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 can be downloaded here…
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 in (done in flash)
sCrAmBlEd?HaCkZ!
sCrAmBlEd?HaCkZ! is an amazing piece of work, it's a software application that converts audio feeds into chop up video remixes… anyhows the best way to see what it does is just watch the video for yourself – link (found via musicthing)
Badgers
I had some (2.5cm) pin badges made up for another site I have to try sell as merchandise (but mostly just give away)… sent a jpeg of the design to Wee Badgers in Scotland along with the payment and they sent me back a big bag of wee badges… I'm well impressed with them… a (die cut) sticker/flier combo would be cool next…
The Diabolical YouTube
Was having a browse through YouTube, the free video hosting community that’s a surefire target for Napster style lithegation in the near future by pissed off media conglomerates… anyways found this video, a 1980’s style Japanese toy commercial (produced by bbpbx.com) for the 24″ talking ‘Diabolical’ Biz Markie Doll (famous rapper once sued by Gilbert O’Sullivan)… surreal stuff… Bonuz Biz links here!
Buddha Machine, AIBO and 3D Asimo
A gadget that I want: FM3 ‘s Buddha Machine, a solid state ambient album “a small soundbox made in China which comes with an integrated speaker, a volume control, mini jack-out and a switch to choose between nine different loops which are stored on a small chip and can be directly played by this mini soundsystem.”
[link 1 ] [link 2 ] [link 3 ] [link 4 ]
Another desirable gadget (but is kinda out of my price range and looks like it will get ultra-rare) is the AIBO robot dog by Sony, which they have announced will cease production in March ’06, along with their QRIO humanoid robot (as seen in the Beck “Hell Yes” video )… I’ve had a chance to play with the AIBO (and view some of its prototypes/predecessors) and it’s great fun, a real robo-pet… it recognises its owner, simulates emotions (gets grumpy if ignored etc), can patrol your house and email photos to its owner… a glimpse of the future and a show of imagination beyond Sony’s production of audio and video players/recorders…
So it looks like Honda’s Asimo will now be the main focus in consumer robotics… Honda have recently posted video of a new Asimo running at 6kmph… I’ve seen one, standing at the 3ft the bot strikes a definate human like presence… but when it’s moving it really comes alive… also Honda has placed 3d models of Asimo, the P2 robot and several of it’s vehicles for free download at it’s fan site, cool…
Optical Camoflage / Laughing Man
I'm hooked on Wikipedia, it's a really useful (when you need it to be) and informative web resource to browse through and can lead you off on some great hyperlink tangents where you end up stumbling accross something that makes you go wow wtf… like this Optical Camoflage project I found on a page about Ghost In The Shell – Stand Alone Complex that I had linked to from a page on The Laughing Man… that I decided to read up on after jacking a sample of the said character for a mess around with Triangle II virtual monophonic synth to make this brief audio interlude… but anyways, predator style stealth camoflage… class…
Science has failed our world
“Making two possibilities a reality,
predicting the future of things we all know,
fighting off the diseased programming
of centuries, centuries, centuries, centuries.
Science fails to recognize the single most
potent element of human existence
letting the reigns go to the unfolding
is faith, faith, faith, faith.”
[ full lyrics ] [ .asx stream ]
from 'Science' by
System Of A Down, Lyrics by Serj Tankian from the album Toxicity
“Spirit moves through all things…”
North Korea documentary
An interesting documentary and travel diary of North Korea “The last bastion of unreconstructed communism” by RTÉ's Prime Time programme – link