Sound Art

Ikue Mori makes interesting music using electronic drums. I love how she collaborates with multiple other artists to combine each of their unique sounds. It allows her to produce different mixtures of music. I also like how immersive it is with headphones. It always amazes me how people can get the “360º surround sound” by having each earbud play different sounds. Integrating this into the music really adds to the ambience. Mori previously used physical drums, but made the switch to electronic music. The partially computer generated sound probably comes from noises the computer makes that are then manipulated by the artist. Although these sounds come from a computer and are not organic noises from a physical instrument, Mori’s unique sound can still be heard across her works.