In
The Geographic Flow of Music (
arxiv), researchers Conrad Lee and Pádraig Cunningham propose a method to use data from the
last.fm API to track the world's listening habits by location and time, showing where shifts in musical tastes have originated and subsequently migrated. Results show music trends originating in smaller cities and flowing outward in unexpected ways, contradicting some assumptions in social science about larger cities being more efficient engines of (cultural) invention.
posted by Blazecock Pileon
on Apr 26, 2012 -
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A corpus analysis of rock harmony [PDF] -
The analyses were encoded using a recursive notation, similar to a context-free grammar, allowing repeating sections to be encoded succinctly. The aggregate data was then subjected to a variety of statistical analyses. We examined the frequency of different chords
and chord transitions ... Other results concern the frequency of different root motions, patterns of
co-occurrence between chords, and changes in harmonic practice across time. More information, analysis, and explanation
here.
posted by Wolfdog
on Jul 29, 2011 -
33 comments
The intersect of data visualization and aural phenomena is a fascinating space, from simple chartings of the history of
sampling to mapping the entire
world of music (or even
just electronica). Pop songs become
sketches, iTunes libraries become
twisted geometric forms, and last.fm listening behaviors form coloured
orbs and
waves. The collaborative networks of
comtemporary rappers,
jazz musicians, and
classical composers are revealing of specific and meaningful community structures. Explore
the algorithmic music of Stephan Wolfram's computational universe,
listen to pi or
e or
the Mona Lisa or
the weather or the
temperature in New York City,
discover the shape of sound, or just, you know,
see music.
Use the
Echo Nest to visualize your own music (
example),
tag your music collection with colours, or just wade through the
plethora of
ways to map connections between
artists and
genres.
(several previously)
posted by youarenothere
on Apr 9, 2008 -
12 comments
