Cornish semiconductor corporation - Revision history

Cornish semiconductor at 10:53, 6 June 2026

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	In an age of harmful technological myths detached from the earth - these sounds are an attempt to reconnect with the dirt.		In an age of harmful technological myths detached from the earth - these sounds are an attempt to reconnect with the dirt.

	This site documents research with [[natural semiconductors]], new [[synths\|synth designs]] and sounds. The technology used (tickling the surface of crystals with thin 'cat's whisker' wires to create point contacts) comes from the [[semiconductor history\|early days of radio]], when the newly discovered (and not really understood) properties of certain minerals to have a asymmetric response to electricity (now known as semiconductors) was used to convert radio signals into sound.		This site documents research with [[natural semiconductors]], new [[synths\|synth designs]] and sounds. The technology used (tickling the surface of crystals with thin 'cat's whisker' wires to create point contacts) comes from the [[semiconductor history\|early days of radio]], when the newly discovered (and not really understood) properties of certain minerals to have a asymmetric response to electricity (now known as semiconductors) was used to convert radio signals into sound. Read more about [[inspiration\|inspirations, references and linked work]].

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	= News =		= News =

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Cornish semiconductor: /* 06/03/2025 Live at 0v ⏚ zero volts Constant in Brussels */

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	[https://soundcloud.com/cornish_semiconductor/live-at-0v-at-constant-in-brussels-060325 Recording on soundcloud] 4 cardboard boxes, an echo pedal, streaming artefacts and the funniest end of performance accidental comedy moment. Part of 0v ⏚ zero volts at Constant, Chaussée de Jette 388 Jetsesteenweg, Brussels. "Two days of return to ground, research of electronic legacies, recognition of mineral ancestors, dissolution of black boxes."		[https://soundcloud.com/cornish_semiconductor/live-at-0v-at-constant-in-brussels-060325 Recording on soundcloud] 4 cardboard boxes, an echo pedal, streaming artefacts and the funniest end of performance accidental comedy moment. Part of 0v ⏚ zero volts at Constant, Chaussée de Jette 388 Jetsesteenweg, Brussels. "Two days of return to ground, research of electronic legacies, recognition of mineral ancestors, dissolution of black boxes."

	This short streamed performance highlighting the rawest sounds based on the organised atoms circuits was followed by a microscope tour of crystals from various mines around Cornwall.		This short streamed performance highlighting the rawest sounds based on the organised atoms circuits was followed by a microscope tour of crystals from various mines around Cornwall. It was a while before I started this project, but doing it made me realise that this whole thing would be worth looking into a bit more.

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	This project is now supported by an Arts Council England Research and Development grant. There will be a lot more updates to this site soon, these are some of the things in the proposal:		This project is now supported using public funding by an Arts Council England Research and Development grant. There will be a lot more updates to this site soon, these are some of the things in the proposal:

	* Investigating Cornish mine sites - there are many thousands of abandoned mines in Cornwall each with their own histories and unique crystal material which has grown differently, all of which seem to create distinct sonic possibilities.		* Investigating Cornish mine sites - there are many thousands of abandoned mines in Cornwall each with their own histories and unique crystal material which has grown differently, all of which seem to create distinct sonic possibilities.

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	* Record and release music to document specific locations and histories of the sites the semiconductings come from (who worked there e.g. the Bal Maidens and stories we know of the sites).		* Record and release music to document specific locations and histories of the sites the semiconductings come from (who worked there e.g. the Bal Maidens and stories we know of the sites).

	I'll be updating [[ACE R&D project\|this page with ideas, plans and notes]] from this project.		I'll be updating [[ACE R&D project\|this page with ideas, plans and notes]] from this project and using [[:Category:ACE R&D]] for pages made in work from this funding.

	== 14/06/2026: Live at Sheffield Pattern Club==		== 14/06/2026: Live at Sheffield Pattern Club==

Cornish semiconductor at 16:27, 30 May 2026

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	In an age of harmful technological myths detached from the earth - these sounds are an attempt to reconnect with the dirt.		In an age of harmful technological myths detached from the earth - these sounds are an attempt to reconnect with the dirt.

