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<title><![CDATA[Silk chenille sampler]]></title>
<link>http://fibresofbeing.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/silk-chenille-sampler/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>fibresofbeing</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Not an exciting photo today. Generally I find samplers full of possibilities, but  this time I]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://fibresofbeing.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/20091129_sample1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-547" title="20091129_sample1" src="http://fibresofbeing.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/20091129_sample1.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>Not an exciting photo today. Generally I find samplers full of possibilities, but  this time I&#8217;m just not sure where to go next.</p>
<p><a href="http://fibresofbeing.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/freestyle-scarf/" target="_blank">Earlier</a> I mentioned that my first project on the new ashford table loom would be a sampler using silk chenille from <a href="http://beautifulsilks.com.au/" target="_blank">Beautiful Silks</a>. The sampler is in 3 sections, sleyed at 10, 15 and 20 ends per inch.</p>
<p>I used 5 different wefts &#8211; the mulberry chenille as in the warp, tussah ribbon yarn, fancy spun silk, 20/2 silk and 12 ply silk sewing threads. The 20/2 silk was from <a href="http://waltersimport.com.au/" target="_blank">Walters Import</a>, the rest from <a href="http://beautifulsilks.com.au/" target="_blank">Beautiful Silks</a>. The 10 epi sample was all plain weave, the 15 epi was plain weave in each weft then 2/2 twill in each weft, the 20 epi 2/2 twill each weft.</p>
<p>What did I learn?</p>
<p>With chenille, keeping the yarn under tension is a must. Quoting a research paper I found <a href="http://www.fibtex.lodz.pl/56_09_24.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>, <em>A Study of the Basic Parameters Describing the Structure of Chenille Yarns </em>by Erhan Kenan Çeven and Özcan Özdemir,  &#8220;Chenille yarn is a kind of fancy yarn which charms because of its gleam and softness. Chenille yarns are constructed by twisting core yarns together in chenille<br />
yarn machines, where cut pile yarns are inserted at right angles to the core yarn surface to create a surface in which the fibres contained in the pile yarns burst and form a soft pile surface to the yarn.&#8221; Follow the link to the paper to see a nice diagram of this. The result is that the yarn is unbalanced &#8211; lots of excess twist.</p>
<p><a href="http://fibresofbeing.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/20091129_chenille_float.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-548" title="20091129_chenille_float" src="http://fibresofbeing.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/20091129_chenille_float.jpg?w=225" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a>First impact &#8211; I couldn&#8217;t tie temporary knots in warp and I couldn&#8217;t just let them go. The ends would just frizz and tangle crazily. I ended up using metal hair clips around groups of ends for temporary holds.</p>
<p>Second &#8211; when I got to the 2/2 twill section I wanted to add a floating selvedge. I put in an extra thread at each side, wound on a plastic bobbin and individually weighted. Dangling behind the loom, the yarn spun and untwisted, giving me spots with 2 empty core yarns and the cut pile drifting to the floor. Here is my improvised fix &#8211; a cloth held under the loom&#8217;s feet and falling behind the selvedge ends meant that the yarn bobbins couldn&#8217;t turn, so the yarn couldn&#8217;t untwist.</p>
<p><a href="http://fibresofbeing.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/20091129_sample2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-549" title="20091129_sample2" src="http://fibresofbeing.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/20091129_sample2.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>Third &#8211; see photo at right. I now know what people mean by &#8220;worms&#8221; in chenille. This section is 10epi, 12 ply sewing thread weft. My hem stitching didn&#8217;t stablise the end. After a gentle hand wash and press I was disappointed by the feel of the fabric and for some reason thought that throwing it into the tumble dryer would be a good idea. Oops.</p>
<p>On the plus side, I enjoyed using the new loom. Things moved smoothly and held firmly and it was overall very pleasant.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s just &#8211; I don&#8217;t know what to do next with any of it. None of it has the soft, luxurious feel I was hoping for. I&#8217;m also daunted by the natural colour. I was planning to dye warps, but I can&#8217;t imagine being able to without getting into a horrible tangle.</p>
<p>Any suggestions? I&#8217;ve seen various comments and tips on using rayon chenille on the web &#8211; maybe I should read through that and look for ideas. (I have a skein of handpainted (not by me) rayon chenille which feels softer and appears to have a less aggressive twist.) Some of the sections are a bit stiff for a scarf, but might be nice for cushions say (if I wanted some cushions). Perhaps my finishing technique needs improvement. Maybe embrace the worms, explore the possibilities for bumps or collapse with the high twist&#8230;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[My New Toy]]></title>
<link>http://pipolmusic.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/my-new-toy/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>paulfrichet</dc:creator>
<guid>http://pipolmusic.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/my-new-toy/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[J&#8217;ai reçu hier mon dernier joujou, un sampleur Akai S3000! Yesterday, i&#8217;ve just received]]></description>
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<p><em><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Yesterday, i&#8217;ve just received my brand new toy (well, not so new&#8230;), an Akai S3000 sampler!</span></em></p>
<p><a href="http://pipolmusic.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pi-s3000.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-145" title="Pi Akai S3000" src="http://pipolmusic.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pi-s3000.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="102" /></a></p>
<p>De plus, j&#8217;ai eu la plaisante surprise en recevant cette antiquité des années 90 de m&#8217;apercevoir qu&#8217; il y avait un disque dur installé dedans et une extension de mémoire vive, ce qui va m&#8217;éviter de me prendre la tête avec des disquettes. Bref, il ne me reste plus qu&#8217; à apprendre à me servir de cette grosse boite&#8230;</p>
