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  How does one spontaneously move to a source of sound coming from a fountain that is no longer gushing? What memories and what signs does this condition detect and recall? Can a fountain that was once a magnet of social interaction change the dynamics of the space when the medium of attraction changes? Through the Pure Data programming environment an autonomous algorithmic instrument (patch) was created which is simultaneously open to external sound interactions. At its core is a noise oscillator that is passed through a band-pass filter to simulate water droplets. The installation is based on two wireless speakers and two wireless microphones in the basement of the source.  More:  ichorous

  Chania Soundscape Project is a initiative for making people in Chania more aware of their soundscape. We do that through artistic performances, workshops,  seminars and listening sessions. Our goal is supported by the Municipality of Chania. Chania Soundscape Project

Spiders rely quite significantly on touch to sense the world around them. Their bodies and legs are covered in tiny hairs and slits that can distinguish between different kinds of vibrations. Prey blundering into a web makes a very different vibrational clamor from another spider coming a-wooing, or the stirring of a breeze, for example. Each strand of a web produces a different tone. A few years ago, scientists translated the three-dimensional structure of a spider's web into music, working with artist Tomás Saraceno to create an interactive musical instrument, titled Spider's Canvas. Now the team has refined and built on that previous work, and added an interactive virtual reality component to allow people to enter and interact with the web. Listen here:  Spider Sonification  

For the last three months I am recording the Venetian harbour in Chania. Unfortunately, a great part of it's soundscape has been degraded over the years by the tourism development. However, there are still some acoustically rich and animated spots around the area, covering a wide band of the listening spectrum. Some have their own tempo and phase shifting properties depending on the volume and the direction of wind respectively. One of the most acoustically interesting spots, is the second wooden dock when walking down from Neorio Moro towards the harbour centre. There you get the feeling that you are inside the sea - and in a way you are. You are able to listen the sea more closely and you also get all the small sounds generated by the friction of the boats with the dock louder - either the buoys or the steel springs and the ropes. Zooming in to each of these sounds you start to hear their individual performances. Using contact microphones I was able to capture some of these perf...

Writings about Acoustic Ecology by my favourite sound artist Hildegard Westerkamp.  https://www.hildegardwesterkamp.ca/writings/writingsby/?post_id=15&title=linking-soundscape-composition(1)-and-acoustic-ecology Here is one of her music works which actually changed my perception about music making and introduced me to the world of soundscape composition:  Transformations