How is music possible(henrikkarlsson.xyz)
134 points by rafaelc | 87 comments
An essay by Henrik Karlsson on Escaping Flatland exploring why music moves us, weighing music psychology, Schopenhauer's metaphysics, and emergence as explanations.
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Show HN: OnKey – I'm a bad singer, so I built an app to show where I'm off-key(github.com)
210 points by dsmurrell | 89 comments
GitHub repository for OnKey, a free open-source Mac singing trainer that learns songs played in Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube and scores your pitch.
Show HN: Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard(guitoro.com)
533 points by talccc | 147 comments
Guitoro is a free browser-based virtual guitar using real instrument recordings, playable via keyboard, mouse, or touch, with chord tools, tuners, and song practice.
In Praise of John Cale, the Superior Velvet(thequietus.com)
3 points by sebmellen | 0 comments
A Quietus subscriber-area Low Culture essay by Daniel Dylan Wray arguing John Cale was the superior member of the Velvet Underground.
You might want to try being less creative(blog.bawolf.com)
61 points by bryantwolf | 31 comments
A Substack newsletter essay arguing that trying to be original everywhere hinders progress, drawn from a jam session experience about finishing songs.
15-year search for a band that charted once and vanished(shahidhussain.com)
363 points by shahidhussain | 127 comments
A personal essay by Shahid Hussain about a years-long search for information on Salvage, an obscure indie rock band he discovered on a CD in 2011.
Accountability mechanisms can be joyful (2024)(liquidbrain.net)
77 points by luu | 25 comments
A personal blog post describing a couple's music-based accountability system where completing a daily task earns sending the other a song, contrasted with accountability bets.
Why media fans want to escape algorithms with CDs, DVDs and vinyl(theguardian.com)
44 points by beardyw | 44 comments
Guardian article on people returning to CDs, DVDs and vinyl to escape streaming algorithms, protect data, support artists and keep control of their choices.
The Beatles have permeated research papers across academic disciplines(phys.org)
21 points by pseudolus | 18 comments
Phys.org news article about how references to The Beatles appear in research papers across academic disciplines; the capture shows only a Cloudflare verification page.
Dutch designer made DE9: Closer to the Edit into a playable web-based instrument(creativeboom.com)
12 points by ChrisArchitect | 2 comments
Creative Boom article about Dutch designer Merijn Straathof rebuilding Richie Hawtin's album DE9: Closer to the Edit as a playable web-based instrument.
Enjoy Every Sandwich(bradmontague.substack.com)
167 points by NaOH | 85 comments
A Substack post by Brad Montague with his drawn remembrance of Warren Zevon's 2002 appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman.
The softness of metal(psyche.co)
39 points by NaOH | 15 comments
A Psyche personal essay about watching Ozzy Osbourne play his final gig seated, while the author had a broken ankle, and finding vulnerability true to metal.
Show HN: Hallucinate – Massively Multiplayer Online Rave(hallucinate.site)
395 points by stagas | 174 comments
Hallucinate is a browser-based massively multiplayer online 3D rave space with music and visuals, with source on GitHub.
Rare concert recordings are landing on the Internet Archive(techcrunch.com)
676 points by jrm-veris | 197 comments
TechCrunch brief reporting that thousands of rare concert recordings are being uploaded to the Internet Archive for public listening.
Volunteers turn a fan's recordings of 10K concerts into an online treasure trove(apnews.com)
345 points by geox | 67 comments
AP News article about volunteers digitizing Chicago fan Aadam Jacobs's recordings of about 10,000 concerts and posting them to the Internet Archive.
Nightingale – open-source karaoke app that works with any song on your computer(nightingale.cafe)
520 points by rzzzzru | 151 comments
Landing page for Nightingale, an open-source desktop karaoke app that separates vocals, transcribes lyrics, and plays songs back with word-level sync and pitch scoring.
Vocal Guide – belt sing without killing yourself(jesperordrup.github.io)
394 points by jesperordrup | 125 comments
A web reference guide to singing techniques covering vocal registers, styles, effects, embellishments and dynamics, with examples, how-to tips and tutorial links.
AI generated music barred from Bandcamp(old.reddit.com)
876 points by cdrnsf | 644 comments
Reddit thread in r/BandCamp about Bandcamp barring AI-generated music; the page loaded as a Reddit network-policy block.
