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Japan constructed the world’s most magnificent sound garden
Japan constructed the world’s most magnificent sound garden— Read on https://educateinspirechange.org/inspirational/music/japan-constructed-the-worlds-most-magnificent-sound-garden/
The CAS acquires a major sound installation by Scottish artist Susan Philipsz for the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art – Contemporary Art Society
The CAS acquires a major sound installation by Scottish artist Susan Philipsz for the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art - Contemporary Art Society — Read on http://www.contemporaryartsociety.org/news/recent-acquisitions/cas-acquires-major-sound-installation-scottish-artist-susan-philipsz-scottish-national-gallery-modern-art/
Philip Glass and John Adams on a Bowie-Inspired New Symphony – The New York Times
The two eminences of American music are collaborating on the premiere of Mr. Glass’s new work, based on Bowie’s 1979 album “Lodger.” — Read on http://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/arts/music/philip-glass-john-adams-david-bowie-los-angeles-philharmonic.html
Olafur Eliasson to Bring Fog Tunnel and Rainbow Mist to Tate Modern | Frieze
In further news: calls to close tax loopholes for art-filled ‘freeports’; Elmgreen & Dragset memorial to gay Holocaust victims vandalized — Read on frieze.com/article/olafur-eliasson-bring-fog-tunnel-and-rainbow-mist-tate-modern
How Do You Exhibit Sound Art? ARTSY EDITORIAL BY MARGARET CARRIGAN
https://youtu.be/t2uCeO3IRD4 https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-exhibit-sound-art Sound art has always been a tricky proposition, for obvious reasons: Unlike a painting or a sculpture, it doesn’t stay put. This unpredictable medium has provided a wealth of potentials for artists—and challenges for curators—whether it’s being exhibited in the white cube or in the wilds of a German forest. “The … Continue reading How Do You Exhibit Sound Art? ARTSY EDITORIAL BY MARGARET CARRIGAN
Suzanne Ciani is one of electronic music’s greatest pioneers | Dazed
As a new documentary about her life and work is released, we look at how became the Italian-American synthesist became one of electronic music’s most important pioneers — Read on http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/36904/1/suzanne-ciani-a-life-in-waves
Jean-Michel Jarre – The Godfather of electronic music
The Godfather of electronic music 2016 will see Jean-Michel Jarre perform on Friday 7 October 2016 to perform a spectacular live show for the first time in six years. Famed for staggering visuals and the use of cutting-edge digital technology, and seen by millions of people around the world, the new live show promises … Continue reading Jean-Michel Jarre – The Godfather of electronic music
Instrument made from foraged flint stones, Jordan Desert
https://www.facebook.com/NBCNews/videos/1508045779215447/?autoplay_reason=all_page_organic_allowed&video_container_type=0&video_creator_product_type=2&app_id=2392950137&live_video_guests=0 Hear the sounds of prehistoric times. Architect Ammar Khammash made an instrument entirely from foraged flint stones from the deserts of Jordan.
12 Sound Artists Changing Your Perception of Art
12 Sound Artists Changing Your Perception of Art These artists appeal to the ears, not the eyes. Alyssa Buffenstein, August 4, 2016 Samson Young performing Pastoral Music at Team Gallery, New York in 2015. Image courtesy of Team Gallery. For some, abstraction might mean non-figurative painting, but today’s hottest emotive medium is so abstract it can’t … Continue reading 12 Sound Artists Changing Your Perception of Art
Catherine Yass’s piano dropping project pulled in Poplar 14|07|2014
https://www.thewire.co.uk/news/31833/catherine-yass_s-piano-dropping-project-banned-in-poplar Turner Prize nominated artist Catherine Yass hit a bum note recently when a planned project to drop a piano off the top of the empty Balfron Tower was cancelled. The Erno Goldfinger designed residential block in Poplar, East London – currently empty and awaiting renovation – was to be the site of a community … Continue reading Catherine Yass’s piano dropping project pulled in Poplar 14|07|2014
BMW TATE LIVE: TAREK ATOUI THE REVERSE COLLECTION
http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tanks-tate-modern/performance-and-music/bmw-tate-live-tarek-atoui-reverse-collection Experience improvised performance with ten instruments The last chapter of a project initiated in 2014 in Berlin, the performance consists of ten instruments which will be played in the South Tank at Tate Modern Tarek Atoui’s sound pieces will be based on three new scores by the artist and two other composers. They are intended as … Continue reading BMW TATE LIVE: TAREK ATOUI THE REVERSE COLLECTION
Mothers of invention: the women who pioneered electronic music
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/17/daphne-oram-synthesizer-deep-minimalism Mothers of invention: the women who pioneered electronic music A new festival celebrates Daphne Oram, Laurie Spiegel and other female synth wizards French wave: Pop pioneer: Eliane Radigue. Photograph: Yves Arman Jennifer Lucy Allan Friday 17 June 2016 13.00 BSTLast modified on Tuesday 14 February 2017 17.47 GMT It’s not often, if at all, that … Continue reading Mothers of invention: the women who pioneered electronic music
A performance by William Marx of John Cage’s 4’33 & Audience Response…
https://youtu.be/JTEFKFiXSx4 Uploaded on Dec 15, 2010 A performance by William Marx of John Cage's 4'33. Filmed at McCallum Theatre, Palm Desert, CA. Composer John Adams wrote the following in The New York Times review of Mr. Cage's new biography, "The Zen of Silence" : "John Cage....prodded us to reevaluate how we define not … Continue reading A performance by William Marx of John Cage’s 4’33 & Audience Response…
Should art respond to science? On this evidence, the answer is simple: no way
The greatest electronic albums of the 1950s and 1960s
https://thevinylfactory.com/features/the-greatest-electronic-albums-of-the-1950s-and-1960s-2/ Words: Joseph Morpurgo The great electronic albums of the 1970s get plenty of kudos – but what of their predecessors? Casual accounts of the history of electronic music tend to point back to familiar sources: Suicide’s babble’n’hum; Cluster, Klaus Schulze and the rest of the Krautrock squad; the stygian mulch-music of early … Continue reading The greatest electronic albums of the 1950s and 1960s
The Japanese godfather of synthesizers who influenced Stevie Wonder has died
Isao Tomita, one of the progenitors of synthesized music, died Thursday. He was 84. Some EDM fans know him as one of the reasons the genre exists. He's generally regarded as a visionary for his 1970s electronic music albums. But Tomita’s influence extends beyond what we traditionally think of as “electronic” music. Stevie Wonder named Tomita … Continue reading The Japanese godfather of synthesizers who influenced Stevie Wonder has died
PoL # 22 Documentation
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Creative Controllers: Next Generation Interfaces for Audio & Music Creation
Park Nights 2016: BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction – Serpentine Pavilion
https://www.facebook.com/events/692069607612117/ A live recording of BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction in the Serpentine Pavilion, featuring live sets by Bas Jan, Adam Christensen, yeah you and Evan Ifekoya Late Junction is a home for adventurous listeners on BBC Radio 3, broadcasting every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening from 11pm with a wild mix of mind bending … Continue reading Park Nights 2016: BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction – Serpentine Pavilion
Eliane Radigue
Eliane Radigue's still, slow soundscapes made her an electronic music pioneer – so why has she abandoned the synthesiser, asks Pascal Wyse https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/16/eliane-radigue-electronic-music-interview Pascal Wyse Thursday 16 June 2011 22.30 BSTFirst published on Thursday 16 June 2011 22.30 BST In New York, 1970, Eliane Radigue met her first synthesiser. It was a Buchla, and looked – as … Continue reading Eliane Radigue
Cornell Launches Archive of 150,000 Bird Calls and Animal Sounds, with Recordings Going Back to 1929
40 Years Of Women In Electronic Music
Avant-garde and outsider arts site UbuWeb has shared a 40+ year audio retrospective of women in electronic music. http://ubu.com/sound/leidecker.html VARIATIONS #1. Transition. 28.04.2009 (58' 08'') Playlist [PDF] Transcript [PDF] The first episode of this overview of appropriative collage in music covers the years 1908 through 1961. The idea of a completely original piece of music is … Continue reading 40 Years Of Women In Electronic Music
Concrete and Green 