<p><em><span style="color:#ffcc00;">As a bonus, i&#8217;ve had the pleasing surprise to learn that there&#8217;s already an hard drive installed in it, plus extended memory, so i won&#8217;t have to deal with floppys drama. So, all i got to do right now is to learn how to use that big metal box&#8230;</span></em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[An epic cat's paw lace sampler (and review thereof)]]></title>
<link>http://exchangingfire.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/an-epic-cats-paw-lace-sampler-and-review-thereof/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>LadyDanio</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Well, tonight I watched the Count of Monte Cristo (2002 version) and knit myself a handy-dandy lace ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Well, tonight I watched the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo_(2002_film)">Count of Monte Cristo</a> (2002 version) and knit myself a handy-dandy lace sampler, featuring the ubiquitous cat&#8217;s paw lace stitch, which apparently can be made out of anything and everything (stitch-wise). Or just about. I only chose to look up and knit eight variations of the pattern, so this sampler can be considered expansive but certainly not all-encompassing. For the fibery freaks out there, this sampler was knit using <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/Telemark+Yarn_YD5420152.html">KnitPicks Telemark</a> in the Drift colorway on a nice pair of vintage size 4 US 10&#8243; aluminum needles.</p>
<p><a href="http://exchangingfire.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/catspaw2.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-108" title="catspaw2" src="http://exchangingfire.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/catspaw2.jpg?w=768" alt="" width="490" height="650" /></a></p>
<p>The top two stitches (which were the last two I knit, naturally) both feature a k2togtbl stitch. The left one is from Jennifer Jones&#8217; blog, <a href="http://www.krazyawesome.com/knitmonster/glitzy-cats-paw-lace-wrap.html"> The Knit Monster</a>, and has a stitch called a double decrease, which I&#8217;d never done before. The double dec was interesting in general, as it creates a very straight bar running through the center between the yarnover. However, for the purposes of the cat&#8217;s paw motif itself, I thought it made the yarnovers below it look uneven.</p>
<p>The right one is Elizabeth Lovick&#8217;s version, from her website <a href="http://www.northernlace.co.uk/free.html">Northern Lace</a>, which has, in addition to the k2togtbl, a k3tog in place of the double dec. I think this stitch, while it created an even-looking design, was not my favorite. The k2togtbl made one side look a bit &#8220;wonky&#8221; (there&#8217;s your techy term for the night) and the k3tog was quite simply, just a pain to do.</p>
<p>The bottom six cat&#8217;s paws were all knit directly from the chart compiled by <a href="http://wendyknits.net/2006/08/15/let-me-explain-no-there-is-too-much-let-me-sum-up/">Wendy Knits</a>, as I have cited previously:</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 410px"><img src="http://wendyknits.net/images/design06/catspaw081506.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="387" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Courtesy Wendy Knits</p></div>
<p>The top two motifs on the chart, as well as the bottom-most right one, all feature a sl1, k2tog, psso stitch between the final two yarnovers, and I rather like the way this stitch creates a nice roundness to the center knitted portion of the design. The top right one seemed to be most effective at this, in part because of the alternating k2tog and ssk stitches around the yarnovers. Every motif that used the mirror design of the ssk stitch (symbolized in this chart by the &#8220;\ &#8221; mark leaning to the left) created a more round, even appearance in the final lace.</p>
<p>The second stitch down on the left side in the chart had a unique center yarnover, which I thought was interesting. However, it did not create the appearance of either a cat&#8217;s paw <em>or</em> a flower, but rather a simply honeycomb design. The two stitches that I found looked the <em>most </em>like cat&#8217;s paws were the bottom left design and the right motif in the second row up. The placement of the k2tog and ssk stitches caused the yarnovers to stretch toward the highest point, making the midle yarnovers so small they are almost nonexistant and creating very large holes at the base. They look like the arching, flexing claws of a cat.</p>
<p>Even as I begin to finish cataloguing and describing the different traditional cat&#8217;s paw lace motifs I&#8217;ve knit, I am seeing where I could have tried other variations of the stitch. For example, you could substitute the k3tog with any of the other patterns, or moved the k2tog to the other side of the &#8220;honeycomb&#8221;-looking one for a more even appearance. Really, the combinations and possibilities therein are nearly endless. I shall leave that for others to take on, however, as I am quite satisfied with my own results. Enjoy!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sampler Raumklangu… … a muzyka z SACD ]]></title>
<link>http://classicsunday.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/sampler-raumklangu%e2%80%a6-%e2%80%a6-a-muzyka-z-sacd/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kris</dc:creator>
<guid>http://classicsunday.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/sampler-raumklangu%e2%80%a6-%e2%80%a6-a-muzyka-z-sacd/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Święta się zbliżają. Trudno tego nie zauważyć w marketach i centrach handlowych, gdzie kapie wystroj]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Maps Sampler]]></title>
<link>http://wednesdaystamper.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/maps-sampler/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>herminesplace</dc:creator>
<guid>http://wednesdaystamper.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/maps-sampler/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Charlotte                     Faye                               Gabi             Ilonka            ]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://mypixiepond.blogspot.com/2009/11/wed-stamper-maps.html">Charlotte  </a>                  <a href="http://hastingshall2.blogspot.com/2009/11/wednesday-stamper-maps.html"> Faye </a>                              <a href="http://stempelhex.blogspot.com/2009/11/wds-maps.html">Gabi</a>             <a href="http://croppiescreations.blogspot.com/2009/11/maps.html">Ilonka </a>                       <a href="http://kerstinskartenblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/three-muses-keys.html">Kerstin</a></p>
