For New Sunday, a track by electronic artist Halina Rice, I developed an audio-reactive music video that translates the heavy bass and intricate rhythms of the music into a stark, generative visual landscape. Functioning within the realm of experimental AV, the project is a rigorous exploration of the relationship between raw sonic data and procedural geometry, rendering the track’s soundscape as a shifting, dynamic architecture.

Built entirely within TouchDesigner, the visual system operates on the principle of direct computational translation: sound dictates structure, and beats govern motion. The core of the piece relies abstract geometry structures that are made up of particles. These structures act as visual anchors, responding to specific stems within the track. When the bass-heavy elements hit, they trigger kinetic bursts, dispersing particles and fracturing the underlying geometry. In this system, the particles do not merely accompany the music—they behave as the physical, kinetic manifestation of the sound itself.

Aesthetically, the video adopts a severe, high-contrast monochrome palette. Stripping away color forces the viewer’s focus entirely onto form, velocity, and the precise timing of the audio-reactive logic. The visual language leans heavily into the IDM genre, incorporating sharp digital glitches, erratic temporal shifts, and dynamic movements. These visual artifacts mirror the complex, fractured nature of the track, creating a visual tension that builds in tandem with the audio. By utilizing real-time generative techniques, the video moves beyond traditional keyframed animation. It establishes a procedural environment where the audio data directly drives the visual behavior.