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March 28, 2010
Night Music: Black Sea
Christian Fennesz. See you on the other side.
March 27, 2010
received goods 27mar10
It's like watching a reknowned and venerable pointillist taking up a brushpen. Studying the paper for long moments, considering its tooth and weight. Laying down five lines without apparent consideration for where they should be or what they are. And with the sixth mark you realise, you see, you can't imagine having seen anything else but a perfectly rendered human face.
Patrick Farley Kickstarts
A few years back, Patrick Farley and his Electric Sheep Comix looked like being the next big thing. And then he kind of went away.
Today, he's back, and launching a Kickstarter initiative to fund a full-on return to comics. Take a look. There's a fun video at the link, as well as a full explanation.
March 26, 2010
Synth Britannia
Yes, it's another BBC music documentary. And more electronic music, too. But this one picks up the thread in the 70s, when electronic music became pop music. Click through for links to all nine parts in the Related bar.
Conan! What Is Best In Life?
"Turning my cock into a puckered arsehole!"
Some people still believe I invented the saline infusion game in CROOKED LITTLE VEIN.
No.
Fourier's Algorithm
I'm partway through the first track on FOURIER'S ALGORITHM by connect_icut (free download). A Fourier algorithm is a mathematical operation to do with (I think) signal processing that I do not understand. It's entirely possible that I'm missing something crucial because of this lack of mathematical comprehension. Perhaps this deconstruction of the first four seconds of the Velvet Underground's "Sunday Morning" is being run through an emulated Fourier process. The first four seconds of...
March 25, 2010
The Scars Of The 1970s
It's only in retrospect that I realise the horrors I lived through. I mean, Britain in the 1970s was kind of a beige place, and most things tasted vaguely of plastic, chemicals or that weird, almost flourescent orange "tomato sauce" demon-felchjuice that they suspended Spaghetti Hoops in. We were aware of that. And we liked that the TOMORROW PEOPLE opening theme was spooky and that DOCTOR WHO was a bit sort-of scary sometimes.
It's only in retrospect that you realise all the children's...
8tracks: That Sun Ain't Right
Random sample of sound orbiting my desk today, including music by Caribou, Fang Island and The Besnard Lakes.
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