<p><a href="http://wednesdaystamper.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sampler-maps-2.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2567" title="sampler maps 2" src="http://wednesdaystamper.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sampler-maps-2.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="114" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://kristychristopherson.blogspot.com/2009/11/wednesday-stamper-maps.html">Kristy</a>                               <a href="http://leikku.vuodatus.net/blog/2249182/wednesday-stamper-maps/">Leila </a>              <a href="http://liesbethart.blogspot.com/2009/11/venetie.html">Liesbeth</a>                      <a href="http://dutchie-in-canada.blogspot.com/2009/11/always-explore.html">Marjolein</a>           <a href="http://renateskreativewelt.blogspot.com/2009/11/wednesday-stampers-maps.html">Renate</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Reggae Jam Vol. 1 - Zwischen Kommerz und Verachtung]]></title>
<link>http://hassmusikbeimediamarkt.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/reggae-jam-vol-1-zwischen-kommerz-und-verachtung/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hassmusikbeimediamarkt</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hassmusikbeimediamarkt.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/reggae-jam-vol-1-zwischen-kommerz-und-verachtung/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Erhältlich im Media Markt ist auch der Sampler &#8220;Reggae Jam Vol. 1&#8243;, welcher zwar weder o]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://hassmusikbeimediamarkt.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dsc00578.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-39 alignleft" title="DSC00578" src="http://hassmusikbeimediamarkt.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dsc00578.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>Erhältlich im Media Markt ist auch der Sampler &#8220;Reggae Jam Vol. 1&#8243;, welcher zwar weder offen homophob noch indiziert ist, wohl aber Musiker aus dem Genre der von uns so betitelten &#8220;Hassmusik&#8221; supportet. Neben kommerziell auch sehr erfolgreichen Musikern wie <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaggy">Shaggy</a> oder <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/UB40">UB40</a> finden sich auf der Zusammenstellung also auch Stücke von Beenie Man und Buju Banton.</p>
<p>Zusammen mit  Musikern wie Capleton und Sizzla gehören Beenie Man und Buju Banton zur Speerspitze menschenverachtender Musik.  <!--more--></p>
<p>Unter anderem im Rahmen der Stop Murder Music Kampagne wurden Beenie Man´s Lieder wegen offener Antihomosexualität kritisiert.<sup> </sup>Sie enthalten laut Amnesty International USA Zeilen wie: <em>„I&#8217;m dreaming of a new Jamaica, come to execute all the gays“</em> (<em>„Ich träume von einem neuen Jamaika, wo sämtliche Schwulen hingerichtet werden“</em>). Er wird unter anderem vom deutschen Lesben- und Schwulenverband als Mitverursacher für eine Hetzkampagne gegen Schwule in Jamaika verantwortlich gemacht, die zu einem schwulenfeindlichen Klima beitrage, dessen Auswirkungen bis zu brutalen Morden reichten, da der in seinen „Songs offen zum gay bashing (Schwulenklatschen) und gar zur Tötung schwuler Männer [aufruft]“<sup>.<a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beenie_Man#cite_note-3"></a></sup></p>
<p>Als Reaktion auf diese Kritik, die unter anderem in den USA zu Konzertabsagen durch MTV und Virgin führte, wiesen seine Konzertveranstalter auf Beenie Mans Unterschrift unter den so genannten <em>Reggae Compassionate Act</em> hin, mit der er sich von homophoben Liedtexten distanziert hätte. In Jamaika bestritt Beenie Man im Juli 2007 diese Selbstverpflichtung (&#8220;And mi neva sign it, yuh hear sah.&#8221;) und erklärte zugleich, dass es keinen Bedarf an homophob motivierte Gewalt und Morde gebe, aber dass er einen „schwulen Lebensstil“ nicht unterstütze, weil er diesen für unheilvoll halte: <em>„We don&#8217;t need to kill dem. We just need fi tell the people dem the right ting because I not supporting a gay lifestyle because it&#8217;s not wholesome to me.“</em> Manche Beobachter in der jamaikanischen Presse sehen in seiner Aussage, es sei nicht nötig, Schwule zu töten, die Aussage, es sei &#8220;falsch&#8221;, dies zu tun.</p>
<p>Buju Banton veröffentlicht Stücke wie <em>Boom Bye Bye</em>, in dem es heißt:</p>
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<dd><em>The world is in trouble</em></dd>
<dd><em>Anytime Buju Banton come</em></dd>
<dd><em>Batty boy get up and run</em></dd>
<dd><em>ah gunshot in ah head man</em></dd>
<dd><em>Tell dem crew… it&#8217;s like</em></dd>
<dd><em>Boom bye bye, in a batty boy head,</em></dd>
<dd><em>Rude boy nah promote no nasty man,</em></dd>
<dd><em>them hafi dead.</em></dd>
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<p><em>Batty Boy</em> ist eine Ausdrucksweise der Jamaikanischen Kreolsprache (<em>Patois</em>), die einen homosexuellen Mann beschreibt. In <em>Boom Bye Bye</em> fordert Banton also die regelrechte Hinrichtung (<em>Schuss in den Kopf</em>) homosexueller Menschen. Auch in jüngerer Zeit, als geplante Konzerte in Deutschland bekannt wurden, kam es zu Protesten, Konzertabsagen und einer Kampagne des LSVD (Lesben- und Schwulenverband in Deutschland e.V.).</p>
<p>Auch nach Druck seines Labels entschuldigte Banton sich nicht für diesen Text und reihte sich neben zum Beispiel Bounty Killer und Beenie Man in die Liste der Autoren homophober Lyrics ein. In Folge dessen engagierte sich Banton allerdings für die Benutzung von Kondomen. Ein entsprechender Tune findet sich mit <em>Willy Don&#8217;t Be Silly</em> dann auch auf dem 1993 auf Mercury veröffentlichten Longplayer <em>Voice of Jamaica</em>, mit dessen Erscheinen auch die Stiftung <em>Willy</em> ins Leben gerufen wird, die sich um HIV-positive Kinder kümmert.</p>
<p>Nach dem Tod eines engen Freundes, der 1995 bei einer Schießerei ums Leben kam, wandelte sich Banton vom Jungkünstler mit offensiven Texten zu einem bekennenden Rastafari, der sich in seinen Liedern von Slackness- und Gunlyrics abwendet und zunehmend spirituelle und gesellschaftliche Umstände thematisiert.</p>
<p>Buju Banton kann sich bis heute nicht gänzlich der Kontroverse vor allem um <em>Boom Bye Bye</em> entziehen, da er &#8211; ungeachtet verschiedener Proteste &#8211; in Jamaika noch immer teilweise homophobe Texte singt. Außerdem wird er beschuldigt, fortgesetzt und tatkräftig in die seiner Meinung nach durch seine Religion gerechtfertigte Diskriminierung homosexueller Männer einzustimmen.<sup> </sup></p>
<p>Nach vehementen Protesten u.a. deutscher Schwulen- und Lesben-Organisationen gegen seine <a title="Battyman-Tune" href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battyman-Tune">Battyman-Tunes</a> wurde 2004 die Hälfte der in jenem Jahr angesetzten Auftritte in Deutschland abgesagt.</p>
