May 13th, 2011

3 Dreams of Black” is a new interactive film directed by Chris Milk for the song “Black” by ROME, a music project by Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi featuring Jack White & Norah Jones. The project is a Chrome Experiment that showcases some of the latest web technologies like WebGL in modern browsers like Google Chrome.
Not only can you interact with video, you can also add your own items to the dream or see what others have build. For those of you who want to know the technical details: this page will keep you busy for a while. The model view and the demos are just as impressive.
Aaron Koblin was the creative director of this project and Mr.doob the technical director and of course a bunch of really talented people. You might also want to check out “The Wilderness Downtown“, a project with many people who were also involved in this one.
It’s been a long time since I’ve been that blown away by a web technology. So if you have the latest version of Google Chrome installed and a pretty decent graphicscard, go ahead and be …

Art Tape: Live with / Think about

April 5th, 2011

I can’t really say why, but I’ve just watched “Art Tape: Live with / Think about” by Michael Bell-Smith three times.

found at vvork

The Stupid Orchestra

March 22nd, 2011

Michael Petermann arranged around 200 historic electric household appliances like a symphony orchestra and called it The Stupid Orchestra. You can see the 35 minutes performance every hour at the MKG Hamburg till April 30th. Below you find a teaser video. I’ll go and see it in around 3 weeks, I’m looking forward to it.

found at trendbeheer

Vhils

March 1st, 2011

You might remember Alexandre Farto aka Vhils his impressive Scratching the Surface wall pieces. The band Orelha Negra asked him to direct the music video for M.I.R.I.A.M. I’m not sure if his other pieces are also made with pyrotechnics but the ones in the video look spectacular.

DJ Filetype SWF

February 9th, 2011

Joel Holmberg is DJ Filetype SWF, which means that he mixes the background music from websites by surfing from one to another. I guess this is the best online DJ idea ever. You can watch and listen to his mix here.
“You’re in the mix with 2 tabs!”

The Wilhelm Scream

February 2nd, 2011

Here’s another track from James Blake his upcomming album: The Wilhelm Scream. It’s been a while since I’ve seen such a hyped album, but it’s probably worth it.
Here’s the video for his other track: Limit To Your Love.

Now That’s What I Call MIDI

December 22nd, 2010

Now That’s What I Call MIDI is a project by Internet Archaeology. They want to make a full length EP containing 16 of your favorite Jamz from yesteryear (Nirvana, Ace of Base, Eminem, Jay-Z …) converted from MIDI format onto the plush sound of vinyl. It will be limited to 500 copies only.
You can help this project through Kickstarter. If you pledge $25 or more you’ll receive a copy! They need $2.500 by Sunday January 9th 2011, otherwise no ones pays or receives any money (no risk for you or them). They’re almost half way there, so pitch in. It’s MIDI on vinyl!

Body Drum Kit

December 14th, 2010

I guess you all remember Daito Manabe his Electric Stimulus project where he stimulated his facial muscles with small electric pulses, synced to music. Daito and Masaki Teruoka developed the next step of this system. Together with myoelectric sensors, they can make music by tapping on each other’s skin. Just watch the video!


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