Alex Berman • Art Practice • Lalya Gaye • Olle Huge • Oscar Ramos • Richard Widerberg

Vélophonik 1.0 - Sustainable audio pollution in the city

Posted by Olle on 28 March 2008⋅ Comment⋅ Share⋅  Email ⋅  Print
Tags: bikes, experimental, Göteborg, Lo-Fi Audio, Mobile Music, Performance, Sound-Art, Urban Space

With Vélophonik 1.0, Dånk! Collective examines the audible presence of bicycles in traffic, with the use of green power. The version 1.0 of the Vélophonik project was a noisebike performance that took place during Critical Mass Göteborg on Friday 28th March 2008, moved through the streets of Göteborg and ended at the ‘MyComputer’ exhibition at Gallery 300m3 in Göteborg.

Bicycles were equiped with speakers connected to their dynamos, some of them with additional effect pedals, contact mics and switches. Riding these bicycles resulted in loud noises that varied according to speed, gear level and bicycling style and also created Doppler effects when passing by people. All powering and sound came from riding the bicyle, no computers were used.

Image courtesy of Olof Ericsson-Ottersgård

Vélophonik 1.0 Performers
* Dånk! Collective: Olle Huge, Lalya Gaye, Richard Widerberg
* McCloud Zicmuse
* Henrik Andersson

Original Idea: Olle Huge

Development and Implementation
Olle Huge, Richard Widerberg, Alex Berman, Lalya Gaye, Oscar Ramos

Links
* Critical Mass: www.critical-mass.info
* Gallery 300m3: www.300m3.com
* MyComputer exhibition: www.300m3.com/mycomputer/
* More pictures on Flickr

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* The Iron Horse
* Soundbikes
* MIDI Bicycle
* Wheel to Reel
* SOUNDBIKE
* Songbike