Bloom

Description

Developed by ambient pioneer Brian Eno and musician / software designer Peter Chilvers, Bloom explores uncharted territory in the realm of applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. Part instrument, part composition and part artwork, Bloom's innovative controls allow anyone to create elaborate patterns and unique melodies by simply tapping the screen. A generative music player takes over when Bloom is left idle, creating an infinite selection of compositions and their accompanying visualisations.

"Bloom is an endless music machine, a music box for the 21st century. You can play it, and you can watch it play itself." - Brian Eno

Features

- 12 different mood settings
- Random mood shuffle
- Adjustable delay
- Shake to clear
- Evolve when idle
- Sleep Timer

Recommended for headphones or external speakers.

“Bloom Raises the Bar for Musical iPhone Apps… if you're a fan of ambient music or music in general, you'll be wanting to get it right now” - Gizmodo

“A relaxing alternative to just about anything else you can do with an iPhone” Wired

“Hypnotic and ludicrously addictive” - Guardian

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User Rating

3.38 out of 5

8 ratings in New Zealand

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Reviews

Quirky, beautiful and strangely addictive. Great sounds, interesting patterns - and random as you are!. With Brian Eno at the helm, expect the unexpected - and enjoy.

Unimaginative and overpriced

This app is an ambient noise generator that you can interact with by tapping on the screen. Tapping creates notes which repeat after a set interval, allowing you to create rudimentary melodies in a relaxed fashion. This is a nice app, simple to use, and soothing to look at and listen to. But it lacks imagination, and is not worth the money. The different 'moods' simply change the note scale, without modifying the sound. Several things could be improved: 1) moods could be more creative, and effect the soundscape in interesting ways. 2) Tilt control for modulating the sound could be added. 3) Support for gestures like finger strokes could be added, the app is limited to taps only. A good app, but not worth the money - a lot of room for improvement.

Most fun I've had with an iPhone app

This little app is a lot of fun. It takes a bit of time to work it out, but it's really quite intuitive. It would be great if the positioning of sounds in the stereo field relates to where you pressed the screen.

Baby Wonder

If you have a 6 month old child ( I don't) then this is the app for you, they absolutely love it, if you kid is not settling down then start this up and it will keep them quiet for hours, love it!!!

Cool app

This is fun. Took me a while to work out that the different moods change the musical scale. App works well, no problems. Perhaps the locationon screen of each note could affect the stereo image position? Overall sound is in stereo but individual note just seem to be in centre.

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Category Rankings

Chart	Category	Rank
Top Paid	Singapore Music	9
Top Paid	Italy Music	17
Top Paid	Greece Music	20
Top Paid	Portugal Music	27
Top Paid	Japan Music	27

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