	This site documents research with [[natural semiconductors]], new [[synths\|synth designs]] and sounds. The technology used (tickling the surface of crystals with thin 'cat's whisker' wires to create point contacts) comes from the early days of radio, when the newly discovered (and not really understood) properties of certain minerals to have a asymmetric response to electricity (now known as semiconductors) was used to convert radio signals into sound.		This site documents research with [[natural semiconductors]], new [[synths\|synth designs]] and sounds. The technology used (tickling the surface of crystals with thin 'cat's whisker' wires to create point contacts) comes from the [[semiconductor history\|early days of radio]], when the newly discovered (and not really understood) properties of certain minerals to have a asymmetric response to electricity (now known as semiconductors) was used to convert radio signals into sound.

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Cornish semiconductor at 16:27, 30 May 2026

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	In an age of harmful technological myths detached from the earth - these sounds are an attempt to reconnect with the dirt.		In an age of harmful technological myths detached from the earth - these sounds are an attempt to reconnect with the dirt.

	This site documents research with [[natural semiconductors]] ~~and~~ new [[synths\|synth designs~~]], [[circuits~~]] and sounds. The technology used (tickling the surface of crystals with thin 'cat's whisker' wires to create point contacts) comes from the early days of radio, when the newly discovered (and not really understood) properties of certain minerals to have a asymmetric response to electricity (now known as semiconductors) was used to convert radio signals into sound.		This site documents research with [[natural semiconductors]], new [[synths\|synth designs]] and sounds. The technology used (tickling the surface of crystals with thin 'cat's whisker' wires to create point contacts) comes from the early days of radio, when the newly discovered (and not really understood) properties of certain minerals to have a asymmetric response to electricity (now known as semiconductors) was used to convert radio signals into sound.

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	* Record and release music to document specific locations and histories of the sites the semiconductings come from (who worked there e.g. the Bal Maidens and stories we know of the sites).		* Record and release music to document specific locations and histories of the sites the semiconductings come from (who worked there e.g. the Bal Maidens and stories we know of the sites).

	I'll be updating [[~~ideas~~\|this page with ideas, plans and notes]] from this project.		I'll be updating [[ACE R&D project\|this page with ideas, plans and notes]] from this project.

	== 14/06/2026: Live at Sheffield Pattern Club==		== 14/06/2026: Live at Sheffield Pattern Club==

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	* Developing new electronic instruments which can incorporate this pre-silicon semiconductor technology. The aim is to use Cornish granite, soldered copper pipes, and CNC milled copper circuit boards alongside natural semiconductors to use raw materials to embrace, rather than obfuscate the earthly roots of our technology.		* Developing new electronic instruments which can incorporate this pre-silicon semiconductor technology. The aim is to use Cornish granite, soldered copper pipes, and CNC milled copper circuit boards alongside natural semiconductors to use raw materials to embrace, rather than obfuscate the earthly roots of our technology.
	* Record and release music to document specific locations and histories of the sites the semiconductings come from (who worked there e.g. the Bal Maidens and stories we know of the sites).		* Record and release music to document specific locations and histories of the sites the semiconductings come from (who worked there e.g. the Bal Maidens and stories we know of the sites).

			I'll be updating [[ideas\|this page with ideas, plans and notes]] from this project.

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Cornish semiconductor: /* 06/03/2025 Live at 0v ⏚ zero volts Constant in Brussels */

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	This short streamed performance highlighting the rawest sounds based on the organised atoms circuits was followed by a microscope tour of crystals from various mines around Cornwall.		This short streamed performance highlighting the rawest sounds based on the organised atoms circuits was followed by a microscope tour of crystals from various mines around Cornwall.

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	[[ideas\|Todos concepts and ideas page]]		[[ideas\|Todos concepts and ideas page]]