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We found this over at Noise For Airports. It’s a blog run by Nick Seaver who’s research focuses on experimental uses of recording media (his undergraduate thesis was about the relationship between social conceptions of noise and recording technologies.) He also makes experimental compositions of pop music such as Britney Spears and Rhianna informed by the procedures of 1970’s composers such as Steve Reich.
The blog itself is a mix of short form link posts and longer-form sound theory with historical examples and contemporary ideas.
The post which caught our eye is about some amazing machines invented apparently to improve human hearing by upgrading the ear. Have a look here. “During the World War, many blind men, with ears trained to special acuteness in compensation for loss of sight, volunteered for this service in Britain, and it is likely that such sightless soldiers are again helping their companions to locate enemies in the dark.” – A 1939 issue of Science News Letter.
Tags: Design, Experimental
