Analogue Tape Glove v1

This interactive sound installation deals with exploring the physical connection between people and technology. A tangible user interface, taking the form of a glove is worn by the participant as they are invited to interact with an analogue tape surface. As the glove comes in contact with the tape, sound is generated and can be manipulated via touch and movement. This piece intends to explore the somewhat obsolete medium of tape through a playful and sonically interesting experience, appealing to a wide audience. the pre-recorded sound on the tape is a random collage of compiled material including a range of musical styles & found recordings.
This piece is informed by works such as Nam June Paiks Random Access Music and Stockhausens Tape experimentations as well as the notion of using analogue tape as an instrument.

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Category:

Music

Tags:

• Sound
• Art
• Interactive
• Tape
• Analogue
• Technology
• Glove
• Sonic
• Music
• Cassette
• interaction
• design
• installation
• audio
• analogue
• walkman
• hack
• interactive
• touch
• obsolete
• electronic
• experimental
• noise

[SignaltoNoiseVideo]

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[SignaltoNoiseVideo]

Hey everyone... We are exhibiting this piece at the Soundwaves Festival in Brighton on the 17th & 18th July. Be great to see you there

[SignaltoNoiseVideo]

Hey thanks for your comments. This was at the Phoenix gallery in Brighton for a month running from late October to December.

[dawoof]

@theesenuttz actually yes, you would need your otherhand to control the volume, with one you control time and with the other you control volume, and thats the chopping efffects or techniques dj's use, you would only need to adapt it to this case

[sortabli]

I´m interested make tape music. But I dont know how.

[theesenuttz]

is it possible to scratch like you do when your a real dj?

[JezSpeelman]

@machinate - Very good point. I think it's the conditioned action of approaching most things top to bottom. Generally if people touch a textured surface they usually stroke down, if you pat an animal you pat in a down ward motion etc. Its interesting to see that possibly this physical habit over rides a need to get the sound 'right' or the right way around.

[CharlieCoats]

i just stared at this agape for a while before i even played it

[mankee2211]

r2-d2 sound generator :D

[machinate]

I love this - it reminds me of Laurie Andersons tape-bow violin.

An interaction question: Note how most people drag from the top down? it looks like that is the opposite way of the way the tape pieces were recorded - only one guy plays them the "right way round" - at the very end.

Is there an artistic intention behind the orientation of the tape pieces in that regard?

best,

Andreas.

[misterite]

love to see someone use it musicaly