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  Sam Proud

  

  James Blake Pivots to Background Music

  The New Yorker - Sheldon Pearce

  The sounds recorded on the artist’s new A.I.-assisted album aren’t songs, per se, but they possess surprising glints of melodic elegance. In the streaming era, music has become the fuel of the Internet’s endless white-noise machine. Lo-fi ambient music—much of which mines and dilutes the more …

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  Sam Proud

  

  Shangri-La designed to showcase that “people power is possible”

  designweek.co.uk - By Henry Wong

  Using VR technology and found materials, this year’s Shangri-La hopes to highlight the power of community, explains creative director Kaye …

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  Sam Proud

  

  Yamaha’s unique audio machines bring to life the physical interaction we’re slowly losing out on

  yankodesign.com - Gaurav Sood

  In an age where we interact with our music via hands-free luxury, students from the Swiss design school ÉCAL (University of Art and Design Lausanne) …

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  Sam Proud

  

  SEGULHARPA - ELECTROMAGNETIC HARP — Úlfur

  ulfurhansson.com

  ABOUT THE INSTRUMENT The Segulharpa is an electronic musical instrument that produces completely acoustic music. The instrument is a 25 string harp …

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  Sam Proud

  

  How can we design more accessible musical instruments?

  designweek.co.uk - By Anusia Grennell

  Design Partners researcher Anusia Grennell shares insight into the world of musical instrument design and tips on establishing a more inclusive …

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  Sam Proud

  

  The Ambient Machine lets you compose your own background noise

  designweek.co.uk - By Henry Wong

  The sound designer’s new device lets people create a fully customisable sound scape according to their mood. Yuri Suzuki has designed The Ambient …