Orbit is the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star or planet. The eccentricity of the path and speed of the moving objects can vary. In this respect sound is treated in this piece as a moving object. Electronic and piano parts can be considered as two celestial objects moving either in regular trajectories or deviating from circularity.

composed by Dimitris Maronidis
Performed by Gundega Smite (piano)

July 2014

dedicated to Gundega Smite

Thessaloniki - Riga |2014|
www.maronidis.net

Orbits (for piano and tape)

As an artist, I enjoy composing music that is singular, unrepeatable and unpredictable. Because of this, I employ algorithmic processes for much of my work, writing software that transforms data and movement into sonic parameters.

For sound of the eye I wanted to push this one step further by allowing listeners to algorithmically compose their own music using images of their eyes. As each human eye is unique, differing in colour, patterning, brightness and more, each composition is also different, varying in key, tempo, time signature, volume and various other aspects. Once a composition has been generated, it is lathe cut onto a one-off 7" vinyl single.

In the age of digital media and mass surveillance, where retina scans and mp3s are the order of the day, I offer this small work as a provocation, using personal data for creativity instead of control and eschewing the digital in favour of the analogue.

This is an excerpt of a composition generated using the eye displayed in the image.

sound of the eye - Chantelle Gray (excerpt)

sound of the eye - Aragorn Eloff (excerpt)

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Dimitris Maronidis is a Greek composer of acoustic, electroacoustic, mixed media, and interactive music. In his most recent works, he aims to synthesize these fields, and extensively explores algorithmic precesses for organizing his musical material. 

His works, installations, and performances have been presented around the world by many ensembles and orchestras (Lorraine Symphony Orchestra (FR), State Orchestra of Thessaloniki (GR), State Orchestra of Athens (GR), Nieuw Ensemble (NL), dissonArt ensemble (GR), Piandemonium (Gr), ContraTempo Chamber Orchestra (GR), Diotima String Quartet (FR), Chimera Ensemble (UK), devotioModerna (RO), Construction Ensemble (SRB), Trio Orbit (GR), Ums ’n Jip (CH), ART-i-Shock (LV), Altera Veritas (LV), Arena Festival (LV), etc.). His electronic works are also regularly performed in many venues across the world (MusLab (Mex), MusicaViva SoundWalk (POR), Open Festiva Venice Biennale (IT), Ars Electronica Forum Wallis (CH), Monaco Electroacoustic Days (MON), Espacio Sonoro (MEX), Forum Neue Musik (DE), MOMus (GR) e.t.c.

/* Please listen to the music available here with a decent pair of loudspeakers or headphones. Computer or phone built-in speakers are not designed to deliver the full spectrum of sound. Listening to this music with your device’s built-in equipment would be like looking at a painting through sunglasses and with one eye shut!*/

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