Submerged Turntables – Evan Holm
I found something to post in this absurd section of my blog called TurnTablism & Design! His name is Evan Holmes and his project is “Submerged Turntables”. He describes “Submerged Turntables” on his website and I don’t want distort it with my interpretations. There will be a time when all tracings of human culture will dissolve back […]
A record player that plays slices of wood
Year ring data is translated into music, 2011. Modified turntable, computer, vvvv, camera, acrylic glass, veneer, approx. 90x50x50 cm. A tree’s year rings are analysed for their strength, thickness and rate of growth. This data serves as basis for a generative process that outputs piano music. It is mapped to a scale which is again […]
A record cold as ice
The Swedish band “Shout Out Louds” have released a record in collaboration with TBWA Stockholm, made entirely of ice to promote their single, “Blue Ice.” In collaboration with ad agency they have produced 10 limited edition kits that can produce a functional album out of frozen water. And it actually works — albeit with some warble and a bit of […]
HUM – a small turntable headed
animated short film by: Søren Bendt Pedersen STORY: The small turntable-headed robot ‘Hum’ sits left alone in an old workshop, he decides to create a friend to have fun with. CREDITS: By: Søren Bendt Pedersen Direction and Animation: Søren Bendt Pedersen Music/Sound: Rene Brokop, Henric Wallmark Direction Supervisor: Ignacio Ferreras Producer: Michelle Nardone Additional Animation: […]
Soundmachines – optical turntable
Three units, which are resembling standard record players, translate concentric visual patterns into control signals for further processing in any music software. The Soundmachines premiered on the Volkswagen New Beetle stand at the IAA motor show in late Summer 2011. Three unique discs, each controlling one track of an Ableton Live Set exclusively made for […]
Minimalist gramophone
Created with three materials, paper, wood and metal. Operated by their own hands. from designmadeingermany.de: Ich bin gerade nach London gezogen, um mit dem Bachelor mein Grafikstudium zu beenden. Da ich mir weder vom Geld noch vom Platz einen Plattenspieler leisten kann, habe ich selbst einen gebaut. Ein Grammophon aus drei Materialien, Papier, Holz und […]
Highfidelity exhibition – Berlin
An exibition’s broschure with a Shure stylus? What’s happening? To mark the 60th anniversary of the vinyl record, the exhibition presents the sound archives of the Marzona Collection with 300 selected artists’ records. Associated books, musical scores, posters, design sketches and photographs provide context. The LP record offered previously unimaginable possibilities for artists to preserve […]
TurntablistPC – Computer/Turntable hybrid
A dear Friend suggested me (really thanks to Ju) this funny PC-Turntable: The designer is Mogens Jacobsen. From his website: “…TurntablistPC is a server which third-party websites can access. A small file is hosted on the TurntablistPC. Subscribing websites place a short piece of code on their pages. This code sends information to […]