VISUAL RESEARCH 1:Related Practitioners

Some interesting pieces of sound controlled 3D modelling/virtual worlds, cheers Pete!


SEMICONDUCTOR:
http://www.semiconductorfilms.com/root/sonic_inc/sonic_inc.htm

Wow!
....this is the ideal. I just want to have a go myself. I like the real-time aspect of the work and the way that the technology is there not to produce slick photo realistic forms but to be effective and natural. The audio is something which feels intrinsically linked, not a soundtrack but a recording. By dealing with simple audio (resonance) they can achieve a conceptually sound outcome.

ALEX RUTTERFORD:

• His most well-known works include the videos for "Gantz Graf" by Autechre, "Verbal" by Amon Tobin and "Go to Sleep" by Radiohead. All these videos consist of 3D computer generated imagery, and feature visuals that follow the rhythm of the music very closely.

GANTZ GRAF:











Gantz Graf at the official Warp discography (features audio clips).
http://www.warprecords.com/ography/release.php?cat=WAP256#

NME review of Gantz Graf
http://www.nme.com/reviews/autechre/6602

• The music video for "Gantz Graf" reached a cult status in underground computer-generated imagery art circles. The video features an abstract object (or an agglomeration of objects) synchronized to the sounds in the music as it morphs, pulsates, shakes, and finally dissolves.

• The visuals contain the same amount of richness and detail as the soundtrack does, having a visual counterpart to every little sound or frequency range in the song.

Interview with Alex Rutterford in making the "Gantz Graf" video.
http://www.warprecords.com/news/?ti_id=512

Reading the above interview was very valuable to me, with many insights into the process Rutterford took, notably how long and repetitve it was, not relying on a computer algorithym to do the work. It has given me confidence and motivation to attempt something similar.

He also warns that the creative process is a bit like a drug and that the buzz can wear off half way through a project, but that when you finish you want to start all over again. This is the feeling I want at the end, this is the beginning of something, and therefore what is most important is to develop a method of working that excites me and works for me!


Sound based light installation:
http://www.aether.hu/images/distributedprojection/index.html

This guy must be so hard working, his methodical approach to experiments is to be admired.
http://www.carstennicolai.com/?c=works&w=bitwave
http://www.carstennicolai.com/?c=works&w=fades

http://www.umatic.nl/tonewheels_historical.html