Archive for November 2007

Recommended: recent acquisitions

In General on 30 November 2007 tagged ambient, dance, dubstep, electronic, idm, Music, pop, post-rock, techno

Bat for Lashes – Fur and Gold (Amazon, iTunes)
Belbury Poly – Farmer’s Angle (iTunes)
Boxcutter – Glyphic (Amazon, iTunes)
Burial – Untrue (Amazon, iTunes)
Digitalism – Idealism (Amazon, iTunes)
Flunk – Democracy (iTunes)
Geiom – Island Noise (Boomkat)
Kiln – Dusker (Amazon, iTunes)
Klimek – Dedications (Amazon)
Robert Rich – Illumination (iTunes)
Robert [...]

links for 2007-11-27

In Links on 27 November 2007

Undercover restorers fix Paris landmark’s clock
‘Cultural guerrillas’ cleared of lawbreaking over secret workshop in Pantheon
(tags: France paris clock hacking art culture society secret theatre design artists architecture)

Currently reading: Looking for Jake

In Reviews on 25 November 2007 tagged books, fantasy, recommended, science fiction, suspense

I am about halfway through China Mieville’s Looking for Jake: Stories. I enjoyed his novels Perdido Street Station, The Scar and Iron Council, and this compilation presents 14 short fictions which combine elements of fantasy, horror and sci-fi. To me, Mieville’s writing style is reminiscent of Jorge Luis Borges, H.P. Lovecraft, Samuel R. Delany, [...]

Processing: rand_cubes01b

In Art, General on 20 November 2007 tagged 3D, animation, cubes, generative, graphics, media-arts, openGL, processing

For your consideration: rand_cubes01b. This uses OpenGL to render, so edges are jagged. Let it go for a while to get some dense layering. Click the mouse to clear the screen and press a key to stop. Also on Vimeo.

New Release: 2007 Fall mix

In Music on 6 November 2007 tagged 8-bit, ambient, analog, chillout, digital, electronic, experimental, idm, media, mix, mp3, Music, podcast, synth, techno

I have uploaded a mix of recent original music (70 minutes, 117.96 MB MP3) for your consideration.
Track order:

Deterritories
nwRdrSbcltr (this.slowWater remix)
DBA (version)
Clockwork children (slowSun mix)
Blue Ocean Labs
Math art

links for 2007-11-06

In Links on 6 November 2007

Open source, Lego-like computer modules run Linux
(tags: hardware linux opensource electronics sdk programming computer modular Computing)

links for 2007-11-01

In Links on 1 November 2007

The Unsung Solution: What rhymes with waste-heat recovery?
Casten’s company estimates that recycling waste heat from factories alone could produce 14 percent of the electric power the U.S.
(tags: energy green carbon heat recovery waste lean)