Introduction to the Leaf Hearing Blue, Moss Tickling a Soil art research project.

Intro To Leaf Hearing Blue

Transcript, context, and more here: http://www.brainpickings.org/2015/01/13/paul-goodman-silence/

Excerpted from WBUR's https://soundcloud.com/stylusradio/s1e1

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Christopher Ricks reads Paul Goodman on silence

While we cannot see small nanoscopic objects like proteins or other molecules that make up virtually all living matter including our cells, tissues, as well as pathogens such as viruses, our computational algorithm allows us to make its material manifestation audible.  This piece is a musical representation of the amino acid sequence and structure of the spike protein of the pathogen of COVID-19, 2019-nCoV (protein data bank identifier 6VSB [1]). 

MUSICAL DECEIT

A virus’ genome hijacks the host cell’s protein manufacturing machinery, and forces it to replicate the viral genome and produce viral proteins to make new viruses from it.  This musical art teaches us something about the fine line between beauty of life and death as an opposite pole.  As you listen to the protein you will find that the intricate design results in incredibly interesting and actually pleasing, relaxing sounds. This doesn’t really convey the deadly impacts this particularly protein is having on the world. This aspect of the music shows the deceiving nature of the virus, how it hijacks our body to replicate, and hurt us along the way. So, the music is a metaphor for this nature of the virus to deceive the host and exploit it for its own multiplication. 

HOW IT IS DONE: 

What you hear is a multi-layered algorithmic composition featuring both the vibrational spectrum of the entire protein (expressed in sound and rhythmic elements), the sequence and folding of amino acids that compose the virus spike structure, as well as interwoven melodies - forming counterpoint music - reflecting the complex hierarchical intersecting geometry of the protein [2].

Scientific references:

[1] Wrapp et al., "Cryo-EM structure of the 2019-nCoV spike in the prefusion conformation," Science, 2020, DOI: 10.1126/science.abb2507

[2] Buehler et al., "A Self-Consistent Sonification Method to Translate Amino Acid Sequences into Musical Compositions and Application in Protein Design Using Artificial Intelligence," ACS Nano, 2019, DOI: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.9b02180

Viral counterpoint of the coronavirus spike protein (2019-nCoV)

Viral Counterpoint of the Coronavirus Spike Protein (2019-nCoV)

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Ad Laudes - 04 Antiphona - Domine Vim Patior

Marine Soundscape

Snapping Shrimps

Croaker Chorus

In these moments of seclusion and self-isolation, the Benedictines of Jouques open the doors of their cloister and invite us to reconnect with our essence, in communion with each other in prayer through the Gregorian Chants.

Gregorian is a monodic sung prayer originating in the 8th century and sung by the Sisters exactly as it has been uninterruptedly for centuries. These chants awaken us to the most intimate, profound parts of our being. We wish for you to find peace, consolation, hope, and a sense of communion even while the current circumstances prevent us from gathering.

Ad Matutinum - 01 Domine Labia Mea Aperies

Lockdown mixtape week 7. Dedicated to the memory of Florian Schneider. It’s more fun to compute...

Tracklist
Kraftwerk – Tour de France
Eats everything – Miss Honey
Kimen – Acid Rocker
Basement Jaxx – Acid Love
Jeecee – Milavain (Sam Feldt Mix)
Killed Cassette – Cooking It Up
Menini & Viani – Ankamassa
Paulo M – Touch Me Sun
Bucketheads – The Bomb (Riva Starr Edit)
Mike Woods – I’m In Love
Lefti & N2N – Juice
Idris Elba – Girl With The Bat
WhO – Testify
Tim Deluxe – It Just Won’t Do (Martin Hellfritzsh Edit)
Kraftwerk – Computer World 2

#FatboySlim #RaveAtHome #RaveSafeAtHome #TheWeekendStartsHere #KitchenRave #LockdownMixtape

Fatboy Slim - Lockdown Mixtape (Week 7)

I started recording the sound of the plant on my desk – a Polyscias Scutellaria – (‘Poly‘) an everyday house plant I had bought from Ikea (a home furnishings store) who became my companion as I sat looking out of the window. Here is an early recordings with heightened tones at the beginning as I hold one of Poly’s leaves – you can hear her settle as the high tone drops.  

That was Poly playing the clarinet in lockdown. The sound is produced by bio-electrical pulses caused by the plant’s circulation drawing water up, which are picked up by audio pads attached to its leaves and connected to a Midi Sprout. The pulses are made present or hearable to us by re-laying them through a midi player - in this case Garage Band on my laptop.

Plant Audio - Polyscias Scutellaria

Interested in remapping our relationships with materials in a digital age. Post RCA critical writing research. Associate Dean Richmond University (American Uni in London)

Plant Audio - Polyscias Scutellaria

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