<p>2006 meldete er sich nach 2-jähriger Pause mit dem Album <em>Too Bad</em> zurück. Mit <em>Too Bad</em> findet Banton zurück zu seinen musikalischen Wurzeln: Es ist sein erstes reines Dancehall-Album seit 1993 und wurde für den Grammy unter &#8220;Bestes Reggae-Album 2007&#8243; nominiert.</p>
<p>Die Bundesregierung prüfte 2008 eine Indizierung seiner Platten.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Undercover]]></title>
<link>http://wizorockzde.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/undercover/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wizorockzde</dc:creator>
<guid>http://wizorockzde.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/undercover/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Zu diesen &#8220;coolsten Coverversionen des Rock&#8221; steuerten Wizo 2004 den in den 90ern gecove]]></description>
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Zu diesen &#8220;coolsten Coverversionen des Rock&#8221; steuerten Wizo 2004 den in den 90ern gecoverten Song &#8220;<a href="http://wizorockzde.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/all-that-she-wants-ace-of-base-cover/">All that she wants</a>&#8221; von Ace of Base bei.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Nazis Raus!]]></title>
<link>http://wizorockzde.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/nazis-raus/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wizorockzde</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Der Anfang der 90er Jahre aus gutem Grund veröffentlichte Nazis Raus Sampler wurde 2004 leider wiede]]></description>
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<span style="color:#000000;">Der Anfang der 90er Jahre aus gutem Grund      veröffentlichte Nazis Raus Sampler wurde 2004 leider wieder aus gutem Grund neu      aufgelegt. Wizo, die beim ersten Teil unberechtigterweise noch fehlten      steuern nun den Smash Hit <a href="http://wizorockzde.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/raum-der-zeit/">Raum der Zeit </a>bei!</span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Punk Rock BRD I]]></title>
<link>http://wizorockzde.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/punk-rock-brd-i/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wizorockzde</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Das alte Slime-Label Weird System hat auf diesen drei CD´s eine Sammlung von deutschem Punkrock der ]]></description>
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<span style="color:#000000;">Das       alte Slime-Label Weird System hat auf diesen drei CD´s eine Sammlung von       deutschem Punkrock der Jahre 1977-2003 veröffentlicht. Ob Poppunk wie Die       Ärzte, Old-Skool-Punk wie KFC oder Deutschpunk alla Toxoplasma: Es ist so       ziemlich jede Unterfächerung des deutschen Punks vertreten. Wizo sind mit       &#8220;<a href="http://wizorockzde.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/uberflussig/">Überflüssig</a>&#8221; am Start.</span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Aggropop Now!]]></title>
<link>http://wizorockzde.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/aggropop-now/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wizorockzde</dc:creator>
<guid>http://wizorockzde.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/aggropop-now/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Auf dem zum 10jährigen Jubiläum der Berliner Punkcombo Terrorgruppe 2003 veröffentlichten Sampler st]]></description>
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Auf dem zum 10jährigen Jubiläum der Berliner Punkcombo Terrorgruppe 2003 veröffentlichten Sampler steuerten Wizo neben Bands wie NoFx, Die Ärzte oder den Donots einen Song bei. Der Errol Dunkley-Coversong &#8220;<a href="http://wizorockzde.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/ok-fred/">Ok Fred</a>&#8221; wurde zwar bereits 1995 auf dem &#8220;<a href="http://wizorockzde.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/bring-back-the-vinyl/">Bring back the Vinyl</a>&#8221; Sampler veröffentlicht, ist hier aber in einer neuen Version zu hören. Außerdem gab&#8217;s ein <a href="http://wizorockzde.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/booklet-beitrag-zum-terrorgruppe-jubilaums-sampler-aggropop-now/">nettes Grußwort</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Free Sampler:  In Autumnal Fog]]></title>
<link>http://fuckinlisten.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/free-sampler-in-autumnal-fog/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>matterofeffect</dc:creator>
<guid>http://fuckinlisten.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/free-sampler-in-autumnal-fog/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In Autumnal Fog ist eine weitere Sampler Reihe vom Skeksis Netlabel Projekt, von denen auch die ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:left;"><a href="http://fuckinlisten.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cover_in_autumnal_fog_2009.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-260 aligncenter" title="In Autumnal Fog 2009" src="http://fuckinlisten.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cover_in_autumnal_fog_2009.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="417" /></a>In Autumnal Fog ist eine weitere Sampler Reihe vom <a href="http://skeksisnetlabel.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Skeksis Netlabel Projekt</a>, von denen auch die &#8220;10 Songs For Free Download&#8221; Reihe stammt. Die aktuelle Ausgabe umfasst 3 CD&#8217;s voller Neo-/Dark-Folk, Black- und Pagan-Metal.</p>
<p>Die <a href="http://www.autumnal-fog.de/bands/" target="_blank">Tracklist</a> gibt&#8217;s auf der Seite des Projekts und wer reinhören will zieht sich den <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzo4vTVQD0g" target="_blank">Trailer</a> rein.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.autumnal-fog.de/download/" target="_blank">Download:  In Autumnal Fog 2009</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Die Depression aus der Dose - Kein Leben.]]></title>
<link>http://maximanatura.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/die-depression-aus-der-dose-kein-leben/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>maximanatura</dc:creator>
<guid>http://maximanatura.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/die-depression-aus-der-dose-kein-leben/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Salute ! &#8220;Crada&#8220;, ein alter Bekannter aus HipHop Zeiten hat eine neue Produktion für ]]></description>
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<p>&#8220;<a href="http://www.myspace.com/crada"><strong>Crada</strong></a>&#8220;, ein alter Bekannter aus HipHop Zeiten hat eine neue Produktion für &#8220;<a href="http://www.curse.de"><strong>Curse</strong></a>&#8221; gelaced. Zu finden <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YJeMY3awDY">hier</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;<em>Am Anfang war es Lifestyle und Image, ein bisschen Arme aufgeritzt weil es in ist</em>&#8220;<br />
