Download PDF here:  Ambient Display Research by Lauren

It’s been a fair while since I posted, hasn’t it? There’s pretty much one reason for that: Twitter. I used to think the term “microblogging” was a bit bullshitty, but actually, I do seem to post all my cool links there these days rather than do a whole post about them.

It’s daft really. I always feel pressured to do a whole load of spiel to go with everything I post (probably from English lessons at school. Can’t turn in anything less than two A4 sides!), but I personally prefer the blogs that just say “Here’s something cool” with a couple of lines about it. Wordy posts tend to get skipped in my Google Reader. That’s probably heresy for a copywriter to admit, but I know the majority of the internet is with me, so we might as well all face the truth. If you’re just sharing a cool link or picture or video, no-one’s going to read a thesis about it unless they suspect you have something really interesting to add.

Of course, there are some wordy posts in my Google Reader that always get read. Adland Suit’s brilliant ranty posts, Charlie Brooker’s brilliant ranty posts, and stuff I happen to be interested in. But when the post is just showing off a cool piece of content, Twitter proves you really don’t need more than a line or two to go with it.

So, on that note, here’s a cool (if slightly gory) way of using packaging to get a message across:

[via The Dieline]

And here’s my opinion: great idea, with one big problem. When has a ketchup packet ever ripped open the way it’s supposed to? I’d be willing to bet that kid’s been disembowelled, bitten, and hacked at with knives to get at his ketchuppy insides by now. Landmines have got nothing on the savagery I’ve seen in McDonald’s of a lunchtime.

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Today I’ve been playing with my synth and a minimal pattern for almost two hours, and I was really stressed of so much synthetic sound, so, I’ve decided to listen an instrumental album and I’ve discovered this new work by Rho (Steve Setzepfandt and Josh Wittman). Those soft guitars and those ambient textures are simply delicious… sit down and relax…

Hoy he estado tocando con mi sinte y un patron minimal durante casi dos horas, y estaba realmente estresado de tanto ruido sintetico, por lo que he decidido escuchar un album instrumental y he descubierto este nuevo trabajo de Rho (Steve Setzepfandt and Josh Wittman). Esas guitarras suaves y esas texturas de ambient son simplemente deliciosas… sientense y relajense…

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A place where woman can make up, brush the hair etc.

A chi non è mai capitato di sentire quel fastidio, che colpisce proprio il sistema nervoso, causato dal cattivo utilizzo di strumenti per la pulizia “interna” del naso. I famosi peli del naso la cui lunghezza erano  la caratteristica principale di un mio vecchio compagno di scuola.

La Panasonic (linea uomo) ha voluto comunicare visivamente questo fastidio, parlando del sistema di sicurezza di taglio a bordo del suo depilatore. Non è un bel vedere, ma certamente il billboard non passa inosservato

L’ambiente è stato utilizzato a dovere, il sistema di distribuzione dell’energia elettrica, i fili, danno  il senso del fastidio, che passa per tutto il corpo.  Certo no so come abbiano potuto ottenere le autorizzazioni, l’infrastruttura elettrica non si può manipolare cosi facilmente, ma l’idea è interessante. Una bella scossa.

Agenzia: Saatchi & Saatchi, Indonesia

Via| guerrilla comunication

tangible.media.mit.edu/content/…/Ambient_Disp_CoBuild98.pdf

[01] CD1: Ecter Cliffs .. 3:57
[02] CD1: Lektroin .. 6:11
[03] CD1: Lu An .. 2:30
[04] CD1: (2) .. 3:41
[05] CD1: Intimaton .. 4:34
[06] CD1: Jamaica Road .. 4:41
[07] CD1: Fragments .. 2:17
[08] CD1: Hh Pin .. 3:20
[09] CD1: Alpha 808 .. 3:49
[10] CD1: Every Day .. 3:55
[11] CD1: Can’t Find My Baby .. 3:55
[12] CD2: El Mento .. 3:11
[13] CD2: Phocu .. 4:05
[14] CD2: Retro Hotel .. 3:37
[15] CD2: Bells To .. 3:46
[16] CD2: Vauxall Train .. 2:18
[17] CD2: Tabaru .. 4:19
[18] CD2: Satta Theme .. 5:04
[19] CD2: Xsiu .. 5:33
[20] CD2: The Avials .. 4:11
[21] CD2: The Way You Are Alone .. 2:14
[22] CD2: Grom Kast .. 4:04
[23] CD3: A Soundtrack To 3 .. 2:14
[24] CD3: Zusammen Hug .. 2:05
[25] CD3: 3 Empty Rooms .. 1:53
[26] CD3: The Picture .. 3:55
[27] CD3: My Little Oooday .. 2:34
[28] CD3: It All Went Wrong .. 1:18
[29] CD3: Wie Ein Kleiner Fisch .. 2:11
[30] CD3: Face .. 1:46
[31] CD3: Anastasia’s Forest .. 6:09
[32] CD3: It Is A Nice Day Without You .. 1:57
[33] CD3: Goodbye .. 1:44
[34] CD3: Lullaby .. 2:58
[35] CD3: Me .. 9:19

