Such shapes-of-sounds are called visemes.
And the incredibly talented Vid Warren, who beatboxes while playing the flute, lent us his sonic skills as we amplified his sounds into our Reuben's tube – a three-metre-long metal tube that reveals the shapes of sound waves with a string of dancing flames, a performance we call Sonic Fire.
By examining the characteristics of sound radiation modes, it is found that radiation coefficient of each radiation mode increases gradually with the increase of frequency while modal shapes of sound radiation modes of cylindrical shells show a weak dependence upon frequency.
Like other surrealists, Zürn loved the idea of automatic writing, finding meaning or even just visualizing shapes of sound from games of wordplay.
Perhaps the most impressive facet was the strongly architectural shaping of sound and bristling silences, with the brass on and off-stage heightening the atmosphere and offering extra aural perspective to Mahler's already remarkable vision.
Whether it is scored on a stave, played on a feedbacking guitar or hammered in unison on 20 taiko drums, music is the creation and shaping of sound and investing it with meaning - and that includes Atlantic buoy sounds and dripping water down a mine shaft.
It may have been the burlesque freak show temptress who set fire to her skin, the empathic robotic bust of Elvis sitting in the eyeworks laboratory in Blade Runner, or the three metre long tube that reveals the shape of sound with dancing fire – but regardless of the victor, there are many contenders for the title of the quirkiest performers Guerilla Science has featured this year.
This isn't to say that house isn't well produced or that techno hasn't always been invested in the materiality and shape of sound.
Their new album, Shape of Sound, is out in a few days through Heathen Skulls and you can probably get yourself a copy at one of their shows - the details of which you can find in the flyer below.
This paper presents a BE-based shape optimization method for acoustic problems in the context of shape design of sound insulating walls.