Curse &#8211; Kein Leben</p>
<p>Es ist selten passiert, dass ich nach der ersten Zeile eines Curse Songs einen so starken Drang verspüre schreiend zu skippen. Curse, kennt ihr ihn? Curse ist eine Instanz im deutschen HipHop, Curse ist der Papst des deutschen Raps. Ich erinner mich lebhaft daran, als ich beim Headbangen auf &#8220;Hassliebe&#8221; zu meinen ersten Gigs gefahren bin, und als ich dann wieder auf Hassliebe abgehend in Bayreuth nen hübschen Unfall gebaut hab. Glück gehabt. Curse jedenfalls hat uns leuchtend-augen Kinder des deutschen Raps geführt, wir haben seine prägnanten Gedanken bewundert.</p>
<p>&#8220;<em>Und was ist jetzt?</em>&#8220;<br />
Der Song &#8220;Kein Leben&#8221;. Released wird selbiger im Zuge eines &#8220;Joint Ventures&#8221; von der <a href="http://www.arche-stiftung.de">ARCHE-Stiftung</a> und verschiedenen HipHop Künstlern, darunter Curse, Prinz Pi und auch Urgestein Spax; &#8220;Deutschlands vergessene&#60;n&#62; Kinder&#60;n&#62;&#8221; soll mit diesem Sampler ihre &#8220;<em>emotionale Armut</em>&#8221; genommen werden. (Vgl. <a href="http://rapspot.de/interview.php?id=94"> Rapspot Interview</a>)</p>
<p>&#8220;<em>Immer Zuhause, immer die die Jalousien runter, nicht nur dein Licht, auch deine Stimmung wurde dunkler</em> [...] <em>Keine Lust mehr was zu essen, dafür acht Zigaretten in der Stunde, du bestrafst deine Lunge</em> [...]<em> Du warst immernoch schön, immer noch sexy, du hast gewusst wie du wirkst auf uns männliche Wesen, doch dich selbst hattest du aufgegeben</em>&#8220;<br />
Curse &#8211; Kein Leben</p>
<p>Abgesehen von der mangelnden Eleganz der Sprache, eine konzise Beschreibung der Situation &#8220;emotional verwahrloster Kinder&#8221;. Beschrieben von einem Verstand, der trotz seiner scheinbaren Klarheit nicht bemerkt, wie er stereotypisiert und stigmatisiert, wie er sich Klischees bedient und die prekären Lebensumstände von einer Empore aus mit dem Zeigefinger skizziert. Ich bin verleitet das eine himmelschreiende Heuchelei zu nennen.</p>
<p>Die &#8220;<strong>Depression aus der Dose</strong>&#8221; &#8211; ein unkontrolliert wuchernder Topos eines jeden deutschen Rappers, der etwas auf sich hält. Von Rasierklingenliebe (Casper) über Poesie von &#8220;depressiven Streetgangmembers&#8221; (Kollegah) wird die deutsche Amateurlyrik dunkelschwarz. Und auch Curse wusste angeblich schon in seinem Song &#8220;Struggle&#8221; ganz genau, was Jugendliche dazu antreibt aus einem Plastikkuli Pot zu rauchen.</p>
<p>Während Casper sein &#8220;Emo-Pony&#8221; legitimiert (Kidding) und Kollegah ohnehin nur Spaß macht, bleiben wir aber wieder bei Rappapst Curse, der es scheinbar bitter ernst meint und immernoch glaubt, dass er einen Zugang zu der Zielgruppe hätte, die er zu erreichen sucht. Nein, ich nehme keine Widerrede an, keine Diskussion.</p>
<p>Wenn ich in meinem verdunkelten Zimmer sitze, und den Schritt in die Treibsandgrube, die Spirale, den Strudel oder sonst irgendeine von Denkern erfundene Metapher für die Depression, getan habe, zieht mich da kein Curse raus. Denn was seine Songs kommunizieren sind <strong>Kälte</strong>, Eiseskälte. Eine sichere Distanz, ein schneidender Verstand, ein starres, apollinisches Konstrukt eines Gehirnes ohne jegliche Herzbeteiligung. Wie will mich so ein Mensch verstehen ?</p>
<p><strong>Hand auf&#8217;s Herz</strong> &#8211; diese Tendenz zeichnet sich schon deutlich seit Sinnflut ab. Der tiefe Schrei auf dem <a href="http://www.musicline.de/cover/Curse_Feuerwasser_828765440028.jpg">Feuerwassercover</a> ist längst verstummt. Was bleibt ist eine stoische Gestalt mit erhobenem Zeigefinger.<br />
Curse hatte  immer schon Oberlehrerambitionen mit Leidenschaft. Doch letztere Komponente verfliegt und hinterlässt einen schalen Beigeschmack von Ignoranz als er seine imaginäre Borderlinerin die letzten Worten &#8220;<em>&#8230; was stand in dem Abschiedsbrief, wie du hast mich krass geliebt?</em>&#8221; entgegenplärrt.<br />
Nach so einer Vorstellung frage ich mich tatsächlich, ob Curse nicht mindestens genauso gefühlsverarmt ist wie die intendierten Hörer.</p>
<p>Ich für meinen Teil bin traurig darüber; zumal die große Aktion gegen die &#8220;emotionale Armut&#8221; aufgrund ihrer schon lächerlich unklaren Zielerklärung nach außen nicht mehr darstellt, als einen bravotauglichen Versuch der Reinwaschung im Rahmen der &#8220;social correctness&#8221;:  &#8220;<em>Die Kids nehmen Rap-Texte sehr genau wahr und leben diese dann nach. Dazu gehören <strong>härteste Alkoholexzesse genauso wie mitgefilmte Gangbang-Partys</strong>, die dann über Handys weiter verteilt werden.</em>&#8221; (&#60;a href=&#8221;http://rapspot.de/interview.php?id=94&#8243;&#62; Rapspot Interview, zweite Frage&#60;/a&#62;.<br />
Jedes gut gemeinte Motiv in Ehren, solche verbalen Emissionen sind weltfremd, anmaßend und widersprüchlich, hat man sich doch in jeder &#8220;Deutschrap Podiumsdiskussion über den Aufstieg und den Niedergang des deutschen HipHop&#8221; darauf geeinigt, dass kein Raptext Kinder zum Mord und Exzess bringen kann, deren junge und unstete Persönlichkeiten nicht vorher durch schlimme Erlebnisse geschwächt worden sind.</p>
<p>Ich für meinen Teil werde mir den Sampler trotzdem anhören, denn vielleicht ist trotz allen schlechten Vorboten ein Künstler vertreten, der sich nicht eine artifizielle Geschichte aus den Fingern saugt, sondern einfach das rappt was er am besten kann. Für einen &#8220;guten Zweck&#8221;. Und wenn er Müttern beischläft.</p>
<p>Gehabt euch wohl !</p>
<p>Der Germanist</p>
<p>Würzburg, 21.11.09</p>
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<title><![CDATA[December NIBBLER Sampler now here-our BEST SELLERS for 2009!]]></title>
<link>http://choosingsimplicity.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/december-nibbler-sampler-now-here-our-best-sellers-for-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>choosingsimplicity</dc:creator>
<guid>http://choosingsimplicity.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/december-nibbler-sampler-now-here-our-best-sellers-for-2009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you have never tried one of our NIBBLERS before, this is definitely the one to go for!! This mont]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[My 2nd Weaving Sampler]]></title>
<link>http://worksofhands.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/master-weaving-sampler/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>worksofhands</dc:creator>
<guid>http://worksofhands.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/master-weaving-sampler/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Started Nov. 4, 2009 Materials: Lisa yarns (Acrylic) I am starting to make this sampler of woven pat]]></description>
