Zimoun makes astounding kinetic sound sculptures out of cardboard and motors. Watch the video to see them in action, or learn more about them at his site.

(via Simon Sellars)

Pure Data read as Pure Data (that is, the source code for the audio/video/graphical processing software itself processed with the software).

Appealingly glitchy and oddly mesmerizing.

(Source: rhizome.org)

"…[P]articipants just appear, looking for that new thing—the thing they always wanted to see—or the old thing that might be seen anew—and having seen it, they seek to invest that thing with new value. They do this simply by showing up; they do it with their body language and casual conversation, with their written commentary, if they are so inclined, and their disposable income, if it falls to hand….You do the same if you recruit all your friends to go listen to a band in a bar. If all your friends show up and have a good time, you will almost certainly pay more at the door the next time the band plays. But thats the idea: to increase the social value of the things you love, and the extra bucks are a small price to pay. They are next to nothing, really, compared to the value of forming a new, eccentric community, or compared to the pleasure of having one’s views prevail."

Dave Hickey, “Romancing the Looky-Loos”

Thanks to Andrew for the gift of Hickey’s book, Air Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy.

An environment of music: Out of Memory, an installation piece in which the galley space itself echoes the spectrogram of the sounds played within. More here.

Cathedral Scan “translates the architectural plans of Gothic cathedrals into open-ended musical scores via custom software.” Read more at BLDGBLOG.

Alexis Madrigal and the gang at The Atlantic Technology attempt to get 12 smartphones to play the Flaming Lips’ “Two Blobs Fucking.” It looks ridiculously hard.

If you want to try it yourself, The Flaming Lips have posted an instructional video here.

Asportatio acroamatis (fossil)

By Christopher Locke, as part of his Modern Fossils series.

Used as an illustration in this fantastic Wired Science interview with Geoff Manaugh of BLDGBLOG.

"Getting popular after death is no longer cost effective….All I can say to any cult rockers who are planning on shuffling off early doors is – don’t do it. Stay the fuck put. In a couple of years time back catalogues will be worth nothing as hard copy becomes digital file ephemera and record companies sell off their entire catalogue for jack shit to Spotify or whoever the latest online tuppence ha’penny merchants are. Don’t die fuckers."

From this hilarious and profane interview with Luke Haines.

(via Kieron Gillen’s Workblog)

“Detroit Techno”

From “Edit by Edits,” a set of minimalist music posters by Toko.

fascinated:

Outside of the Malba museum, an ambient city noise sensor

Sergio Avello, “Volume”

An installation for the forecourt of the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, this piece uses 7 VU  meters to gather ambient noise, and then converts them into a visual display of LEDs.

More information here.

Milan-based Matteo Mezzetta does gorgeous hyper-realistic oil paintings of DJs (well, really, decks). Click through for more.

(Source: flavorwire.com)

Katie Peterson, Langjökull, Snæfellsjökull, Solheimajökull

Peterson recorded three melting glaciers, and used the audio for records cast out of frozen meltwater from each of the glaciers. She then played the three records simultaneously, as they slowly melted away.

(Source: rhizome.org)

69 Love Songs: Illustrated

Gorgeous blog that is exactly what it says on the tin: graphical versions of tracks from 69 Love Songs, from a wide range of illustrators. Infrequently updated, so add it to your RSS reader and be prepared for a happy surprise when there is a new addition.