Mould Controlled Acoustic Instruments

A scientist and a single-celled organism will perform a piano duet at Biomusic, the 10th Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival

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When the piano keys are played, the cultured slime mould responds by changing its shape, and this movement creates electrical energy. By capturing the slime mould’s electrical energy and transforming it into sound, this new technology allows the slime mould to provide an auditory response to Miranda’s original musical phrase.

Ingenious, reminds me of the radioisotope randomizer that afx and the noyzelab fella spoke about. Although the mould isn't a completely outside element since it will be responding to the piano. But who knows how exactly it will respond. What d'ye reckon this will be like?

Bob is not amused, but he likes you

Could imagine this sounding very dissonant.

Or the auditory response could just be noise