We don’t have enough Dada in this world of too much data. Something is needed to break-through the over-curated simulacrum that is the online world in order to let in a bit of non-artificial light. One way to make a break is through the deliberate cultivation of the glitch.
Tag: Karlheinz Stockhausen
Music by the Numbers :: From Pythagoras to Schoenberg by Eli Maor (Princeton University Press)
For anyone who is interested in a primer exploring the basic connections between music and math, this is a good start and overview of the topic. Written in a breezy, easy to understand style, it stretches the mind while not tying it up into too many knots.
The Radio Phonics Laboratory :: Telecommunications, Speech Synthesis and The Birth of Electronic Music
Exploring the intersection of technology and creativity that shaped the sonic landscape of the 20th century. This fascinating story unravels the intricate threads of telecommunications, from the invention of the telephone to the advent of global communication networks.
Symphony of Sirens :: The sound of a city alive with industry
A much lesser-known name is Russian composer Arseny Avraamov (1884-1944), who was producing music just as radical and challenging to audiences, and to our ears, and 100 years ago today.