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The loudest sound in history, a concert played to 2,292 plants, and the world’s most relaxing song.

Our pickCulture & TravelThe Loudest Sound in History Broke People’s Eardrums 40 Miles AwayOur pickArtA Concert for 2,292 Plants in Barcelona’s Opera HouseOur pickArtTake a Listen To The World’s Most Relaxing SongOur pickArtTree Ring MusicOur pickNatural WorldListen to the Last Song of The Extinct Kauaʻi ʻōʻōOur pickCulture & TravelListen To The Oldest Known Piece of Music Known to HumankindArchitectureConstruction Nearing Completion on Shanghai’s Epic Grand Opera HouseArchitectureThe Architecture of Musical InstrumentsCraftA Giant Floating Violin Launches in VeniceArtLove from PaperArtPoolside.FM Brings the 90s Grooves BackCraftThe Ultimate Guide to Keeping and Playing VinylNatural WorldListen to a Soundmap of Forests Around the WorldArchitectureFlowing Photovoltaic Roofline for Kosovo’s Opera HouseArtWatch a Drone Fly Directly Into The Sphere’s Phish ExtravaganzaCraftThese Bell-Shaped Beer Glasses Make the Perfect ‘Cheers’ Sound 🍻ArchitectureThe Opera of the FutureArtFascinating Electronic Album Mixes in Endangered Bird Calls to Draw Attention to Their PlightArchitectureMusical Notes as BubblesDesignVisual Compendium of GuitarsArtBlack & White In ColorCulture & TravelThe Very First ‘Rap’ Song Debuted in 1946 by The JubalairesNatural World‘I Miss My Bar’ is an Interactive Sound Experience to Replicate Your Watering HolePhotographyM83: WaitNatural WorldNoise Cancelling Dog KennelArchitectureHamburg’s New Concert HallCulture & TravelFavorite Albums of 2010CraftVisualizing The Sounds of Planet EarthThe FutureSlow down a bitArtVisually Exhilarating Ad by Spike JonzeArchitectureThe Illuminated Musical SwingsetNatural WorldThe Top Three Loudest Animals on EarthThe FutureDyson’s $1000 Zone Headphones Combine Noise Cancelling With Air PurificationPhotographyActive Child & Australia’s Raw BeautyThe FutureJoué, A Playful Music Controller for the 21st CenturyArtLeave it to The Flaming Lips to Perform a Pandemic Concert With Everyone in Plastic BubblesThe FutureThe Grand Piano Takes a StandCraftBrian Eno Releases 2nd Neon Glowing TurntableThe FutureThis Bluetooth Speaker with Integrated Solar Panel May Never Need to Be Charged, EverCraftVibrant New Animated Video For the Beatles’ ‘Here, There and Everywhere’ArtBoston Dynamics Robots Dance to Do You Love MeCraftTransparent’s Latest Speaker is Brutalist and ArchitecturalCraftCreative Genius Builds Abstract Music MachinesDesignAudio Technica’s Magnetically Floating Record Player is a Work of ArtThe FutureFrom Sand To Sound – 3D Printed SpeakerArtVisual Mashup Music VideoCraftColorful Acoustic Playground in ShanghaiArchitectureThe Ravenchord Is the First Fundamental Redesign of the Grand Piano in 300 YearsArchitectureGrand Yellow – On My WayArtHeart-Wrenching Animation Shows Endangered Animals Singing ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ From Les MisérablesArchitectureMoonraker Speakers Look Ready for LiftoffThe FutureTeenage Engineering’s New Medieval Sampler Lets You Make Bubonic BeatsArt200 Porcelain Floating Bowls Making Abstract MusicArchitectureSverdlovsk Philharmonic Concert HallArtImpressive Light and Sound Installations in BerlinArtSharon JonesArtDramatic Floor Visualizations Dazzle in Piano ConcertArtInstallation Plays Toto’s ‘Africa’ in the African Desert ForeverCraftTeno is a Radically Different Speaker and Light Meant to Be TimelessCraftBalloon Concerto Series Visualizes Music ItselfArtBeatles Versus The Stones – An Epic Video BattleThe FutureListen to ‘Now and Then’, The First New Beatles Song in 50 YearsArtKaki King’s Projection Mapped GuitarArtVisual Sounds of the AmazonArtNew Ethereal Single Accompanied by Breathtaking Aerials of the Faroe IslandsThe FutureGomi Bluetooth Speaker Made From Plastic Trash BagsCulture & Travel‘Music by John Williams’ Covers the Composer’s Incredible CareerArtThe Very Beautiful Maxwell Infinitum Acoustic GuitarDesignClever Homemade Jukebox Uses Swipable Music CardsArt99 Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Stars in Coldplay VideoCraftMiniot’s Wheel 3 is a Record Player That Looks as Good as It SoundsPhotographyLightning Storm Edited to MusicCulture & Travel5 Previously Unheard of Louis Armstrong Recording to Be ReleasedCulture & TravelNewly Discovered Music from Mozart Played in Public for the First TimeNatural WorldHorses Show Us Their Improvisational Jazz Piano SkillsCulture & TravelThe Remaining Beatles Plan to Release One Last Song with the Help of Artificial IntelligenceArtJazz Band Captured Using Depth Sensing CameraCulture & Travel11 Year Old British Drumming Prodigy Nandi Bushell Joins Foo Fighters on StageDesignLimited Edition Brian Eno LED TurntablePhotographyØstersøenCraftThis Daft Punk Lego Set Cranks Out the BeatsThe FutureSamsung’s Music Frames Hide Speakers Behind ArtArchitectureThe Sitskie Open 45 Credenza Is An Altar To Your VinylThe FutureLEGO’s Retro Radio Is Operational and Fits Your PhoneArtSaturn Speaker Brings Your Music Into OrbitCraftDead Musicians Reborn as Onstage HologramsArchitectureLED, Musical Seesaws Transform NYC’s Garment DistrictArtRock Out With Chuck Berry’s Christmas Classic Brought to Life as a Comic BookPhotographySlow Motion Paint on a SpeakerDesignLykke Li’s “I Follow Rivers” is Catchy and HauntingArchitecture3D Synth