Sound is Art
Listen to field recordings, instruments, performances and organized noise Curated by Margaret Noble
Intercepted Signals
Categories: Process, Sound Oddities

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Sound Clip: Send and Receive by Markus Jones.

This composition is driven by data interceptions from 16 servers and 1200 ports. Lush and atmospheric tones are produced from the data’s sonic properties expanded into audible ranges.

4 Comments to “Intercepted Signals”

  1. Adam Hudson says:

    Lovely piece here.

  2. rick sutherland says:

    love this.

  3. Jovan Millet says:

    Imagine…You’re playing your old Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), and suddenly the game crashes. It plays one tone, without a break. It starts out as being annoying.Then, it soon develops into a soothing, hypnotic melody, as mysterious as the stars, but as calm as the night. You begin to realize that you are no longer listening intently, but slowly drifting off into sleep. Yes, as a hypnotist would guide you, the music is a reassuring hand, monotonous tone and all. You start to dream, and this odd sound influences them, as if he were the God of your will. It seems to control your mind. Suddenly, abruptly, it stops. Almost like a warning. why should it go away? The sound if comfort, it is the least bit annoying, but when it stops after going for five hypnotic minutes, it turns into a warning, a suggestion of danger.

  4. The Android lies still on the cool floor of the tech lab. Its core hums and pulses unceasingly as slowly the upper functions come to life. A crackling noise from the audio receptor invades the rhythm of the core. The hum from the limb motors whirs itself into existence every so often. Occasional rumbling from outside just reminds the android of what has happened. Squeaks fade in and out from broken computers all throughout the lab. What sounds to be a fading helicopter engine is actually the noise of multiple system failures of the android. The sound of air floating by seems to slightly penetrate the stillness. Static flares into existence more and more as the systems boot up. A sharp ping noise rips into the near silence as the visual systems creak into life. A barely audible click emerges for a split second as errors flood the androids vision. The cores rhythm deepens a little as more and more programs become active. The rhythm seems to become off balance and out of sync as the android attempts to repair itself. The rhythm itself quickens its pace until it appears to be one complete sound. The core attempts to sustain itself but it eventually succumbs to the silence and dies.

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