MUSIK/TON
aka MinaeMinae
Bands: htbsession, E.M.B.A.G.E
MATERIAL
Exploring Materiality through Wavetable Synthesis: A Study of Sound Generation from Photographic Textures
Material explores the sonification of material surfaces. The project begins with photographic captures of various surfaces, which are transformed into digital wavetables. These waveforms form the basis for sound generation using a wavetable synthesizer. Each track of the album is based on a specific material and carries its name.
The sonification process is linear: the waveforms are systematically scanned to acoustically translate the physical characteristics of the material. Smooth surfaces produce simpler, more harmonic sounds, while more complex structures yield denser and rougher tones.
Exploring Materiality through Wavetable Synthesis: A Study of Sound Generation from Photographic Textures
Material explores the sonification of material surfaces. The project begins with photographic captures of various surfaces, which are transformed into digital wavetables. These waveforms form the basis for sound generation using a wavetable synthesizer. Each track of the album is based on a specific material and carries its name.
The sonification process is linear: the waveforms are systematically scanned to acoustically translate the physical characteristics of the material. Smooth surfaces produce simpler, more harmonic sounds, while more complex structures yield denser and rougher tones.
2023
RÄUMLICHKEIT
Record/Vinyl + Digital
2 x LP Album
Label:
Marionette
Cover:
Jon Joanis
bandcamp
honest jons
Record/Vinyl + Digital
2 x LP Album
Label:
Marionette
Cover:
Jon Joanis
bandcamp
honest jons
2023
├ BDLVAR “Box Drawings Light Vertical and Right“
is an audiovisual sculpture. It is placed freely in space and connected to a lamp socket. Once powered, a random algorithm triggers one of several sound and light compositions. This soundscape sculpture is a collaboration between visual artist Benjamin Bronni and musician MinaeMinae.
is an audiovisual sculpture. It is placed freely in space and connected to a lamp socket. Once powered, a random algorithm triggers one of several sound and light compositions. This soundscape sculpture is a collaboration between visual artist Benjamin Bronni and musician MinaeMinae.
2022
SONIFICATION - EXPORT Sonification of global trade patterns, data from 1988 to 2021
Using the MFA Data Mod Legacy Software, the export volumes of various countries are translated into patterns. High export values are represented by fast note intervals, while lower values are depicted with slower intervals. The stereo panning makes national differences and economic patterns audible. This audio work uses sonification to offer a new perspective on global economic data, making the dynamic developments of the past decades audible.
Digital Release
Bastian Epple, 2022
License: CC0: Public Domain
Using the MFA Data Mod Legacy Software, the export volumes of various countries are translated into patterns. High export values are represented by fast note intervals, while lower values are depicted with slower intervals. The stereo panning makes national differences and economic patterns audible. This audio work uses sonification to offer a new perspective on global economic data, making the dynamic developments of the past decades audible.
Digital Release
Bastian Epple, 2022
License: CC0: Public Domain
2022
Die Karte der Schönheit Filmscore
The documentary film Karte der Schönheit follows landscape planner Michael Roth, who creates a map for the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation to identify Germany's most beautiful and protected landscapes. This map is crucial for planning the energy transition, determining which regions are suitable for wind farms, power lines, and substations. The film highlights the challenges of altering natural landscapes through industrial projects and raises fundamental questions about defining and measuring beauty.
Bastian Epple’s score reflects this search for beauty, remaining fragile and incomplete. Instead of clear themes, the music offers sketch-like ideas that never fully develop. This restraint subtly comments on the film’s visuals, echoing the ongoing quest to define beauty and becoming an integral part of the storytelling.
Director: Marco Kugel
Music: Bastian Epple
Production: Sein+Hein Film
Broadcaster: 3Sat
Nominated for the Grimme Prize
The documentary film Karte der Schönheit follows landscape planner Michael Roth, who creates a map for the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation to identify Germany's most beautiful and protected landscapes. This map is crucial for planning the energy transition, determining which regions are suitable for wind farms, power lines, and substations. The film highlights the challenges of altering natural landscapes through industrial projects and raises fundamental questions about defining and measuring beauty.
Bastian Epple’s score reflects this search for beauty, remaining fragile and incomplete. Instead of clear themes, the music offers sketch-like ideas that never fully develop. This restraint subtly comments on the film’s visuals, echoing the ongoing quest to define beauty and becoming an integral part of the storytelling.
Director: Marco Kugel
Music: Bastian Epple
Production: Sein+Hein Film
Broadcaster: 3Sat
Nominated for the Grimme Prize
2021
GESTRÜPP
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Label:
Marionette
Cover:
Benjamin Kilchhofer
Text:
Richard Foster
bandcamp
bleep
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Label:
Marionette
Cover:
Benjamin Kilchhofer
Text:
Richard Foster
bandcamp
bleep
2020
NACKENWIRBEL
Video:
Die Glitzies
Nina Werner, Simon Quack, André Siegers, Bernd Schoch
inverted audio
Video
Video:
Die Glitzies
Nina Werner, Simon Quack, André Siegers, Bernd Schoch
inverted audio
Video
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Digital Release
Album
The album Integral draws on the mathematical concept of the integral, which describes the summation of infinitesimal changes into a unified whole. This idea of wholeness and constant transformation is reflected in the album’s musical composition. At the core of the sound design are an electric piano and two modified cassette recorders used as tape echo devices. The echoes create a continuous flow in which past and present sounds merge. Through the gradual layering and alteration of sounds, a structure emerges that remains consistent while continuously evolving, thus rendering the concept of the integral sonically perceptible.
for MM
︎
Digital Release
Album
The album Integral draws on the mathematical concept of the integral, which describes the summation of infinitesimal changes into a unified whole. This idea of wholeness and constant transformation is reflected in the album’s musical composition. At the core of the sound design are an electric piano and two modified cassette recorders used as tape echo devices. The echoes create a continuous flow in which past and present sounds merge. Through the gradual layering and alteration of sounds, a structure emerges that remains consistent while continuously evolving, thus rendering the concept of the integral sonically perceptible.
for MM
︎
2019
