This is a sonification of SNP data from Bastian Greshake's set, taken from http://opensnp.org
At a total play time of 2 hours (for the whole set), this represents the available positions 0 - 200000 (total of ~950000). All 25 chromosomes have been taken into account. As this is stereo it can become a little confusing... try this yourself on 8 channels (git repository is linked with the account)!

The Sound Of Bastian Greshake

I'm interested in rhythmic intricacy, mesmeric loops, algorithmic processes and microtonal scales.

This is a sonification project with SuperCollider by David Runge. It uses the openly available datasets of https://opensnp.org and creates sounds from bases/ base pairs on chromosomes, thus "the sound of people".
As for each human the sequence is distinct, this will open the door to a whole universe of sounds possible to create.
Multi-channel setups (4,6,8,12) are also possible (here you'll only be able to listen to old boring stereo ;) ).
Have fun listening and get involved coding! :)

If you have any qestions, or want to book a multi-channel setup of "The Sound Of People", write to david.runge[ät]frqrec[dot]com

Live:

2014-09 @ (8 channel) Waldeck-Freakquenz, Dorweiler (http://www.waldeck-freakquenz.de)
2014-08 @ (8 channel) Freifeld Festival, Oldenburg (http://www.freifeld-festival.de/)
2014-07 @ (8 channel) Serendubity (http://www.serendubity.com/) 
2014-05-25 @ (6 channel) Bended Realities, Offenbach (http://bendedrealities.blogsport.de/)
2013-07 @ (6 channel) Manu's place, New Delhi
2013-09 @ (6 channel) Waldeck-Freakquenz, Dorweiler (http://www.waldeck-freakquenz.de)
2012-09 @ (6 channel) Waldeck-Freakquenz, Dorweiler (http://www.waldeck-freakquenz.de)

All Songs by Montagsband

Guitars: Matteo & Andi
Bass: Georg
Drums: our computer
Vocals: Lore

Creating immersive sensory experiences🌲music + biomaterials often in collaboration with fungi 🍄🎶

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The Sound Of Bastian Greshake

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