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<p>Materials: Lisa yarns (Acrylic)</p>
<p>I am starting to make this sampler of woven patterns, because sometimes I feel like there is a weaver inside of me, that longs to weave. I am learning a lot, and I indulge in the process. It is a really time-consuming textile-making technique. I forget the time when I am on my table loom. Weaving has become therapeutic.</p>
<p>I will learn some pattern combinations, colors and perhaps materials. Right now, my loom has a rigid heddle. I have to devise temporary heddles before the rigid heddle, if I want to make complicated patterns. I will try one experiment with all three colors.</p>
<p>I am using cheap acrylic yarn for the weft. The warp is single thread of old white crochet yarn. I bought my Kirchner table loom from eBay. I actually first learned to weave using a foot loom early this spring. Table loom is so slow, but I get to learn a lot of the basics and I know what I will be looking for when I start looking for a larger loom with pedals and 8 harnesses.</p>
<p>Nov. 7, 2009 progress</p>
<div id="attachment_614" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><a href="http://worksofhands.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1010002.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-614 " title="First Rows" src="http://worksofhands.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1010002.jpg" alt="First Rows" width="470" height="352" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Nov. 7, 2009 Update 8 hours</p></div>
<p> Nov. 20, 2009 update: Up to now, these are all variations using 2 string heddles. Something is strange with my camera. These are the same yarns, but the colors look different in both pictures. The latest photo is truer to life. I actually chose a cooler palette.</p>
<p><a href="http://worksofhands.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/weaving-sampler-2-nov-20-2009-after-11-hours.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-732" title="Weaving Sampler 2 Nov 20 2009 After 11 hours" src="http://worksofhands.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/weaving-sampler-2-nov-20-2009-after-11-hours.jpg" alt="" width="470" height="352" /></a></p>
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<p>November 26, 2009 Update: This is going very fast. I am almost at the end of the 2 meter warps. This photo shows variations on a simple pattern using 2 shafts.</p>
<p><a href="http://worksofhands.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p10100022.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-737" title="P1010002" src="http://worksofhands.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p10100022.jpg" alt="" width="470" height="352" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[*Product Review* <b>The Wave Alchemy SFX Collection 01 [Sample Pack]</b>]]></title>
<link>http://insomniacentertainment.com/2009/11/18/product-review-the-wave-alchemy-sfx-collection-01-sample-pack/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Luigi Bastardo</dc:creator>
<guid>http://insomniacentertainment.com/2009/11/18/product-review-the-wave-alchemy-sfx-collection-01-sample-pack/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Order now! Product Review: The Wave Alchemy SFX Collection 01 [Sample Pack] Review posted at Altsoun]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zettiology sampler]]></title>
<link>http://wednesdaystamper.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/zettiology-sampler/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Belinda</dc:creator>
<guid>http://wednesdaystamper.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/zettiology-sampler/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[      Audrey                  Barnie                           Bine                           Glenda]]></description>
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<p>      <a href="http://audreyart.blogspot.com/2009/11/ws-zettiology.html">Audrey</a>                  <a href="http://barnie.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/ws-zettiology/">Barnie</a>                           <a href="http://straccisblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/uberarbeitete-zettikarte-fur.html">Bine</a>                           <a href="http://somewhereovertherainbowunicornsdream.blogspot.com/2009/11/friday-13th.html">Glenda</a>              <a href="http://laury55.blogspot.com/2009/11/wednesday-stamper-teesha-moore.html">Laury55</a></p>
<p><a href="http://wednesdaystamper.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/zetti_sampler2.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2544" title="Zetti_sampler2" src="http://wednesdaystamper.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/zetti_sampler2.jpg" alt="" width="468" height="74" /></a></p>
<p>                  <a href="http://lena-dailyscrap.blogspot.com/">Lena</a>                                <a href="http://liveartnow.blogspot.com/2009/11/wednesday-stamper-zettiology.html">Linda</a>                  <a href="http://stampedmania.blogspot.com/2009/11/wednesdaystamper-zettiology.html">Manja </a>        <a href="http://stempelfroschsblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/zettiology.html">Stempelfrosch</a>    <a href="http://artic-blonde-creations.blogspot.com/2009/11/wednesday-stamper-zettiology.html">Yvonne</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Korg Legacy Collection Analog Edition v1.23]]></title>
<link>http://vst4free.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/korg-legacy-collection-analog-edition-v1-23/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>vst4free</dc:creator>
<guid>http://vst4free.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/korg-legacy-collection-analog-edition-v1-23/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Cross stitching wish list]]></title>
<link>http://chezschmanz.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/cross-stitching-wish-list/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Lauren</dc:creator>
<guid>http://chezschmanz.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/cross-stitching-wish-list/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This week I finished Caroline&#8217;s birth sampler, adapted from La-D-Da&#8217;s Sweet Dreams patte]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:left;">This week I finished Caroline&#8217;s birth sampler, adapted from La-D-Da&#8217;s Sweet Dreams pattern.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-546" title="CIMG1073 - Copy" src="http://chezschmanz.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cimg1073-copy.jpg" alt="CIMG1073 - Copy" width="336" height="360" /></p>
<p>It&#8217;s at the shop for framing, but in the meantime, that means I&#8217;m ready to find a new project!</p>
