I have a press release at home about this, but I'm traveling right now.
Yeah, he did much of the sound for the Aibo, and the physical design was
largely by Katsura Moshino. Moshino made an animated film that is included
in the Takemura CD, "Sign," due out in January on Thrill Jockey.
Marc
On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, nat hawks wrote:
quoted 86 lines i think i remember reading that Nobukazu Takemura did the sounds for the new
>
> i think i remember reading that Nobukazu Takemura did the sounds for the new
> Sony robo-puppies... can anyone confirm?
>
> there definitely needs to be more of this utlitarian collaboration in the
> states (europe seems more open/appreciative of such things).
>
> though in the Anchorage (NYC) last summer one of the artists displayed had
> also designed the new 6-trains (which kind of suck) and the new MetroCard
> dispersal machines (which are very userfriendly and convenient and
> colorful)...
>
> nat
>
> a new home for indie rock and electronic
> http://www.littlefurythings.com
>
> >From: Lukas Bergstrom <lukas@pair.com>
> >To: idm doesn't stand for anything <idm@hyperreal.org>
> >Subject: [idm] idm sound design
> >Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 19:49:04 -0500 (EST)
> >
> >So just got this from PBE (more info on the release at
> >http://www.touch.demon.co.uk/releases/Tone14.html)
> >
> >Esentially it's a collection of sound files designed to be used as
> >ringtones on future, more flexible cellular phones that can play arbitrary
> >soundfiles. (I'm sure some aren't actually intended to be used, but to
> >comment on ringtones in general, etc etc)
> >
> >Interesting...this reminds me of the rumor that Brian Eno worked on
> >some of the system noises for Windows 95. Does anyone know of other
> >instances of utilitarian sound design by artists?
> >
> >For example: you know how Windows lets you select 'sound themes'? I'd
> >love to have one designed by (insert the name of your favorite idm artist
> >here).
> >
> >just daydreaming...
> >
> >Lukas
> >
> > > $14.99 TOUCH RINGTONES: Touch Ringtones (TONE14CD)
> > >
> > > 99 tracks - 177 ringtones - 45:06
> > >
> > > The process of transferring made-to-measure Ringtones to your mobile
> >phone
> > > is, at present, a fixed casino... Chart hits, "celebrity" voices, action
> > > heroes, lame keyboard melodies... so the likelihood of hearing one of
> >these
> > > on the 07.34 from Carshalton is, at present, remote, although the J
> >range
> > > of Sony mobiles promise better things. However each of these has been
> > > composed with exactly this eventuality in mind. All the compositions
> > > included here are in one way or another intended to be experienced as
> > > isolated, personal interventions: low-res loops, creature calls, in
> >low-res
> > > environments, with the branding of surprise.
> > >
> > > In whichever form you find them here, do sample and employ these humble
> > > suggestions...
> > >
> > > We assume you already agree that the cheap 'cheep cheep' tones of Nokia,
> > > Ericsson and the others leave a lot to be desired. But there is huge
> > > commercial possibility here, not least with the fact that these
> >selections
> > > have not been motivated by database usage... this is far cooler, and the
> > > contributors have responded accordingly...
> >
> >
> >---------------------------------------------------------------------
> >To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
> >For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
> >
>
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
> For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
>
>
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org