http://www.origamibiro.com en-gb origamibiro.com 2012-1-17T00:00:00Z origamibiro.com http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#110532 2012-1-17 09:38:32 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#110225 2012-1-12 11:10:48 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#107777 I could copy and paste everything from this lecture. I think youd be hard pushed to find anyone being so open and honest about themselves and their work......The obvious solution was not to throw my hands up but try to find myself in a situation where I was doing me not someone else. Do you. It isnt easy but its essential. Its not easy because theres a lot in the way in many cases a major obstacle is your deeply seated belief that you is not interesting. And since convincing yourself that you are interesting is probably not going to happen take it off the table. Agree Perhaps Im not interesting but I am the only thing I have to offer and I want to offer something. And by offering myself in a true way I am doing a great service to the world because it is rare and it will help.Full lecture here 2011-11-29 10:19:11 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#102820 Care about peoples approval and you will be their prisoner. Tao Te Ching 2011-9-19 15:50:27 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#102513 Geoff Diego LitherlandIn Conversation with Origamibiro Hand amp Heart pub Nottingham 24 August 2011 Geoff Diego Litherland For someone whos never heard or seen your stuff how would you describe what you do Tom Hill Theres two ways to broach that Id start by defining it as live soundtracks to live film which can be expanded to acousticelectronica with captured live experimental cinema and take it from there really. Jim Boxall Expanded Soundtracked Cinema. Andy Tytherleigh Cinematic is a good word Geoff Thats interesting in relation to the gig you just did in The Space at Nottingham Contemporary with the tiered seating down and the large projection screen behind you it was setup as if you were watching a film. It demanded more from the audience too as there were none of the distractions of a bar club atmosphere. It worked really well. So now that Jim is officially on board how has the set... 2011-9-14 16:24:14 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#101367 Arguably one of the best wildlife sound recordists in the world with possibly the best job in the world. This guy knows how to truly listen. I wish there were more like him. Plus I dont think Ive ever heard anyone who could put in the same sentence The sound of my children laughing... with ...the sound of a hyena biting through the leg of a zebra... 2011-8-29 09:32:29 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#99371 Prepared Rhodes Experiment 1 by Origamibiro Prepared Rhodes Experiment 2 by Origamibiro 2011-7-28 22:19:16 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#99272 Impressions of Footfall the opening track on the new album is the culmination of lots of different sound sources and periods of time. From Autumn leaves through to Winter snow English rain through to Bulgarian waterfalls... its pretty heavily layered with all manner of feild recordings. But sounds alone can prove a poor substitute in the absence of the actions that made them. Whilst watching footage of Jims holiday in Bulgaria I was immediately struck by the lush texture of his footsteps in the snow and so ran a line out of the camera and captured the audio. But when I listened back the next day I was surprised and a bit disappointed by what I heard. The audio hadnt changed but my memory of it was completely different. I expected easily to be able to lift a number of beautifully isolated crunches in all their textured glory and put them to work in the piece I was writing. But what actually came through the speakers was a whole host of other sounds Id not even been aware of. Id unconsci... 2011-6-30 15:55:16 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#99271 Check out Nasas earthobservatory for more images like these. Lots of them are hi resolution and public domain like this one. Called cloud streets these cumulus clouds form when cold air from the ice blows over the open ocean chilling the moist air. As the temperature drops water freezes into tiny clouds which are arranged in neat rows in line with the powerful sweep of the wind. Though some clouds form over the cracking sea ice on the right side of the image most are over the unfrozen water. 2011-5-15 15:39:36 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#99270 Whether the industry likes it or not music is now like water it streams into homes it pours forth in caf233s it trickles past in the street as it leaks from shops and restaurants. Unlike water music isnt a basic human right but the public is now accustomed to its almost universal presence and accessibility. Yet the public is asked to pay for every track consumed while the use of water tends to be charged at a fixed rate rather than drop by drop exactly how much is consumed is less important than the fact that customers contribute to its provision. Telling people that profit margins are at stake doesnt speak to the average music fan but explaining how the quality of the music they enjoy is going to deteriorate just as water would become muddy and undrinkable if no one invested in it might encourage them to participate in the funding of its future. So since downloading music is now as easy as turning on a tap charging for it in a similar fashion seems like a realistic widereaching solut... 2011-3-27 15:37:12 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#99268 Jim Boxall and I were asked by the people at Creative Nottingham to be guest bloggers. Follow these links to read more Jims Blog Toms Blog 2011-3-10 15:23:09 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#99267 Idleness does not consist of doing nothing but in doing a great deal not recognized in the dogmatic formularies of the ruling class. Robert Louis Stevenson 2011-2-24 15:21:24 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#99266 Used to not only mask unwanted noises white noise can have a real calming effect. The reason why white noise works as a relaxing sound is due to the fact that it contains every frequency in the audible spectrum. A good analogy for why it helps to relax is to imagine two people talking when youre trying to read. Its easy to make out the individuals and what theyre saying each pause sentence language and word which is distracting as your brain homes in on every word. But when its 20000 people talking its impossible to make out what theyre saying they become a blur and you can focus on whatever you want. Babies love it as Ive recently found out. This website is great for struggling parents with newborns people with noisy neighbours or anyone who cant sleep www.simplynoise.com 2011-2-17 15:19:46 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#99265 Homemade Spacecraft from Luke Geissbuhler on Vimeo. 2011-1-7 15:18:46 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#99264 Some fascinating accounts of how our environment affects sound and informs our perception of it from place to place. My favourite part is about the Mayan pyramid temple in Mexico. Its believed that the steps were not built for climbing but for producing sounds. The echo from a hand clap whilst stood in front of the steps produces the exact same downward chirping sound as the Mayan bird the Quetzel. So precise is the sound as to suggest it is no accident. To listen to the full programme follow this link 2010-9-27 15:16:46 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#99259 Diane Arbus Photo Exhibition 14th August 2010 Nottingham Contemporary Producing soundtracks for film or in this case photos can be an odd process. It depends on what its purpose is or what the filmmakers intentions are for the music but essentially I think some of the best soundtracks serve as a means of intensifying the visual stimulus which could mean a lot of things like playing nothing or just noise or just a simple repetitive motif to ensure the music is helping rather than distracting. Gustavo Santaolallas soundtracks are a testament to the lessismore approach. Its almost completely egoless. Sometimes even to the point that youre unaware there was any music there at all. From a musicians perspective thats nuts. Why would anyone want their work to be intentionally forgotten But if its purpose was to get the audience to engage more with what theyre looking at then it should be expected some people wont be aware of the musics influence. And in many ways those people the peopl... 2010-8-17 15:04:27 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#99258 The works of Plato the ancient classical Greek philosopher appear to contain a hidden musical code a British academic has claimed reported in the Telegraph Researchers claimed they cracked The Plato Code the long disputed secret messages hidden in some of Ancient Worlds most influential and celebrated writings. Dr Jay Kennedy an historian and philosopher of science at the University of Manchester found Plato used a regular pattern of symbols to give his writing a musical structure. In his five year study Dr Kennedy found Plato who died around 347BC used the symbols inherited from the ancient followers of Pythagoras.His findings published in the American classics journal Apeiron suggested Plato was not only a secret follower of Pythagoras but also shared his belief that in the universes secrets lay maths and its numbers. The study which has created excitement in the academic world also suggests he anticipated the scientific revolution of Galileo and Sir Issac Ne... 2010-1-12 15:00:51 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#99256 Google Maps but for space. If you follow the link below you dont have to install the full program to try it out. You do need the Silverlight plugin but you should be directed to that httpwww.worldwidetelescope.orgwebclient 2009-11-29 14:53:43 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#99255 When an instrument is tuned using a tuning fork or an electric tuner the default is set to tune the note of A to 440hz. However in the time of Mozart and Verdi this wasnt the case. The Stradivarius violin was apparently built to resonate at 432Hz and it was widely accepted around that time that this should be the standard. Plato was supposedly the first to suggest this was important on a deeper level. Some composers believed this tuning was not only better suited to the human voice but also had a calming effect. Others go so far as to suggest it has healing properties. However during the second world war for whatever reason the Nazis decided to raise that tone and in 1936 the former propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels pictured decided 440 Hertz was to be the new standard. With a little help from some other influential figures it was approved by the International Standards Organisation ISO. Conspiracy theorists reported this to have been in part by turn of the Illuminati who were... 2009-10-8 14:51:57 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#99254 2009-9-21 14:50:30 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#99253 As soon as we start putting our thoughts into words and sentences everything gets distorted language is just no damn goodI use it because I have to but I dont put any trust in it. We never understand each other. Marcel Duchamp. Can the expression of emotions through music be directly related to knowledge or experience Or put another way Does academic intelligence or learned information make it any easier to convey complex emotions musically Its generally accepted the more you understand a language the better you can express yourself through it. Having all the knowledge at your fingertips normally means youre able to take any direction you choose. But focusing on a momentary emotion and holding onto its rawness is a hard thing to do. Certainly trying to illustrate a complex feeling is not easy. Can there really be a map or predefined language to convey emotions John Cage said I want something I dont yet know. He almost expressed a desire not in building upon p... 2009-8-12 14:47:45 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#99252 If youre unfamiliar with the Loudness Wars then you may be surprised to hear that there is a decline in the quality of music being produced despite the evolution of technology.Its an issue all studio engineers and music producers battle with to some degree or another. Youll notice this when you make a playlist or compilation of various artists. Certain tracks seem louder than others making the quieter tracks seem weaker. This is down to the final mastering stages in music production. You can push the perceived loudness of a track using compressors and limiters but there is a compromise you lose the dynamics of the music and sometimes even the clarity of individual sounds. But because everyone wants to be the loudest on a playlist producers are jumping over themselves to push the volume higher no matter what the cost of the musics clarity. Have a look at the differences of these two waveforms above. One is the original produced back in 1990 and the one underneath is a remastere... 2009-3-20 14:45:36 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#99249 2009-2-17 14:34:17 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#99251 This film has been animated and pieced together entirely using found postcards and photos from the U.S. Library of Congress. Hauschka Morgenrot from Jeff Desom on Vimeo. 2009-2-13 14:43:09 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#99248 Photo James DayThe first of these links that follow is a lecture by Bill Drummond about the redundancy of recorded music. The second is a link to an article by David Byrne about a similar subject with some great clips including Thom Yorke and Brian Eno about the music industry and how things are evolving. Bill Drummond Lecture David Byrne Article 2009-1-23 14:31:54 http://www.origamibiro.com/page8.htm#99247 A ball flying through the air is responding to the force and direction to which it was thrown the action of gravity the friction of the air which it must expend its energy on overcoming the turbulence of the air around its surface and the rate and direction of the balls spin. And yet someone who might have difficulty consciously trying to work out what 3x4x5 comes to would have no trouble in doing differential calculus and a whole host of other calculations so astoundingly fast that they can actually catch a flying ball. People who call this instinct are merely giving the phenomenon a name not explaining anything. I think that the closest that human beings come to expressing our understanding of these natural complexities is in music. It is the most abstract of the arts it has no meaning or purpose than to be itself. Excerpt taken from Dirk Gentlys Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams 2008-5-11 14:30:04