<p>Choosing a new project is a delightful task in itself. I&#8217;ve got a good ten projects that I&#8217;ve already started and put aside. Those get high consideration. Then there are the many projects I&#8217;ve kitted up &#8211; that is, purchased the fabric and threads to go along with the chart.</p>
<p>In a category of its own is <a href="http://www.thesilverneedle.net/images/carriage/carriagehouse-shores350.jpg" target="_blank">The Shores of Hawk Run Hollow</a>, which I am stitching on 9 or 10 count fabric (like the stockings) with DMC Perle Cotton. For those of you non-stitchers out there, that just means &#8220;big.&#8221; The exaggerating, slightly rude woman in the cross stitch store said that this project would be &#8220;as big as a couch,&#8221; so I like to refer to it as my project that is as big as a couch. In reality, it will be approximately 2 x 3 feet. It uses an entire yard of fabric &#8211; think lap quilt size  &#8211; and its frame is like a small table. I should take a picture. It&#8217;s amusing to look at. If I could just keep the cats off it&#8230;</p>
<p>Next are the larger framing projects that I kitted in Oklahoma in April. I started <a href="http://chezschmanz.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/prettier-stitches/">Pains of Love</a>, but I have two others kitted and unstarted too. Not to mention the wedding sampler (<a href="http://www.thesilverneedle.net/images/drawn/drawn-marriageofminds175.jpg" target="_blank">Marriage of Minds by the Drawn Thread</a>) that I &#8220;am doing&#8221; for Allen and me. (Our five year anniversary in May will not see that finished, mostly because I put it aside after I stitched a whole swath of it in one thread rather than two, and I just can&#8217;t bear to pull all that out!)</p>
<p>It&#8217;s possible too that I buy something new every time I cross the threshhold of the cross stitching store. So I now have <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/cgi-perl/itemdetail.pl?item=09-1148" target="_blank">Prairie Moon&#8217;s The Red and The Black</a> kitted up. And during the last visit, I picked up <a href="http://www.thesilverneedle.net/images/ladda/ladida-allourtroubles400.jpg" target="_blank">La-D-Da&#8217;s All Our Troubles</a>. At first, I took the saying the wrong way &#8211; you think I&#8217;m a big whiner? But it stuck in my mind, and I kept thinking that I would chose my troubles over others&#8217; and that maybe it meant more about being thankful for what you have and taking the bad with the good. Now it will go on my wall, to remind me of that.</p>
<p>All those choices, and I decided to stall. <a href="http://chezschmanz.wordpress.com/2007/10/12/the-first-day-or-should-i-say-week-of-christmas/" target="_blank">I&#8217;ve been working on Prairie Schooler&#8217;s set of Santa&#8217;s 12 Days of Christmas since 2007</a>. (In fact, I&#8217;ve been working on it since the month I started this blog, which would have been a good time to follow through on the project and get it done for Christmas!) I finished the first six of them during that year in Paris, but when I started the seventh day of Christmas and stitched a swan in the wrong spot, I stopped and set it aside. Since finishing Caroline&#8217;s sampler, I&#8217;ve picked it back up and will have finished the seventh piece this week.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-547" title="CIMG1101 - Copy" src="http://chezschmanz.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cimg1101-copy.jpg" alt="CIMG1101 - Copy" width="299" height="448" /></p>
<p>I won&#8217;t be as optimistic in 2009 as I was in 2007; I probably won&#8217;t finish it this year for Christmas. But with each piece taking about a week, the time is there&#8230;if I use it.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Asia Sampler]]></title>
<link>http://wednesdaystamper.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/asia-sampler-2/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>~*~Patty</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Femmy Ingrid Hella Jaine Marion Mette Rosie Sabine Viv Willy]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://zoiy.blogspot.com/2009/11/asian.html" target="_blank">Femmy</a> <a href="http://ingridsart.blogspot.com/2009/11/asia.html" target="_blank">Ingrid</a> <a href="http://hellastampart.blogspot.com/2009/11/asia.html" target="_blank">Hella</a> <a href="http://craftydrake.blogspot.com/2009/11/this-week-has-just-been-one-of-those.html" target="_blank">Jaine</a> <a href="http://bockel24.blogspot.com/2009/11/asia.html" target="_blank"> Marion</a></p>
<p><a href="http://wednesdaystamper.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/asia-sampler-2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2527" title="Asia-Sampler-2" src="http://wednesdaystamper.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/asia-sampler-2.jpg" alt="Asia-Sampler-2" width="468" height="125" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://danishstamper.blogspot.com/2009/11/some-atcs.html" target="_blank">Mette </a> <a href="http://rosieskleinebastelwelt.blogspot.com/2009/11/schwarz-wei-asia.html" target="_blank">Rosie </a> <a href="http://stempeltanz.blogspot.com/2009/11/asia.html" target="_blank">Sabine </a> <a href="http://vivsvisuals.blogspot.com/2009/11/asia.html" target="_blank"> Viv </a> <a href="http://willyanderson.blogspot.com/2009/11/wednesday-stamper-asia.html" target="_blank">Willy</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Jamie Cullum covers Rihanna]]></title>
<link>http://paubacardit.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/jamie-cullum-covers-rihanna/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Nuevo video de Jamie Cullum para su nuevo disco &#8220;The Pursuit&#8221;. En ésta ocasión reversion]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:left;">Nuevo video de Jamie Cullum para su nuevo disco &#8220;The Pursuit&#8221;. En ésta ocasión reversiona una canción de Rihana &#8220;Please don&#8217;t stop the music&#8221; que ya tenía un sampler de una canción de Michael Jackson.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Versiones de versiones de versiones <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />  Aún así, suena genial! La próxima semana ya sale a la venta el disco!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[GANGSTA DUB - KANEDA (DUBSTEP / DUBHOP)]]></title>
<link>http://streetkreditz.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/gangsta-dub-kaneda-dubstep-dubhop/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>streetkreditz</dc:creator>
<guid>http://streetkreditz.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/gangsta-dub-kaneda-dubstep-dubhop/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[sample of whats to come!]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Akai MPC 500 - review]]></title>
