Hey everyone. It's a bit of a crazy week, being the last one of classes and all - but things should be back to normal by the weekend. I do have another column up on NYU Local , and this week I write about a very special someone: "The media frenzy surrounding Coachella dominated the top of this week, and for good reason. But amidst the photo-blogging and YouTubery, one individual stands ap...
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so ive been reading all these lovely posts on mog lately, and after finding out so much about you all, i just dont know how i could possibly follow any of you up. so many interesting people with interesting backgrounds under one roof, and then little ol me. well i guess its more about getting to know each other better. which is awesome, because its like taking the next step in this digi relatio...
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im very indecisive. or am i? ....yes. yes i am. case in point, last christmas i got a 50 dollar gift card to borders, and it is still burning a hole through my wallet. i go in, find stuff i want, walk around with dvds and cds that i would like, ...and leave empty handed. borders is so freakin expensive and i just want to get my free moneys worth. here are the things i would like at the moment, ...
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Cutting to the chase, I'm running through all my "packed away" albums from A-Z. Trying to listen to the albums all the way through while both my wife and I were within ear's range is a challenge.Highlights47 total - again, not all my albums. Just the ones I hardly ever listen toTake Me Back to 1995 - Alice in Chains - Jar of FliesUnderappretiated A that I Now Have More Respect For (and now mor...
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I've been listening to Aphex Twin's lush ambient album, Selected Ambient Works 85-92 for about a decade now and I love every minute of it still. Very few albums produce hours of sonic landscapes with such consistent flow/movement without lulling the listener to sleep. It's a must have for anyone who enjoys "background music" to inspire a project or appreciates electronica's idea of classical ...
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Oh that's it. Anna and I agree wholeheartedly that there is a need for transporters to get to all the music festivals that are scattered all over the place. For me, it started with the Roadburn Festival, and now this - the lineup for the All Tomorrow's Parties curated by Portishead:PORTISHEAD / NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS ATPPORTISHEADAPHEX TWIN »JULIAN COPESPARKLEHORSE »ONEIDA »BLACK MOUNTAIN
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The Aphex Twin, Richard D. James, builds his own instruments digitally by transforming sampled sound and by manipulating the guts of synthesizers as he discovers what his next composition is going to be. The man is very playful. When I hear a new Aphex track, I'm frequently disoriented and then laugh when I recognize the new place he's discovered to take us. It seems to be a matter of pride to ...
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I found a remarkable story on the Village Voice today. Part mystery thriller, part treasure hunt, part news. It concerns the discovery of some "new" talent, a pair of electronic musicians who collectively go by the name of Tuss, but who individually call themselves Brian Tregaksin and Karen Tregaskin. Tuss released Confederation Trough in their early days, then the prestigious release that c...
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Here's another from the category "I can't believe I like this song." I'm just weird like that. Love the video to. So what!Note: Feel free to skip the first 4 minutes. It's all dialog.
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Found this over on Digg today. Apparently images are sometimes hidden in the audio of a track, and can be viewed via some audio spectrograph software. Check out the video below of Aphex Twin's track '#2 (the long formula)' from his 'Windowlicker' album.For those who want to delve deeper and go do this for themselves, I found "this":http://www.bastwood.com/aphex.php excellent article by the prod...
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The 2000s have seen a host of wonderful re-issues; the Japan discography,Tom Verlaine's Dreamtime, Danielle Dax's Dark Adapted Eye, the Wipers Box Set, for instance. Even still, there are many more critically important albums and hidden gems that could certainly stand to be re-released. Many of these I hadn't realized were out-of-print until I began poking around Amazon/Amazon UK for the purpos...
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Aphex Twin has been one of my favorite artists for about the past two years, but when I finally saw that he was on the lineup for coachella, I was more pissed than anything else. My friend was able to go and see it, and I really wasn't jealous until I got the torrent of the whole set. It is easily one of the best live performances by an electronic musician that I have ever heard, and even in ...
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Not a game many people ever played... but boy did it have the most awsome music.Anyway, another exam on monday.. This one Programming languages, possibly the easiest exam I've ever taken. cross fingers the little work I put into it is enough however :p
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BBC’s 6 Music is reporting that Steve Beckett, founder of Aphex’s parent label Warp Records, has claimed that there is a new Aphex Twin album in the works; “We’re definitely going to be putting out a new album by him. Hopefully it will be this year, if I can prize it out of his hands. [...]
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