Yearly Archives for 2006
Bleepmaster, friend of Cornelius
At the moment my 'Bleepmaster' myspace page is the 'top 8' friends list for eclectic indie music innovator Cornelius… that's a great surprise and honour for me since Cornelius is one of my favourite musicians… I guess someone at Matador … Continue reading
Bonobo Chimp playing Ms. Pac-Man
A gem from youtube in the form of this documentary film of a bonobo that has learned to play Ms. Pac-Man. The look of deep concentration on the apes face at 00:19 is classic. It's plain to see he (or … Continue reading
Unofficial MPC1000 OS ver 3.0
A guy in Japan has made a new operating system for Akai's MPC1000 [ link ] it adds a bunch of new features found previously only on the MPC2500, including a grid based editor and four tracks for direct recording … Continue reading
Wesley Willis: The Daddy of Rock’N’Roll
The guy was a genius; maverick spoken word beat poet punk, a true rock 'n' roller…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Willis
Buttery Beats & Blips
This is my latest demo cd… consisting of 5 instrumental tracks made using samples, monosynths, electronic blips and scratching… it's a 'digital vinyl' record style cd (complete with grooves) packaged like a shrunk down 7″ or 12″ record in a … Continue reading
May was hectic
Meaning to do some retrospective blogging but have been distracted… May was hectic busy and while there were things I could have wrote about here I didn't… anyhows sometimes it's good to take a break and de-computerise…
bip_hop generation vol.7
This album really helps me de-stress and chill out… soothing ambient tones and percussion… environment altering sounds… warms the room like an audio radiator… one of my favourite musical finds this year – mp3 clips & more info here
BioCyborgMicroChip
Another short track, this was made using Audiomulch (for the drums and blips), Triangle II (for the synth keys), scratched samples from songs by the Numbskullz and Lyrics Born and a sample from a b-movie called Robo Chic… anyhows, it … Continue reading
Links Rechts
Burning visible images onto CDRs with data – Internet addiction clinic for online gamers – Wesley Willis on the Howard Stern Show – Cellphone masts victim site – Irish Freemasons – Videodrome – The Thirteenth Floor
Escape Cyber Girl
Escape Studios in London ran a t-shirt design competition over the last few weeks, the prize was a scholarship (worth £7500) for a 12 week Maya course… Anyways I didn't win 🙂 but here's the image I drew and sent … Continue reading