The first server of hyperreal.org, the rave and electronic-music resource that is approaching its 15th anniversary. The X-Files-like aura of the photo seems appropriate to the home of, among other things, such essential email lists as IDM and microsound (hyperreal.org/lists).
More on the history of the online hub at hyperreal.org. Photo originally uploaded to flickr.com on […]
David Byrne is exhibiting his singing robot Julio at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain, as part of the show “Machines and Souls: Digital Art” (or “Máquinas y Almas”). Pondering the show’s title, he says:
I suspect that many of the show’s participants might disagree with this implied duality since much […]
Initial images of the AMK, a modular sound toy intended for children:
More info at the site of the manufacturer, pknts.com. (Found via synthtopia.com.)
Quick News, Links, Bits, Reads: Playing catch up on links I’ve accumulated. … Is the Nintendo DS video game Electroplankton out of print? Someone’s selling it for over 70 bucks, used, on amazon.com. (Thanks, Jeff.) … Speaking of which, amazon.com has updated its underacknowledged free-download service, now as part of the blue-light specials at amazon.com/mp3deals. […]
The AirPiano, created by Omer Yosha:
“Specifications: Polyphonic, MIDI protocol, Up to 24 keys / 8 faders, USB connectivity.” More info at airpiano.de (via createdigitalmusic.com, hackaday.com, engadget.com).
The website tenori-off.com is described by its proprietor, Dino Ignacio, as a document of “his attempt at learning to play music. Though the title suggests that the blog will be exclusively about the Yamaha Tenori-On, it will probably also focus on other instruments like Theremins and Keyboards.” The Tenori-On, pictured at left, is the celebrated […]
One of many new music-creation interfaces for Apple’s iPhone — an electronic kalimba, or African thumb piano:
Image by John Biehler (johnbiehler.com), via Peter Kirn’s createdigitalmusic.com.
Recent Twitter post by Josh Santangelo (endquote.com, stimulant.io), a Seattle, Washington-based web developer:
Ordered a Tenori-On (tenori-onusa.com). Soon, there will be one more crappy amateur electronic musician in the world.
Original at twitter.com/endquote.
A stomp box by Japanese artist Yoshihiko Satoh:
More on Satoh at tbb.t-com.ne.jp/hipopo-art. Visit the site for numerous additional such art-boxes. (Via sound designer Tim Prebble’s blog, substation.co.nz.)
A sneak peek at the new edition of the Buddha Machine:
The photo appeared yesterday, June 7, on the website of the duo FM3, fm3buddhamachine.com, under the heading “First photos of Buddha Machine 2.0!” with the following text:
The FM3 Buddha Machine 2.0.
Three new colours. Nine new loops. In stores Autumn 2008. Three new colours. Nine new […]