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Esper Domino
Really nice project with a lot of possibilities. As usual, I’m now pondering how this could be used as a music sequencer… Project page: http://works.jarashi.tv/ [spotted on CreativeApplications]
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Tape-Synth!
I hope these guys win the 555 contest for making this punch-tape synthesiser. I’ve always though about making something like this during my PhD as it’s a great example of the tangible…
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Sifteo Pong
Nice ‘Pong’-style demo on the Sifteo. Can’t wait to see how the Sifteo gets used for music. [spotted on the Sifteo Blog] [video: YouTube – Sifteo Pong Experiments]
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Book of Stamps
The “Book of Stamps” is a travel guide between sonic landscapes fromcities to urban cultures. The sheets of the book provide a recordingsurface and the ink stamps provide the ability to place…
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Rotary Tangible Sequencer
This is a great project. Sticking magnets on to a baked-ban can allows you to program beats and arpeggios. I was thinking of making a rotary version of the BeatBearing at one…
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Relief Project at TEI’10
Saw this project, called Relief at the TEI conference, but didn’t have chance to take a video as I was busy at my poster (so was glad to spot this one). It…
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DataTiles
Just been writing up on the DataTiles in the background section of my thesis, and realised I’d never seen them in action. A quick search found this video. A very modular tangible…
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Tangible Tadpole
Although a simple musical instrument, this has a really interesting tangible method of shaping the sound. The ‘Otamatone’ is made by Maywa Denki. See the video for a thorough explanation! Spotted on…
Totally going to steal this “swivel reverse instrument swap” for next time I’m playing out. I think Ada’s picking up her new drums I brought back from New Orleans quicker than I’m getting the hang of the pocket trumpet 😅
#swivelreverse #spin #longwayround #drumsolo #drums #glockenspiel #somewhereroundthere
AMBIENT CAFE
Saturday 3pm-6pm (tomorrow!)
@friendlyrecords on North St
Join us for an afternoon of eclectic ambient from Muzak Concrète DJs (@noodsradio) interwoven with tabletop experiments from guest local ambient artists including @looseforms and Nick Janaway. A tapestry of cascading synths, bleeps & celestial vibrations, field recordings, intricate wallpaper muzak, earthy drones, textural trips, ambient & ambience. We make a space for indirect listening and background enjoyment. Bring your knitting, a book or chess set, pull up a chair and immerse yourself in the music.
#ambientcafe #muzakconcrete #tabletopgig #bristollivemusic #friendlyrecords #animation
#madeinlooom #popbyforacoffee #gentlejetlaggedvibes
Had the afternoon free after the CHI’22 conference wrapped up so did the obvious thing and shlepped across town to New Orlean’s brass specialist @neworleanstrumpets to buy a pocket trumpet. Turns out New Orlean’s oldest tree was round the corner so ended up having a first play sat on it’s trunk (with new mute firmly in place) hoping to invoke some kind of jazz skills transfer magic but instead mildly disturbing a dog walker who strayed too close. Did get an album promo shot though 😅
#neworleans #oldesttree #newinstrument #seriousjazzface #trumpet #pockettrumpet
Happy Birthday Ada – one today!
Bonus fist bump superhero pose photo from when she was a few days old this time last year and looked more like a potato. The efforts to recreate the pose more accurately this year were futile 😅
💛 🌸 ✊ 🥳
#happybirthday #cherryblossom
AMBIENT CAFE
@friendlyrecords
Saturday 7th May
3pm-6pm
Come and join us for an afternoon of eclectic ambient from Muzak Concrète DJs (Noods Radio), interwoven with tabletop sets from guest local ambient artists. Undulating synths, cosmic vibrations, field recordings, intricate wallpaper muzak, deep drones, astral jazz, ambient and ambience. We make a space for indirect listening and background enjoyment… Bring your knitting, a book or chess set, pull up a chair and immerse yourself in the music.
@friendlyrecords @noodsradio #ambientcafe #bristolmusic #livemusicbristol #ambientmusic #ambient #muzakconcrete
Triple bill Easter Sunday art crawl. Audio-visual installations and sculpture at the @h.eadless group show in @theislandbristol … a working trebuchet art-flinger at @spikeisland … and piles of salt (sand?) and fresh oil painting at @arnolfiniarts … rounded off with an ice cream in the park while Ada critiques the shows via the medium of stick twirling.
#art #artsunday #audiovisual #sculpture #galleryshow #artcrawl #bristol #sticktwirling
Day trip to Cwmdu to hike in the Black Mountains for @carrie_brassley_yoga’s birthday. Decided to go off piste and take a shortcut up what felt close to a 45° burnt bracken slope. Ada didn’t seem too phased by this 😅
#cwmdu #blackmountains #hiking
Freshwater West 1986 & 2022
Rather satisfying hunting down the same rocks I had a sandwich on 36 years prior age 4. Props to my dad for digging out the old photo and sparking off the rock hunt!
#freshwaterwest #rocks #beach #erosion #oldphoto #thenandnow
Made the most of being on strike last week by heading to Pembrokeshire for a few days. Got lucky with some great sunset surf on Tuesday too!