Interview with Vladislav Delay
Abercrombie and Fitch Christmas Catalog (Just the juicy bits) (nsfw)
The Ring and The Rings - Wagner vs Tolkien
Remember the message from Princess Leia?
Japan SAQ (Seldom Asked Questions)
Hybrid Toyoya Prius is Car of the Year
The Elegant Universe (The whole thing is online!)
Call for Entries: The Last Signal
Independent Opposition Music Publishing is seeking short entries for an upcoming sound collage compilation based upon what the ending of this world might sound like. Use your imagination, use the following ideas as starting points:1. What would the end of the world sound like? Think of different ways the world could end; through violent war everyone knew was coming, the unexpected push of a button, environmental forces, or from an extraterrestrial or spiritual being's action. Would the world end at the same time for everyone around the globe, or would there be a rippling or delay effect?
2. What is the most emotionally intense, chaotic, scary, mean, or enlightening 60 seconds of sound possible
3. What is your message to the world; the one last thing you could say before the end of all life on this planet?
Matt recently unearthed some classic Asoka (that's me) vs. Cerebral tracks, circa 1998:
Katinka Matson (These are not computer generated.)
Note to self: See this movie: Fog of War
Wed.Jan.7:
Hologram w/ Brandon Schakola & William Fields
@ La Tazza 108 Chestnut Phila Pa. 10pm-2am. 3$. 21+
I love the work that Ben Fry does. Beautiful, unusual, and thought-provoking all at once. (And techy!)
Smart soldiers decided to flee the Rings battle: Digital warriors thought for themselves - and their first thought was to run away
Hilarious.
p.s. The Return of the King was absolutely incredible.
A Doctor's Journal: Doctors Promote Healing, With a Zing of the String of a Harp
Herbert Spencer, the British philosopher and sociologist, said, "Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts — as the one which, more than any other, ministers to human welfare."A pilot study reports on a group of bone marrow transplant patients at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Twice a week, they took part in music and imagery relaxation sessions, and indicated that they felt significantly less pain and nausea than a control group.
Those in the musical sessions also began producing new white blood cells two days faster than those in a comparison group. The National Institutes of Health is financing a larger study.
Several studies have shown that harp music in cardiac care units reduces anxiety, pain, blood pressure and respiratory rate, and a study of 40 cardiac surgery patients reported that those exposed to music secreted half the level of stress hormones as the control group.
Got 'em!
National Safety Council: What are the Odds of Dying?
Note that the most dangerous thing you can do is step into a car.
Big weekend coming up for electronic music in Delaware:
Saturday, Dec 6:
Nintariman, Accelera deck, Mall, and Etchant
The Barn Door, 9th & Tatnall St, Wilmington, DE
Sunday, Dec 7:
EIDE-2 featuring:
Brandon Schakola and Profolyx
Jam'n & Java, 230 E Main St, Newark, DE
UPDATE: Damn... Unfortunately both of these are cancelled due to the weather.
Absorb.org very positively reviewed the Vibon 2 compilation:
warm electronica is prominently represented by tracks like planet nett's clicking microhouse 'sine off,' william fields' church-like 'release form,' and technicolor's 'neat beat' whose oceanic ripples form a bed for its layers of melancholy melodies. cerebral's 'heartglitch' is equally unique, as it moves from tinker toybox melodies to an interlude of melismatic undulations. other tracks are more aggressive, such as vostek's dense, at-times cacophonous 'where's the future?' and nintari man's heavier mechano-flavoured 'sweat to god' whose multi-layered vibes give it a jazzy, acoustic feel. (...)with so much music seemingly pouring forth from every global corner, it's common to not only encounter releases whose label and roster are both unfamiliar, but to discover that said releases are also of top-notch quality, and such is the case here. vibon 2: blip-pop click impresses as a superb collection of atmospheric chill-out music that manages to be fresh, experimental, and accessible throughout.