👋 Welcome to the 35th issue of New and Noteworthy, a collection of interesting ideas and projects from the world of music and audio.

Research

Designing Robot Sound-In-Interaction: The case of Autonomous Public transport Shuttle Buses

Around the web

“Which is why, the time is now to start building plan B. To elevate a music world centred around fandom, identity, creativity, and exceptionalism. These are the fundamentally human elements of music that can (at least for now) clearly demarcate what is inevitably going to become a two-track music world.” - Mark Mulligan

The renaissance in online music communities

UK-based charity Youth Music finds 63% of young artists are adopting AI for creative purposes

Astronomers detect ‘cosmic bass note’ of gravitational waves

Jarring sounds that break through the ambience are more detrimental to human health than a busy roadway

YOUROPE - the pan-European festivals association - has published a guide to making events more environmentally sustainable

UK recorded music exports grew by 20% in 2022

Listening and watching

The Shell That Speaks The Sea - David Toop & Lawrence English

Lune - KMRU

Uspon (Martinour Remix) - Ben Kaczor

LoE3 - 504 Aquatic

The Biography of Photek Mix - Law (a great mix of Rupert Parkes work from the mid 90s)

Purge - Godflesh

Orgelwerke - Ted Reichman

Crash Recoil - Surgeon

Podcast: Twenty Thousand Hertz explore the history of audio formats, from cylinders to mp3s

Things we’re interested in

loopcloud - extensive sample library

Using AI to detect sentiment in audio files

The composer of Kingdom Eighties soundtrack, Andreas Hald, discusses the games vintage sound.

Question

Why is pop music plundering the past?

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