Flow: The musical watermill played by the river itself
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A floating watermill on England's Tyne incorporates electroacoustic instruments powered and influenced by the changing properties of the river
A Bubble Synth is influenced by the chemical makeup of the river, also making use of a "giant overhead bellows"
A (wonderfully named) Salinity Sampler Sequencer "plays" hourly river water samples with the assistance of a wooden conveyor belt and electronic sensors
A (wonderfully named) Salinity Sampler Sequencer "plays" hourly river water samples with the assistance of a wooden conveyor belt and electronic sensors
An equally-wonderfully titled Laser Turbidatron is influenced by the muddiness of the river samples, driven by a series of gears and cranks
An equally-wonderfully titled Laser Turbidatron is influenced by the muddiness of the river samples, driven by a series of gears and cranks
An equally-wonderfully titled Laser Turbidatron is influenced by the muddiness of the river samples, driven by a series of gears and cranks
Actually a tide mill, Flow's waterwheel powers a variety of handcrafted electroacoustic instruments
A floating watermill on England's Tyne incorporates electroacoustic instruments powered and influenced by the changing properties of the river
A floating watermill on England's Tyne incorporates electroacoustic instruments powered and influenced by the changing properties of the river
A floating watermill on England's Tyne incorporates electroacoustic instruments powered and influenced by the changing properties of the river
A floating watermill on England's Tyne incorporates electroacoustic instruments powered and influenced by the changing properties of the river
Article Summary
After three years in development, Flow (or strictly speaking ~Flow, with a leading tilde), a floating musical watermill has opened to visitors at Newcastle Quayside in England's North East. Actually a tide mill, Flow's waterwheel powers a variety of handcrafted electroacoustic instruments. The sound of the instruments changes dynamically according to the conditions of the river itself. In a sense, the river is playing the mill.
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