The end of the record, 2011

Sound composition using the intriguing sounds and rhythms produced by the groove when the needle reaches the paper on vinyl records. A research on sounds that belong to our mechanical world but we tend to give them very little importance.

The name says a lot about the direct approach and actual physical creation of the piece and at the same time I believe in it to be a strong and poetic reflection about the end of the days of this physical vinyl records and the new registration forms of the future (present?).

The Vinyl Record as part of it´s time and influencer of the progression makes this way it´s mark in the new digital world. 

I used the devise and objects created to amplify the grooves on vinyl to hear the recorded music on those. But, I used those device and object to record the small detailed sounds existent on the circular paper at the end of the recorded music on the vinyl. 

I recorded those hidden small particles of sound that usually are unnoticeable and used them to make the composition. 

The recording are made from 20 different vinyl records at 33rpm.
It is a 7.28 minutes piece that can be played on loop.

The end of the record

An ongoing research about the creative process and the use of technology. The research has develop in different formats on the base ideia of using the "random" computer process as the way that a computer has to express creativity. 
This is a sonic piece made with Processing 3 using the piano sounds. Giving the computer some options and rules to perform and give him the random tool to be free. 
This is a 3.33 minutes piece that has been cute from one one the long performances that the computer has played and recorded.

3:33 is deeply rooted in creativity and change. 
333 create something out of nothing to cause a positive impact on your life

Automated Piano

Creative multimedia artist. Audiovisual Technician at Centro Cultural de Belém.

André Cavalheiro