IJO – Selektida (Sutemos026)

Track List:

01. The Space Track
02. Stimme Der Energie
03. Stellar Supreme
04. Heaven’s Tears
05. Planet Earth 1993 (Blue)
06. The Pianotrack (Yellow)
07. Sea Of Tranquility
08. Cosmikk Trigger 5.1.
09. Sweet Dreams For Kaa – My Love
10. Studio Or Spaceship
11. Galaxia
12. Cosmic Force
13. Eurovoodoo
14. Liebe (Red)
15. The Universal Mind

Download Cosmic Baby – Stellar Supreme 1992 part 1:

01 – House Of The Rising Dub
02 – Popcorn Slavery
03 – The Death Of Karamov
04 – Rose Madder
05 – Neelkanth
06 – Lampedusa
07 – House Made Of Felt
08 – Mudshark Lick
09 – Binman Dub
10 – Miss Hit
11 – Abode Of The Setting Moon

Download Here!! // Bajar de Acá

El nuevo disco de International Observer siguiendo su línea en base dub trip hop electrónico. La mano te indica el camino hacia donde ir.

01 – Vale
02 – Minicell
03 – Barone
04 – Flat
05 – Zoom Lo-Fi
06 – Friday Afternoon Dub
07 – Indicator Dub
08 – Flip Flop Cemetery
09 – Now A Major Motion Picture

Download Here!! // Bajar de Acá

Un disco de Dub trip hop eléctrico al estilo UK, algo volado seguro.

It amazes me how a band as talented, old, and prolific as this, goes under the radar. Still going since 1991, Lovesliescrushing is an amazing crossroads of ambient music and dream pop, leaning heavily on the dream and backing off of the pop. In their relentless pursuit of heavily textured sound, they have as much in common with Tim Hecker as with Cocteau Twins. It’s probably important to note that the word textured gets thrown around a lot with regards to shoegaze bands, but Lovesliescrushing makes Loveless sound as textured as porcelain. Guitarist Scott Cortez uses only guitar to make his otherworldly sounds, running it through endless effects, loop devices, and using many manners of unorthodox ways to get his haunting sounds. Over their career they’ve managed to get as far as possible from traditional guitar sounds, to the point where your jaw drops in astonishment because there’s no fucking way that could be a guitar. Couple that with the fact the band records all their music on a 4 track recorder, and you’ve got yourself ineffably mind-blowing music. But texture isn’t the only facet of their craft, always holding true to their dream pop roots. Singer Melissa Arpin-Duimstra layers her utterly angelic voice seamlessly over the wall of sound. The chords are thick, massive, and uplifting, progressing like beams of sunlight pulsing through sparse clouds. The music drifts and builds until you’re lost in it, floating along with them in a percussionless chorus from an otherwordly heaven. It’s unconventional and experimental without sounding unfamiliar, always retaining that human element.

I’ve sifted through their discography and upped two of what I feel are their best. Xuvetyn is their second full length, and sounds very nineties. It’s more drawn out and thicker, less polished but not any less beautiful. Voirshn is a lot more glitchy and processed; Cortez describes it pretty aptly as “glitch-bliss.”

Xuvetyn (1996)

Voirshn (2002)

Check them out and support the band
They’ve got a box set of rarities coming out next year that looks fantastic.

-Brian S

Here’s my 3rd show, that  looked at the work of dub/ambient/world music pioneer and ex-Public Image Limited bass player, Jah Wobble.

Picture: courtesy 30Hertzrecords

The show is called “From the Other Side of the Mirror” and will be broadcast every Monday at 3pm. You can find KOOP radio at 91.7 Fm in the Austin area, or stream it online at www.koop.org

The idea behind the show is pretty simple. Each week the show will focus on a song, producer, label, musician(s), venue, etc. that has a major influence on music, their fingerprints are everywhere, but are forgotten or under most people’s radar. I will help listeners connect the musical dots. Like a documentary for your ears if you will. I will tell their story and showcase the various music they have created or been involved with.

Subject was Jah Wobble. Playlist is below;

1. Swan Lake – Public Image Limited/2nd Edition
2. Invaders from the Heart – Jah Wobble/The Early Years
3. What Will you Say – Jah Wobble/Without Judgement
4. Visions of You – Jah Wobble/Rising Above Bedlam
5. Hit Me – Jah Wobble/Heaven and Earth
6. Solitude – Jah Wobble/Chinese Dub

From: http://www.archive.org/details/SFIRE015

“Ringhausen, Musican from Germany, the first Musictool 1975 its a do it your self Tonegenerator (XR 2206) and a WEM Copycat Delay.

My Musicheros are : NEU!, Ashra, Achim Reichel (grüne Reise/Echos), Harmonia deluxe, Steve Reich, the old Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze and much more…

Since 1998 Sound-Programmer (not Designer) for Sound Art Elmenhorst.
Synthesizer Sounds for: Waldorf Q, Quasimidi Polymorph, Yamaha….and other
My big Hobby Akustik Recording….

Are you sequenced ?
Mr. Ringhausen (Hans-Ulrich Günther)”

I’m not Icelandic, nor do I claim to understand Icelandic. But that’s not really the point. Even if I were, I couldn’t understand some of the lyrics sung by lead singer “Jonsi” of Sigur Ros. Granted, there’s supposed to be an accent on the “o” in “Ros” but that’s a little bit over my head. Sigur Ros has been around for quite a while, continually pumping out new sounding music that not everyone can understand. I take that back, that BARELY ANYONE can understand. In some of their songs, they use a language called “Hopelandic.” And while it is reminiscent of Icelandic and the sounds that are used to create Icelandic language, it is not the same thing.

However, that does not detract from the listening experience that Sigur Ros offers. They’re probably the most unique sounding band I’ve talked about here or that I’ve ever listened to. Could it be thanks to their lead singer playing the guitar with a cello bow? Maybe. But it also comes with the speed, the sound, the lyrics and the length of their music. They’ve created a unique library of music that doesn’t appeal to everyone. But the people that it does appeal to are the ones that can truly appreciate it’s brilliance. The ambient sound, hopelessly indescribable vocals and lofty song length are distinct to Sigur Ros as a group.

Jonsi

Arguably, their best album, Agaetis Byrjun, was released in 1999 and it still sets the benchmark for their other albums. Many of the albums tracks have been used in various TV shows and it has been reviewed as one of the great albums of recent memory. I remember the first time I listen to the third track off of Agaetis Byrjun, “Staralfur”, and it nearly brought me to tears. I had never heard anything even remotely similar to the things I was hearing at the time. The gibberish language that no one understands, the echoing piano and orchestral might of the background music provided the background music to my life. Everything went blank and the music was the only thing happening. This is what happens every time I listen to it even now. The breakdown at roughly 4:10 into the song makes me wish I lived in Iceland so I could walk around, listening to their music and seeing the sights the scenic countryside provides. That sentiment lasts for the entire album.

Their fourth album Takk… incorporates a slightly grittier guitar sound, but still brings us the slow pace of their ambient, environmental sound. And as always, it’s in a foreign language. It might seem hard to judge music if I can’t understand the lyrics, but I digress. The album builds towards the middle with increasing momentum and hits it like a bat out of hell. Drums bang, voices carry, guitar thrives and piano pounds as the track “Saeglopor” reaches the heights of it’s own being and the albums’ existence.

Sigur Ros is a band that’s very niche like, and only certain people are going to like it. But you have to respect what they do. They try different things and make them work, whether you like it or not. They even had a documentary made about the

m. I’ve seen part of the movie, and from what I can tell, it’s a good film that covers a tour that they did across their home country that was free for all to go to. Announcing their shows only a couple days in advance, the venues filled up quick and lines were long. It’s quite the interesting angle on a story about the pride of Icelandic music.

(Photo: Courtesy of Amoeba)

Signed,

DJResponsibility

¿Y si el calor del desierto no lograra deshidratarme en las próximas horas mi destino cambiaría de algún modo? Es que ni los cactus bailarán a mi favor ni el horizonte color azul enfermizo, que se pierde ante el oro de la arena ardiente, tendrá compasión de mí. Y no es sino la arena insípida la que estimula mi gusto seco con mi lengua hecha piedra, no es sino hasta que el viento quema mi rostro con un soplido de armadillo, que veo en el cráneo de buey enterrado, mi destino, y en los zopilotes mi parka designada por la angustiosa y maternal tarde que me acoje en su regazo de india con toda ese sabor de aquel pueblo, ése que sus arenas recibieran mis primeros pasos y sus calizas calles tendrán aun marcados en sus aceras los agujeros de mis canicas.

A este punto a quién le importa mi paradero, para este día qué importa mi futura tumba sin nombre, con el tácito epitafio que será olvidado por siempre. Mi funeral con los gusanos de testigos y el sol como verdugo ante esta distorción en mis oídos, el regalo del místico desierto a sus caminantes perdidos, a sus ofrendas como calaveras andantes, frutos de la psicodelia y espejismos donde el sonido de un bajo ultra denso marca los segundos como pisadas de elefante, pesadas y estridentes, con los decibeles hasta el más insano negativo y barritante euforia. La euforia en la desesperanza, en la insolación la iluminación.

Creo que mi quijada se mueve para gritar, pero no soy yo quien grita, es él. Él que aun cree en el recurso de la desesperación, él cuyos nervios crispan ante la idea. Pero él no se aferra a la fotografía de su esposa, no recuerda los días de polaroid en el desierto componiendo imágenes cuyos temas eran siempre ella, el sol, la arena y escorpiones. Si él percibiera la nostalgia en su antigua fascinación por el desierto y le permitiese nublar su ansiedad y falta de resignación, podría recordarla, también a su vestido blanco ondulante bajo el viento, amparada ante la sombrilla delicada que le impedía broncearse demasiado, recordaría su sonrisa y su voz llamando su nombre, que también es mi nombre.

Ya no pueden esperar más, no estoy muerto, pero no me esfuerzo en demostrar lo contrario. Tajo tras tajo mi destino es perderme entre la arena, mientras entre espejismos los zopilotes que me comen me parecen cóndores, el cielo verde oliva y mis lágrimas son la consumación de mi mudo adiós, arullado por el ritmo de sus lamentos y el zumbido de mis oídos.

a ñ o : 2 0 0 9

g é n e r o : d e p r e s s i v e  b l a c k  m e t a l / a m b i e n t / r o c k

p a í s : p o l o n i a

d e s c a r g a : http://www.mediafire.com/?zlyyodm3wm1

Kunde: ATV
Medien: Anzeigen, Plakate, Logos, Geschäftsausstattung, Ambient, Online, Hörfunk, Give Aways, etc.
Agentur: DDFG
Jahr: 2007 – 2009

From: http://www-tracey.archive.org/details/ca333_vpp

“MECCANISMORTE is the ultimate aural effort by Esteban D’Ark (alias Vacio Perfecto from Spain) well known for his sombre electronica and Siegmar Fricke who works as Pharmakustik on aseptic sound-fields for many years.
With their computational tools both operators generated six necromechanical movements characterized by metascientific reductionism of simulated factory-ambiences and unpleasant machinistic repercussions embedded in a surrealistic fluxus of organic chemistry. Palpitating roto-propulsions from icy and morbid factory-halls offer new dimensions of neurophysiological sound-evidence in crystal-clear structure and loudness without mercy. MECCANISMORTE will be the final mortosis along the peripheral wall of psychic enclosure.”

From:  http://earthmantra.com/release-detail.php?id=101

“Original sound design, widely varying instrumentation, broad thematic scope, and a dark, profound vision are the hallmarks of Palancar’s classic 2003 release, Momerath. Originally released commercially on Blue Water Records, this album is now re-released and available freely under Creative Commons via Earth Mantra.

Greg Bear is one of Palancar’s favorite authors, and his novel Anvil of Stars left such an impact on him that this two-disc album is Palancar’s tribute to this spectacular novel, essentially an unofficial book soundtrack. A collection of very diverse instrumental pieces, the release is an exploration of dark ambience, twisted abtract textures, progressive electronica, polyrhythmic post-rock, and exotic world fusion, with more than two hours of music.

This music is intended to strongly echo the themes of the book, covering the extremes of human experience: from alien indifference all the way to unrestrainable emotion, from pure undiluted rage to delicate and fragile love, from the connections of family and community all the way to revenge and bloodlust, from images of unearthly beauty to impressions of the most horrifying warfare imaginable. Like the novel itself, Momerath is meant to be something that will hopefully tease your senses, inspire your emotions, shock your conscience, and perhaps even challenge your world view.

For those who have not read Bear’s book, it is very much a classical odyssey, following the tortuous path of his protagonists across a battle-scarred universe of distrust and suspicion, where the lawless and the law enforcer alike wield weapons of ultimate destruction. It is a study of the dark underbelly of the rule of law, and of the effect of revenge and hatred upon the human heart. This album aims to evoke at least some of the power and majesty of this incomparable piece of literature.

Whether or not you are a reader of Greg Bear, a reader of science fiction, or much of a reader at all, Palancar hopes the universal themes in Momerath will carry you away on a dizzying journey through the depths of the soul.”