Book Xylophone

Though the concept is quite simple, to use the sounds of thumping on books to create music, I love that the artist also paid attention to the graphic quality of the book covers to create a unified visual as well. See and hear for yourself. LINK

The Typewriter

This performance by Leroy Anderson Martin Breinschmid and the Straub Festival Orchestra Vienna performs a short classical piece where the featured "instrument" is a typewriter. The speed alone in impressive. LINK

Quad Time :: Origamibiro

An audio-visual collective that calls themselves Origamibiro put together this musical and video item that creates music from everyday objects, including a typewriter. A fun watch. LINK

Pulsate :: André Michelle

This interactive allows users to add circles to the field. Those circles then pulsate musically, the size of the circles determining notes - a simple idea with a pleasant end result. LINK

Root Beer Mozart :: Mystery Guitar Man

Brazilian Mystery Guitar Man caught my attention for his root beer bottle rendition of Die Zauberflöte by Mozart. LINK

Conductor :: Alexander Chen

Based on the NYC subway system, this online map uses the movements of trains and their crossings to create music. Watch it in action. LINK

Portamento

The synthesizer synced to this visual calls perfect attention to the pressures applied when throwing pots. LINK

Heavy Metal Band Names :: Doogie Horner

Though I'm not all that familiar with heavy metal music, I can definitely appreciate this infographic that looks at the choices in band names (and the fitting use of the pentagram shape). See the full graphic. LINK

Charting the Beatles :: Michael Deal

Using data from the book Beatlesongs, Michael Deal has put together several infographics charting information about the Beatles. Not only interesting content, the organization of the information is quite creative as well. See them all at his site. LINK

Rock 'n' Roll Metro Map

I'm always happy to see new takes on infographics and this "metro" map does not disappoint. Lines include punk, grunge, heavy metal, alternative, and even emo, with transfer stations at critical points. Just click to enlarge to see the full-size map for yourself. LINK

Beatles Stereo vs. Mono

This video tells the story of a guy going through the process of discovering the differences between the Beatles collection in stereo as opposed to the mono set. His enthusiasm is infectious and his reactions are priceless. After watching it, I'll admit that I wanted to go out and get the collection! Watch for yourself. LINK

Revamped Equalizer :: Marcelo Costa

I love the simplicity of this idea. See all the different objects one can use to create an equalizer! LINK

Fleshmap

This is an infographics project that depicts how often body parts are mentioned in varying genres of music. Shown here is Rock. Needless to say, Hip Hop has an entirely different hierarchy. NSFW. LINK

Techno Jeep :: Julian Smith

This is a must watch. Making music from the sounds a Jeep makes. LINK

Solar :: flight404

A cool little visualizer set to music. It's fairly detailed so viewing full screen gives you a better view. LINK

Another visualizer by the same artist can be found here. LINK

Mobile Mobile :: James Théophane Jnr

The story goes that when James was asked to create a company holiday card, he used the company's out-of-date mobile phones to create a mobile in the office lobby. The phones can play holiday jingles and also (until January) are supposed to be able to play music typed by internet users while watching live the reaction of anyone who happens to be in the waiting area at the time. LINK

Beatbox :: Dub FX and Bend Dowden

Ben Dowden put together this video showcasing beatbox performer Dub FX's talents, creating all of his own "instruments". It's pretty good. LINK

Piano Stairs

In Stockholm's Odenplan subway station, the staircase has been transformed into a piano in an attempt to motivate people to get more exercise. Check out the entire video to see how successful it was. LINK

Tone Matrix :: André Michelle

A neat little music generator using a grid of tones that you can set. LINK

The Bird Song Score :: Jarbas Agnelli & Paulo Pinto

A pretty little musical bit inspired by birds on electrical wires. LINK