Random Video Dopeness

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Because we just feel like sharing random videos with our dear fans. And because there's not always a method to our madness. And because Anthony's column has been delayed.

We kick things off with "Element 11" a very artistic video by Camille de Galbert which uses Grand Pianoramax's "Midnight Morning" for soundtrack.

The second video we have for you today is an excerpt from Darcy James Argue's and visual artist Danijel Zezelj's collaborative project "Brooklyn Babylon".

Here's a cool little clip for Jo-Yu Chen's track "Follow Me" featuring Chris Tordini on bass and Tommy Crane on drums.

Finally, we saved the best for last. This is a record player that plays slices of wood. Literally. The installation by German artist Bartholomäus Traubeck translates year ring data into music. Dope.

A tree’s year rings are analysed for their strength, thickness and rate of growth. This data serves as basis for a generative process that outputs piano music. It is mapped to a scale which is again defined by the overall appearance of the wood (ranging from dark to light and from strong texture to light texture). The foundation for the music is certainly found in the defined ruleset of programming and hardware setup, but the data acquired from every tree interprets this ruleset very differently.