To take us into the weekend, here are some favorite online music releases this week to download, stream, and enjoy. Be sure to click over to the site if you’re on RSS for the included players if they’re not appearing.
The big buzz this week was the surprise emergence of Squarepusher on a project with Ed Banger Records – a surprise because Squarepusher has long been synonymous with Warp. I’ll leave the music blogs to concern themselves with the label. (Resident Advisor goes understated, whereas exclaim.ca offers, snarkily, “Either Ed Banger Records has moved on from the French touch explosion of 2007 or IDM legend Squarepusher has dropped the wacky time signatures for some four-on-the-floor filter-house.”)
Mostly, Squarepusher fans have been having a good time with a funky, fun track and remix that’s free on Soundcloud (the one “label” we all find ourselves on these days):
The Seymour Centre is partnering with Critical Path, Sydney’s choreographic research centre, and the University of Western Sydney to present the 2010 public program of their annual SEAM symposium.
This year’s event will be held on 15 and 16 October and will focus on interactive digital technologies in performance underpinned by groundbreaking artist and academic research from Australia and around the world.
The two-day program will feature public talks, workshops, performances, and interactive installations including the “Articulated Head”, Australia’s first thinking robot by Australian performance artist Stelarc.
Running alongside the symposium is the groundbreaking and internationally renowned production GLOW by celebrated contemporary dance company Chunky Move. A collaboration with the legendary interactive software creator Frieder Weiss, GLOW features innovative multi-media including motion capture tracking. Utilising the latest in interactive video technologies a digital landscape is generated in real time in response to the dancers’ movement, rendering no two performances the same. Read more
SEAM participants can purchase tickets to any performance of GLOW for the discounted ticket price of $15. Contact the Box Office on 02 9351 7140 for more information and to book.
Tickets can be purchased via the Seymour Centre’s website (www.seymourcentre.com) or by phoning the Box Office on 02 9351 7940.
SEAM SYMPOSIUM TICKET PRICES
2-day (Friday AND Saturday)
$60 Adult
$50 Early Bird (deadline 24 September)
$40 Concession
1-day (Friday OR Saturday)
$35 Adult
$27 Early Bird (deadline 24 September)
$25 Concession
Anyone who purchases a ticket to SEAM (one or two day) is entitled to a ticket for GLOW for only $15. This ticket price is only available by calling the Box Office (and not available online).
Emulator is a multitouch MIDI controller for windows 7, oh ! yes NO IPAD, software where you have all what you need on same screen and combine the power of multitouch, the useful standard mouse and the native interface of software to be controlled all in one nice and useful GUI, first version 1.0 include layout 100% compatible with Traktor Pro internal mode, future upgrades include Traktor Internal mode and new layouts for Deckadance, Virtual Dj, Ableton and more.
An interesting and seemingly very robust approach to hand gesture tracking.
Real-time hand-tracking with a color glove by Robert Y. Wang and Jovan Popović who demonstrate real-time tracking of the 3-D pose and configuration of the hand for gestural user-input and desktop virtual reality. The only components of the system are a cloth glove and a webcam.
airpianoThe airpiano is a new musical interface which allows playing and controlling software instruments simply by moving hands in the air.The airpiano introduces a magical user experience, a cool performance element and an experimental instrument to explore.So how does it work? The airpiano's array of sensors create a virtual matrix of keys and faders in the air above it. Each of the eight sensors can provide 3 keys or alternatively one vertical control fader. LED feedback confirms user actions and assures easy interaction and control. A custom software allows creative MIDI mapping as well as the assignment of Open Sound Control OSC messages.The first airpiano prototype introduced the innovative concept around two years ago and since then the airpiano has been further developed and greatly improved.Award winning musician Jo Hamilton was the first to get her hands on an airpiano prototype. She practices and explores the instrument, plays it live and supports the development of the airpiano by reporting on her experiences playing it.So where can you get one? Expect a brand new design with new features in a product that will soon be available. Feel free to contact me and i will update you as soon as the first airpianos will be ready for sale! Designed by Omer Yosha contact@airpiano.de , filed as a patent application.
To most people it might seem incredible that recordings exist of a concert given in the Crystal Palace in 1888 - yet it's true.These recordings are highly significant musically, historically and technically but remain largely unknown.
Lampifier Microphones: Online Programming ToolEach Lampifier® microphone is pre-programmed and ready to use. You can change the program in your microphone to improve performance or change it's application. This online tool guides you through the process of changing a standard program and creating a custom program. Use caution. Re-programming can radically alter microphone performance. Always bring up your sound system volume slowly after re-programming. The programming controls are located inside the microphone for protection against unintentional changes to your important settings. You must partially disassemble the microphone to access the controls and program your microphone. .
Come along and enjoy some of the most interesting music from around the world for new interfaces and new ways of making music with acoustic instruments and electronics.
14/05/10 Greendix announces the first leaf shaped crystalline silicon solar panel in the world.Greendix’s President Mr. Joseph Lin:In order to provide a new life to a conventional technology and help it merge more naturally into our surroundings, my team has developed a new process to design and produce leaf shaped solar panels.This will revolutionize users and designer’s stereotypical thinking that Solar panels can only come in rectangular shapes.Our vision is to be able to build green solar trees using this product and plant solar trees even in places that real trees can’t grow or survive.Other than the cosmetic advantages of this product, the solar tree concept can be a renewable energy source for different types of applications, for example it can be used in decorative home and garden products, infrastructure projects, electric car charging station, consumer products, etc.Our company would like to pass on this concept and help conserve our environment one leaf at a time!
The NIME conference is coming to Sydney in 2 weeks time - there is a lot of stuff happening and a great set of concerts. I am pleased to have my piece for solo clarinet and live electronic "Grace Space" being performed by Jason Nobel
August 17th, 2010 by 
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