"Whenever we hear sounds we are changed, we are no longer the same" Karlheinz Stockausen

"I love sounds just as they are, and I have no need for them to be anything more than what they are" John Cage

Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville

This guy invented a thing called the Phonautograph in the 1850's. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonautograph)

Listen to some of his recordings here: http://www.anecdote-du-jour.com/le-premier-enregistrement-de-voix-au-monde-date-de-1860/

More: http://www.firstsounds.org/

Some cool cymatics videos with Kenichi Kanazawa:
http://laughingsquid.com/sound-shapes-sand-in-beautiful-demonstrations-of-sound-visualization/

Bringing Matter to Life with Sound

Films of Dr. Hans Jenny's exeriments with cymatics.

Jonathan Goldman's 7 Minute Chakra Tune-Up

http://www.healingsounds.com/

Sound sculptures by Zimoun

http://www.zimoun.ch/works.html

http://vimeo.com/7235817