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Billboard
In time-lapse photography, the bloom of a flower takes just seconds. Musician and computer programmer R Luke DuBois has developed the aural equivalent: time-lapse phonography. DuBois used the technique to condense Billboard’s pop charts into a single piece of music: 42 years of #1 hits compressed into 37 minutes. It’s called “Billboard.” Produced by Trent […]
In time-lapse photography, the bloom of a flower takes just seconds. Musician and computer programmer R Luke DuBois has developed the aural equivalent: time-lapse phonography. DuBois used the technique to condense Billboard’s pop charts into a single piece of music: 42 years of #1 hits compressed into 37 minutes. It’s called “Billboard.” Produced by Trent Wolbe. (photo courtesy: bitforms gallery nyc)