Between Music and Painting | Brian Eno | 77 Million Paintings

one small seed — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 06:15:37 +0000

Praised as one of the pioneers of ambient music, Brian Eno is an unshakeable legacy within the music industry. With musician, composer, record producer, and singer tacked to his name, Eno is showing his true skills as a multitalented elite with a kaleidoscopic audiovisual installation. First released as a software and DVD set in 2006 and then updated in 2008, 77 Million Paintings is now being exhibited as a generative work that combines sound, art and technology to morph into a static art piece that constantly transforms. The effect is both disorientating and magical, as multiple paintings converge into a splay of random shapes and colours. Audiences often wish they could watch art as it happens, and Eno’s installation provides observers with the opportunity to see numerous different artworks materialise in a single moment.

The pieces surprise me. I have the 77 Million Paintings running in my studio a lot of the time. Occasionally I’ll look up from what I’m doing and I think, ‘God, I’ve never seen anything like that before!’ And that’s a real thrill

Eno is no stranger to the concept of generative work and most of his music and art have revolved around creating an endless loop of creativity that places him in the same position as the audience. While traditional creations are fixed products, generative art uses computer algorithms to modify itself before your eyes, creating something new and ever-evolving. Presented by Red Bull Music Academy in New York’s Café Rouge, 77 Million Paintings features a pinwheel-shaped display at its hub surrounded by 13 flatscreen monitors that generate random combinations of images slowly transforming into different visuals.

I’m always interested in what you can do with technology that people haven’t thought of doing yet. I think that’s sort of a characteristic of the way I’ve worked ever since I started.

Accompanying the visual texture of the piece is Eno’s self-composed ambient music that gradually mutates as the artwork progressively alters. The understated sonic provides the perfect backdrop to the illusion created by the meshing paint-works, helping to synthesise a meditative environment that transports audiences into an otherwordly hypnosis. Both the music and the artwork are aletered using generative software. The piece is a continuation of Eno’s exploration of light and projected imagery as a flexible source of light that produces unknown and unpredictable patterns. 77 Million Paintings will be on exhibition form 6 May to 2 June 2013.

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#bottomrightcorner – February, Week 01

one small seed — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:42:29 +0000

This week we’ve started adding music we like to the bottom right corner of onesmallseed.com. We have DJs from all over the world and are interested in showcasing local talent also. If you have any tracks that you’d like to share with us, you’ve made or helped produce please email connor@onesmallseed.com or sarahclaire@onesmallseed.com. May the beat go on.

Gonjasufi is a 33-year-old rapper and yoga teacher currently living in Las Vegas. He got his start in the San Diego Hip Hop scene of the 1990s. Major label Warp Records picked him up in 2008

‘(disappointed cloud) anyway’ is the first song to be taken from Leila’s latest album titled U&I. Harsher, shook up and rebooted, the song features the haunting vocals of Berlin based producer Mt. Sims. (Warp) Check out the full album review in the latest issue of one small seed.

From the recordings that produced Drums Between the Bells – the collaboration between Brian Eno and British poet Rick Holland – comes a six-track EP titled Panic Of Looking. WIRED Magazine calls Eno’s soundscapes, ‘a tapestry of pillowy synths, minor-key melodies, chiming guitars and skittering drums.’

Pretoria born, Cape Town-based, Cold Turkey co-founder and owner Rebel Clef just put together this mellow mood jam. It’s a remix of DJ Shadow‘s recent ‘Scale it Back ft. Little Dragon’

Renier Santoz, a practically unknown Brazilian DJ just hit a massive remix of Dada Life‘s Happy Violence. Wait for the drop

New Essential Mix from 19-year-old legend Porter Robinson. Robinson had a big year in 2011, touring with Tiësto and Skrillex. He made debut appearances at Electric Daisy Carnival, Ultra Music Festival and Electric Zoo–the biggest electronic music festivals in the United States. This hour long set was dropped on BBC Radio1 28 Jan 2012. Enjoy!

DJ Kue is an up an coming DJ that has provided official remixes for the like of Foster the People, Wiz Khalifa and Mike Posner. He has an uncanny ability to turn bubbly pop songs into hardcore jammers. The man seldom disappoints with his remixes.

Here is a new track from deadmau5, one of the world’s biggest DJs and Producers. He hits hard with crunchy electro bass in this new track, which was released 16 January 2012.

3LAU (pronounced (BLAU) is a 21-year-old House/Bootleg/Remix producer from Las Vegas that cites Deadmau5, Steve Angello, Porter Robinson, Avicii, and Calvin Harris as major influences

Images: digi10ve.com, magneticmag.com, djkue.net, dialogueinc.com, dropbeatsnotbombs.com, earmilk.com, room-noise.com, warp.net, bleep, timeout.jp, Rebel Clef photo by Adriaan Louw © Assembly

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