Monday, 25 July 2011
With friends like that...
rjtklein Richard Klein
Norwegian terrorist sees climate change as marxist agenda and supports Monckton in his 'Declaration': http://scr.bi/oFdnRr (p. 646-49)
Accidental Chinese Hipsters
I can only guess that A) somebody’s grandchild has a good sense of humor, or that B) he is a fan of bananas, as it is totally reasonable for a person to be.
Mike Mystery of HK sent this to me with a poem:
I’m waitin’ for my man,
Des Voeux road West in Sheung Wan,
Iphone camera springs to my hand,
Cause something tells me that he ain’t heard of the band.
Our photographer also told me that he ran across four lanes of notoriously dangerous HK traffic to get this, and that he was almost hit by a tram in the process. An admirable yet scary move! All you guys out there, please creep on the elderly and otherwise fashionable with at least some measure of caution.
ViaMike Mystery of HK sent this to me with a poem:
I’m waitin’ for my man,
Des Voeux road West in Sheung Wan,
Iphone camera springs to my hand,
Cause something tells me that he ain’t heard of the band.
Our photographer also told me that he ran across four lanes of notoriously dangerous HK traffic to get this, and that he was almost hit by a tram in the process. An admirable yet scary move! All you guys out there, please creep on the elderly and otherwise fashionable with at least some measure of caution.
(Thanx Stan!)
Ceramic Buddha Machines
The experimentalists at Fm3 continue to impress with their commitment to unorthodox music delivery when the trend remains digital and ephemeral. Back in April they announced a new line of ceramic-bodied players for their series of Buddha Machines, that essential collection of ambient loops in a case the size of a box of matches. The new players will be available at the end of the year. Being ceramic they’re probably a little less portable than the plastic versions, and might also be more fragile. For durability and retro cachet I would have opted for Bakelite if that material is still being manufactured anywhere. (It seems it is, thanks Wikipedia.)
Back in the digital and ephemeral world, Fm3 also have a Buddha Machine app for iPhones and iPads. If that seems to defeat the object of the loops being encased in a box of their own you do at least have the option of mixing six of the machines at once. For an idea of how far the mixing and extrapolation of these sounds can be taken, Robert Henke’s two ambient mixes of Buddha Machine samples from 2007 and 2008 are still available as free downloads on his website.
John Coulthart @'feuilleton'
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