January 2010
“be wary of someone that talks about gear a lot. also be wary of folks that tell...”
– I resonate with this. The “gear” bit is even more true with electronic music because misshapen technology is more about the gadgets instead of the man-machine fusion.
how to make a living playing music | Ol’ Danny Barnes
December 2009
“The main thing I noticed about the experts I’ve encountered is they are into...”
– The Master, The Expert, The Programmer
Rings so true.
“If you get a scratch on your nose, in a week that’ll be gone,”...”
– Metallica drummer struggles with ringing in ears - CNN.com
Protect your hearing!
WatchFrom me earlier:
I’m so glad you showed me this, Hussayn. Beautiful work from your team! I enjoyed it very much, and wasn’t expecting it to be so simultaneously educational AND entertaining. How often do I see something which combines the holiday spirit and Second Life building culture? Hardly ever, so this is a rarity!
The little touches, like the lens flare, and certainly many of the camera...
Sets me free
Elder DJ in his basement reliving his glory days. Pulls out the vinyl and sniffs a record. Makes the connection from his turntables, puts his hands on the decks. Travels back to the party which happened that night… until the track ends. Then he must crossfade to another one, now unbound across spacetime, set free by the music which consumed his life.
“Deckard: Enhance 224 to 176. Enhance, stop. Move in, stop. Pull out, track...”
– Who knew this would set the tone for forensic satire in years to come?
Blade Runner: The Script
su tiawa sgniht lufrednoW
Are you there?
Yes I’m here.
Remember when you were a little boy you wrote your own red book.
I did.
And now it is in a vault in Canada where you will likely not see it for years.
I know.
And do you remember what was in that book?
I do.
Every day, a new session at the school’s terminal. Crisp typing on the clacky keys. Tearing off the line-feed from the dot matrix output,...
Lost the plot
Various conceptual-musical ideas I need to write down so they’ll stop bothering me, I lived this when I was sleeping, so OH HO DREAM JOURNAL:
Guy lets his body be rented for 5 years, during which he transforms from some messed-up, morose dreg of society to an accomplished and successful, very socially active fella. He retains all memories and struggles to learn from them in order to keep...
Is it ok to produce tracks using headphones? -... →
Common consensus here is “no”, with a nice dash of followup. What if human ears adapted between headphones and “normal” monitoring environments more adeptly? What then?
“The result is nothing short of amazing and really goes a long way to prove what...”
– This is incredibly courageous; my sole regret is I wish I knew earlier. Clipping this for the sheer likeminded audaciousness — and looking for more tracks that blast past genre barriers to make the dancefloor moooove!
Phonat – “Learn to recycle” (and good day to you all too) : Your Music Is...
“Emo hair is usually not bright pink or neon green, though it can be.”
– Made me smile.
Emo hair and emo hairstyles - Emo Bucket
