Chris Chafe and "The Sounds of Science" - Stanford Magazine
The Sounds of Science
January/February 2012, Roberta Kwok, Stanford Magazine
Composer Chris Chafe gives new meaning to synthesizing data.
At first, the music playing on Chris Chafe's laptop sounds like wind blowing through an old window frame. Then it becomes more frantic, reaching higher and higher pitches, with syncopated pops punctuating the wailing. The anxious chattering sounds almost human, like a sped-up movie reel. Suddenly, it slips into a deadened hum...Read more...