Vibrations and how they get to your ears.
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Over at avantpost, an excellent roundup of videos where pigs play the piano.
next week, chinchilla dust bath fits translated into piano roll algorithms.
I WISH.
Laurie Anderson is putting on a high-frequency concert for dogs:
The recital, called “Music for Dogs,” is being presented as part of Sydney’s Vivid LIVE arts festival, which is being curated by Ms. Anderson and her husband, Lou Reed. Announcing the dog-friendly composition at a news conference, Ms. Anderson explained that at a previous event, she thought: “Wouldn’t it be great, if you were playing a concert and you look out and you see all dogs? And so I said, ‘If I ever I get the chance to do something like that I would do it.’”
From the recital website:
Laurie Anderson has composed a 20 minute work especially for the hearing range of dogs – who can hear frequencies far outside the human audio spectrum. Taking the idea of the apparently inaudible dog whistle to new artistic heights, our canine friends will be treated to a glorious cacophony of sound, while all we will hear is the lapping of the water on the harbour.
Awesome.
edit to add: Somehow I missed this part (which enhances the awesomeness even further):
The festival will also present a performance based on “Metal Machine Music,” the challenging 1975 album released by Mr. Reed, as well as a soul music program and free martial arts lessons.
(via artsbeat)
