Data-driven visualization of hiphop music.
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Translating sound into visuals has been the focus of my work recently and this project is part of it. With a data-driven approach an image is generated for each bar (every 4 beats) in the song “Versager” by the Cologne-based hiphop duo Lugatti & 9ine.
The basis of the case-study was the song file only from which a spreadsheet was created with the numbers of each of the “instruments” in the song.
From there the spreadsheet was imported into Cavalry, an animation software focused on a generative approach to motion design, in which the graphics were created.
Every visual element corresponds to one of the following sounds and is layered over each other to create a visual for each bar in the song:
- Kick drum
- Bass
- Guitar
- Claps
- Hi-Hats
- Distorted bass
- Syllables main lyrics
- Syllables adlibs
The chosen sounds are the main building blocks of this specific song and the visual language is chosen to fit with the style of the artist.
Go listen to the song on Spotify or Apple Music and read through all the visuals:
