MUSIC VID PICK: Diego Stocco – "Music From Sand"
This is not a traditional music video by any means, but rather a peak into Diego Stocco‘s method of creating music from grains of sand. The ambient, truly “of the earth” soundscapes are reminiscent of Brian Eno, Mike Oldfield, and Fennesz but are even more compelling considering their origins. Stocco explains his inspiration and technique below:
“I had some sandbags in the backyard that I used in November during a rainy day. I was moving them to a different spot when I heard the noise of the sand. I thought that maybe I could try a new sound design technique so I bought some piezo film transducers and started to experiment with them. The entire track is created only out of tuned sand tones. No additional sounds or waveforms. I emphasized the inner notes of the sand grains and mapped them on a sampler as a series of instruments. The grooves are all played live with various techniques, including taping two piezo films to my fingers.”
(via SwissMiss)
For more info on the Music From Sand Project, visit Diego’s page on Bahance.
THIS IS SO SWATE
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