Daft Punk Easter Egg in the BPM Tempo of Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger?(madebywindmill.com)
751 points by simonw | 121 comments
A blog post on the Tempi app site examining whether Daft Punk deliberately chose an unusual, non-integer BPM tempo for "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" as a joke.
Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork accompanied by music(journals.plos.org)
500 points by gnabgib | 269 comments
PLOS One open-access research article on the neurobiological basis of altered states of consciousness induced by high ventilation breathwork with music.
Yamanot.es: A music box of train station melodies from the JR Yamanote Line(yamanot.es)
324 points by zdw | 97 comments
Yamanot.es is an interactive web music box that plays the departure melodies of stations on Tokyo's JR Yamanote Line.
Ozzy Osbourne has died(bbc.co.uk)
376 points by fantunes | 97 comments
BBC News live coverage page reporting the death of rock musician Ozzy Osbourne, former Black Sabbath frontman.
Brian Wilson has died(pitchfork.com)
355 points by coloneltcb | 102 comments
Pitchfork news article reporting that Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson died at 82 after living with a neurocognitive disorder akin to dementia.
Sly Stone has died(abcnews.go.com)
373 points by brudgers | 62 comments
ABC News obituary reporting that Sly Stone, leader of the funk band Sly and the Family Stone, has died at 82.
Mixxx: GPL DJ Software(mixxx.org)
597 points by brudgers | 124 comments
Homepage of Mixxx, a free and open source DJ software for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Quincy Jones has died(apnews.com)
359 points by gfortaine | 86 comments
AP News obituary reporting that Quincy Jones, the music producer who worked with Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson, has died at 91.
Dookie Demastered(dookiedemastered.com)
750 points by nickthegreek | 192 comments
Promotional site for Dookie Demastered, a release of Green Day's 1994 album Dookie on obsolete or novelty media formats like floppy disks and toys.
Bop Spotter(walzr.com)
2301 points by walz | 367 comments
Riley Walz's art project: a solar-powered Android phone on a pole in SF's Mission running Shazam 24/7, publishing a live feed of songs heard on the street.
Tom Waits vs. Frito-Lay, Inc (2003)(tomwaitslibrary.info)
370 points by Borrible | 235 comments
Tom Waits Library fan-archive page documenting Waits v. Frito-Lay, his lawsuit over a Doritos ad imitating his voice, opening with his quote against advertising use of music.
Pluckable Strings(string.spiel.com)
643 points by bcjordan | 115 comments
An interactive browser toy showing horizontal lines that act as strings you can pluck with the mouse to produce musical sounds.
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Wintergatan Marble Machine (2016) [video](youtube.com)
344 points by kaycebasques | 123 comments
YouTube video of Wintergatan's Marble Machine, a hand-cranked wooden music instrument that plays a song using 2000 marbles.
A lost X-Files song(twitter.com)
427 points by tptacek | 155 comments
A viral X/Twitter post by @laurenancona describing hearing a country song in an X-Files episode bar scene and trying to Shazam it, starting a lost-song mystery.
Portugal. The Man – Official Website Is a Google Sheets Document(portugaltheman.com)
511 points by nateb2022 | 164 comments
The official website of the band Portugal. The Man, built as a published Google Sheets document with tabs for tour, videos, vinyl, store, and an email signup.
Touch Pianist(touchpianist.com)
723 points by thunderbong | 202 comments
Touch Pianist is a browser-based interactive music toy where users tap keys to play the rhythm of famous classical piano pieces, with mobile apps for Android and iOS.
Sinead O’Connor has died(irishtimes.com)
539 points by jbegley | 150 comments
Irish Times breaking news report that Dublin singer Sinéad O'Connor, known for Nothing Compares 2 U, has died aged 56.
Show HN: Mofi – Content-aware fill for audio to change a song to any duration(mofi.loud.red)
615 points by jaflo | 149 comments
Landing page for Mofi, a free web app that shortens or lengthens a song to a target duration by detecting repeating audio patterns.
Ryuichi Sakamoto has died(clashmusic.com)
550 points by mellosouls | 104 comments
Clash Music news article reporting the death of Japanese composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto.