June 2009
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Sonic Black Hole Traps Sound Waves →
A black hole created by Israeli scientists won’t destroy Earth, but it could make our planet just a little bit less noisy. Using Bose-Einstein condensates, the scientists created a black hole for sound.
(via kottke)
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Jay-Z & Wallpaper. – “D.O.A. + 99 Problems...
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Survey-Produced ‘Most Wanted Song’ Sounds Horrible →
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“When an iPhone 3GS user sends a text message or locks the screen, the...”
– 3G S application that Apple forgot to mention: dog whistle
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Pierre Schaeffer & Pierre Henry - Valse,...
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Ringing Rocks Park, Bucks County, Pennsylvania →
Ringing Rocks Park is a 128 acre park nestled in the woods in Upper Black Eddy. Located within the park is a field of boulders, about 7-8 acres in size, that have an unusual property. When the rocks are struck with a hammer or another rock, they sound as if they are metal and hollow and ring with a sound similar to a metal pipe being struck.
(via Atlas Obscura, follow link above for video/audio...
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“It’s a sonic cartography of the lower atmosphere: an echo-location...”
– (via: BLDGBLOG)
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Ryoji Ikeda - data.index
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Watch“It’s the principle of simplicity, and the most basic thing is one note. Long tones give you a pure sound; long tones give you discipline. It’s meditation, and it connects you to the universe. Because you’re putting your sound right out there in the ether.”
Hypnotized: The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (via S-FJ)
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Get Ready for Shriek II at Wimbledon →
Click the link and scroll down to hear the tennis-provoked shrieks.
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“The prolonged honking of your car’s horn in front of your neighbor’s...”
– Honking horn not constitutionally protected | Seattle Times Newspaper
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“I think that one should try to make music which is a bit more… flexible,...”
– Karlheinz Stockhausen (via Björk interviews Stockhausen)
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