Archive for April, 2009

Cymatics, written by Dr. Hans Jenny, describes his research and findings of wave phenomena. The book talks in great detail about his theories, and shows many examples of the physical effect of sound on material. Many of the patterns that sound and vibration produce are reflective of traditional patterns and images that are [...]

Recently, I got fitted for custom ear plugs. It’s likely long overdue, but not too late. It was a pretty easy process where my ear canals got filled with foam, which then was set to harden, then removed, boxed up, and shipped to a plant that would make plugs from these molds. By doing [...]

I’ve been having an ongoing discussion lately with a friend about the future of content, and what people will continue to charge for, and what they won’t be able to anymore. With books, or advice based content, the aspect of factual information that can be proven or applied somehow seems able to retain a [...]

About a year ago, I found Bryan Saunders’ work through MySpace and I wasn’t prepared for it. It was not what I expected and it struck me as I watched video after video on a Sunday morning, eventually being brought to tears. Saunders has a great talent for presenting issues that have been [...]

Most of us hear music at least daily, but we might not pay much attention to the fact of constant sound – what those mean to us, what they feel like, what’s interesting or not interesting about them, what they reveal beyond their aural qualities, and how they affect us.

Jeph Jerman + Jon Mueller
Nodes and Anti Nodes + 7″
DVD + 7″
U.S. and Canada
$20.00

International
$25.00

“For anyone who has an interest in the obsessive study of sound and the music that is around at any given time, it is a compelling document that allows for a look inside the creation of this type of material.” – Brainwashed.com
“an [...]

A group of four people invited me to a meeting to discuss how to design a system where two inputs could be integrated into four outputs.  These outputs resembled various shapes and colors when drawn in our diagram sketch for conversation, but revealed material, production, human resource issues, and management concerns.  Fortunately, there was no [...]

I’ve been reading this book off and on for awhile and while the stories are great, it’s caused me to think about how little I walk.  If I’m not biking or in the car, I’m sitting.  When I lived in Chicago, I walked everywhere, and now, for some reason, it seems impractical.  It’s more me [...]

Adam Sonderberg and Sam Dellaria have worked together for years, constructing rich and detailed mounds out of intended and random recorded segments.  Their project Dropp Ensemble focuses on culling these parts from as vast a reach as possible, employing musicians both local to their native Chicago, as well as those on the other side of [...]

This morning I was at the dentist getting my teeth cleaned and somehow I got into a conversation with the hygienist about eastern medicine.  Once her hand was in my mouth, the two-way conversation ended, and she continued to tell me about the fact she was studying for her masters in eastern pharmacology, acupuncture, etc.  [...]