Concert | Late Lounge
Interactive situation with 64 bio-sensory networked visitors arranged by 91v.2.1
‘A sophisticated soirée’ is a pleasant situation in the style of a “club” or ‘lounge’, created by visitors together with laptop musicians, digital image designers and programmers from the 91v2.1 team. Up to 64 registered participants per event are equipped with disposable adhesive electrodes and sensors that measure their heartbeat and transmit it wirelessly to a computer, which evaluates the data and transforms it into real-time music and visuals.
The participants recognise their heartbeat by the flashing of the transmitter unit. The colour of the light signal indicates when one heart has found the rhythm of another heart or is perhaps even beating in time with it. Based on an idea by science fiction author Neil Stephenson in his novel ‘The Diamond Age’, the collective mood and the superimposition of the participants' hearts control the musical and visual events. In the course of each soirée, the music of a changing ‘soirée band’ is added, which, in contrast to the electronic music and image production, plays mainly acoustically.
By purchasing a ticket, visitors agree to wear the sensors. Due to the limited number of participants and the distribution of sensors, visitors must register at the latest upon entering the event.
Erich Berger – technical design, GEM solutions
Eva Dranaz/300 – visual design, image management
Jaromil/Dyne.org – software design and development
rantaša – idea, concept, sound design
zeitblom – sound design, sound direction
Soirée Band
Axel Dörner – trumpet
Joe Williamson – double bass
Sven-Åke Johansson – percussion
The Beige Oscillator & DJ Attaché
Nicolas Bussmann, Hanno Leichtmann
Co-production with Ars Electronica Linz, musikprotokoll im steirischen herbst, Bayerischer Rundfunk / intermedium 2