The Fleshmap "Listen" project consists of data visualization charts which show what body parts feature most in different musical genres. What the creators did was to compile more than 10,000 songs where they tracked how often each body part appears in a particular musical genre.
The main chart shows 11 genres - alternative, blues, country, electronica, folk, gospel, metal, hip hop, jazz, R&B and rock. The eyes were the top body part in 8 of the categories. Hip hop, by a long margin, had the most number of body parts listed. Heading the top of hip hop's most favourite body part is "ass" - 23.64% of this genre's songs.
Each genre can also be viewed separately - the size of the body part image corresponds to how popular that body part was. Only two genres are shown here - gospel and jazz as the other diagrams will not pass the Trendhunter censor!
The Fleshmap project series, "Touch","Look" and "Listen" was created by artists, Renanda Viegas and Martin Wattenberg in order to explore "the relationship between the body and its visual and verbal representation."
Body Parts Sung In Different Musical Genres
Fleshmap Charts
Trend Themes
1. Music-body Connection - Exploring the relationship between the human body and musical genres presents opportunities for new ways of thinking about music and expression.
2. Data Visualization for Music - Using data visualization to uncover insights about how body parts are depicted in music can provide opportunities for new ways of understanding music consumption patterns.
3. Genre-specific Body Image - Considering how different body parts are portrayed across various genres can provide opportunities for creating new approaches to marketing and branding in the music industry.
Industry Implications
1. Music - Exploring the connection between body parts and music genres presents new ways of understanding and marketing music.
2. Data Visualization - Using data visualization to uncover new insights about musical genres and consumption patterns presents opportunities for innovation.
3. Marketing and Advertising - Considering the unique ways that body parts are depicted in different musical genres can create opportunities for new marketing and branding strategies in the music industry.