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The taste of music: listen to LJ Rich talk about synesthesia
Synesthesia is a term that gets thrown around a lot, usually to describe the common associations of color, image, and music. But for some people, intermingling of senses can be far more extreme. Listen to LJ Rich talk about what happens when hearing and taste intersect.
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Music and math unite, from Chowning to Rhythmicon
You have to love German. In English, I can string together whole paragraphs that try and fail to capture the potential of electronic sound. In German, we get to call an event Technosphärenklänge – a word whose utterance is a timbral adventure in itself. And in an event with that name promising to be a […]
Peter Kirn - April 12, 2016
Music Music tech
This is the Only Thing You Need to Know About “Hifi” Tidal Streaming
So, in case you haven’t heard yet, there’s a new “hifi” streaming service called Tidal. Don’t waste your time watching the weird press event with Madonna and Daft Punk, congratulating themselves like they’re at the Grammies. Don’t let yourself be mesmerized by the desaturated music video in which Jay Z’s friends all get together to […]
Feeling Sound, Physically: ‘Touch the Sound’ Documents Deaf Percussionist
Peter Kirn - December 6, 2011
Music Music tech
Celebrating Optical Illusion in Motion; Fun with Marbles
Peter Kirn - May 31, 2010
Archive Motion Music tech
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