Flow: The musical watermill played by the river itself

After three years in development, Flow (or strictly speaking ~Flow, with a leading tilde), a floating musical watermill has opened to visitors at Newcastle Quayside in England's North East. Actually a tide mill, Flow's waterwheel powers a variety of handcrafted electroacoustic instruments. The sound of the instruments changes dynamically according to the conditions of the river itself. In a sense, the river is playing the mill... Continue Reading Flow: The musical watermill played by the river itself

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Tags: Architecture, Art, Music, Water

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