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India’s ancient temples that ‘sing’ thanks to intricate musical architecture – Classic FM
Within the Vijaya Vittala Temple in Hampi, South India are 56 pillars, each 3.6 metres high, which when gently tapped produce delicate musical notes. Tourists have been travelling to the UNESCO World Heritage Site for years to hear the over 500-year-old temple’s mesmerising music. Source: India’s ancient temples that ‘sing’ thanks to intricate musical architecture
Sonic Sedimentation
Tanner Springs Park, located northwest of downtown Portland, reflects the area’s wetland history amid urban surroundings. This 40-minute Soundwalk, led by composer Yuan-Chen Li, uses guided listening and musical elements to explore themes of sedimentation and the interplay between natural sounds and urban noise.
A walk with Kazantzakis
A performative soundwalk in Athens featured actors interpreting Kazantzakis' *Report to Greco*, carrying traces of sand through the historic city while walkers used Bluetooth speakers triggered by specific locations. Directed by Geert Vermeire and Sissy Papathanassiou, the experience combined live performance with soundscapes by Stefaan van Biesen to evoke the world and time of El Greco.
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India’s ancient temples that ‘sing’ thanks to intricate musical architecture – Classic FM
Within the Vijaya Vittala Temple in Hampi, South India are 56 pillars, each 3.6 metres high, which when gently tapped produce delicate musical notes. Tourists have been travelling to the UNESCO World Heritage Site for years to hear the over 500-year-old temple’s mesmerising music. Source: India’s ancient temples that ‘sing’ thanks to intricate musical architecture
Sonic Sedimentation
Tanner Springs Park, located northwest of downtown Portland, reflects the area’s wetland history amid urban surroundings. This 40-minute Soundwalk, led by composer Yuan-Chen Li, uses guided listening and musical elements to explore themes of sedimentation and the interplay between natural sounds and urban noise.
A walk with Kazantzakis
A performative soundwalk in Athens featured actors interpreting Kazantzakis' *Report to Greco*, carrying traces of sand through the historic city while walkers used Bluetooth speakers triggered by specific locations. Directed by Geert Vermeire and Sissy Papathanassiou, the experience combined live performance with soundscapes by Stefaan van Biesen to evoke the world and time of El Greco.
• Holon generates synth music from your body movements and the world around you. Your behaviour decides what you hear. Sensors on the phone or optional wearables, such as Apple Watch or AirPods Pro, lets users explore an adaptive soundtrack that accompanies and sometimes drives their everyday activities. Real-world signals are mapped to musical parameters, including speed, step rate, heart rate (if available), time of day, solar/lunar position, weather and device motion. Try Holon in a moving vehicle or an elevator!
An editor for advanced users, Holon.ist, lets users create their own adaptive music experiences or installations. Holon can also send signals to our compatible plugins for Ableton Live, Reaktor, VCV and miRack in a limited demo mode. Ableton Link needs to be activated in the settings and the devices need to be on the same wifi network. They connect automatically.
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Holon is now entirely free, including support for Apple Watch, which enables heart rate synchronised music. The geospatial features of Holon change the music depending on land use, e.g. transforming into ambient in parks, upbeat retail zones or mechanical and distorted industrial areas. Points Of Interest become proximity-activated triggers and modulators, they include millions of objects and places, ranging from street furniture and amenities to bus stops and bridges and other landmarks. Holon is compatible with miRack patches and features 10 new interactive scores that showcase these features in different ways.