<link>http://synthvibrations.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/akai-mpc-500-review/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://synthvibrations.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/akai-mpc-500-review/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; Akai is famous for their tradition in making samplers and recording machines. The MPC500 is o]]></description>
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<p>Akai is famous for their tradition in making samplers and recording machines.<br />
The MPC500 is one of the last sampler produced in a world ruled by softsamplers, let’s understand why…<br />
The MPC series is a sampler and sequencer combo that made history.<br />
The MPC60 (the first MPC ever!) was the evolution of the sampling drum machine LINN 9000, a really revolution in the drum machine contest in the 80s.<br />
The MPC concept is basicly a drum/percussion sampler with a powerful midi sequencer inside a box with sensitive touch pads.<br />
That combination seems like a little rhythm making studio in a box, because you ‘re not limited to standard drum sounds but you can sample your own sounds and use it in combination with the sequencer to create a composition that’s something more than a rhythm.<br />
After the 60 came the 3000 that offered more memory and some adds like easy scsi storage, than the 2000 that enhanced the possibilities of the machine with graphic editing and the 2000xl with multi timbral and melodic capabilities.<br />
The top of the line during the 2000xl period was the MPC4000 , a large MPC that used the Z4/Z8 sampling engine (a standard sampler , not geared only towards beat making) with a big sequencer, control surface…</p>
<p>After the the 2000xl and 4000 Akai started a third generation MPCs: the 1000 and than the 500 , 2500 and now the 5000.<br />
The new mpcs have a new dimensions that’s to compensate softsampler limits and the stability, they take the mpc concept a step ahead , to create somenthing that does not compete with softwares but that can be used with sw and workhorse for live duty.</p>
<p>The MPC 500 is the lighter and cheaper model of the serie, it lacks some interesting features of its bigger bros but has some winning points!<br />
First It’s important to say what the 500 miss:</p>
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<li>graphic editing of the samples</li>
<li>the sequencer has 48 midi tracks instead of 64</li>
<li>12 pads instead of 16</li>
<li>no individual  outs</li>
<li>the volume of outs in this machine is lower than the others MPC.</li>
<li>the rubber sensitive pads are harder to on the touch, it seems you have to push them harder to get velocity 127!</li>
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<p>The graphic editing is important on machine like this if you want to use it as a standalone production tool, but it has usb, and CF card for storage so you can edit and load or save your samples on your computer and it’s a fast operation, no sds midi dumps or scsi connections…</p>
<p>The sequencer has 48 tracks instead of 64… well 48 tracks for pattern are a lot, I don’t feel like missing the 64tracks using the MPC500…</p>
<p>12 pads instead of 16… well it maybe a limitation but I find useful instead!<br />
When I use tuned samples 12 pads are like 1 octv keyboard, so I use to samples one sound for octv and then with 4 samples I can play a 4 oct sound without the feeling of loosing the “reality” of the sound, because 1 sample does not stretch too much.<br />
And using the 12 levels the sample has 1 octv play!</p>
<p>The 500 has only the stereo out, and this is a limitation if you want to do record a bunch oof tracks at the same time, but if this is not your need the absence of the multi outs is not a bad miss.</p>
<p>One important aspect of this machine is the particular “low” volume output.<br />
In a A-B test with the MPC2000xl the 500 outputs half the volume of the 2000 with an headroom set not to have distortion or degradation of the sound.<br />
I think at AKAI designed this machine as a battery operated , so to let the batterys last longer they reduced the amplification consumption, leading to a lower volume.<br />
I ‘m honest, this is one of the things I don’t really like in the 500, because this aspect influences the sound, annd if you want a “clean” sound you have not to push the headroom to 0dB and stay calm with the mixer section.<br />
The more you try to pump the sound from the internal volumes, the more it sound harsh or with a light distortion on higher frequencies.<br />
But if the volume are set in the right way (70/80 on the mixer, and a headroom of minimum 6dB) everything works very well, the sound is clean and punchy.<br />
The only way to get the 500 pump louder is to rise the volume on your mixer or use a preamp/compressor.</p>
<p>The sensibility of the pads is another downfall of the 500.<br />
They have a particular curve that can be tricky to manage at first.<br />
To get a velocity value 127 you have to thump really hard, so my use of the velocity with the pads is quite limited…<br />
I usually tend to switch velocity to 100% and play the main rhythm (kick and snare ) then I switch velocity on and start playng with the note repeat in order to make a quantised rhythm with velocity movements.<br />
The other alternative is to record every track with velo at 100% and then edit the velocity using the slider in realtime.</p>
<p>Apart from these points  the 500 has some major  strenghts!</p>
<ul>
<li>It’s superportable, superslim!</li>
<li>Battery powered</li>
<li>USB connectivity and CF card drive</li>
<li>A SUPERB timing!</li>
<li>A great sequencer that can control the onboard sampler together with other midi devices</li>
<li>It’s really easy to use</li>
<li>onboard effects are ok</li>
<li>can work as a multitimbral sound generator with /without using its own sequencer.</li>
<li>Multimode filters are good and are realtime effective (not on the previous models)</li>
<li>Sounds really good (if you don’t push your headroom to 0 dB!)</li>
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<p>The sampler engine is complete with even resampling and easy editing.<br />
The sound engine is well thought and has indipendent multimode filters , AD envelope, two efx with send/insert, mute groups…<br />
The 12 levels (to play the sample chromatically) works as on the previous models, and the interesting aspect is that every motion recorded is realtime and fluid.<br />
All in all this little machine has many strong features and some minor letdown (the hard sensitive pads and the “not so high” volume) but can be really useful to many task in every kind of music, and could be the portastudio for hip hop &#38; R’n&#8217;B producers who want to compose in the park or in the subway…</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Cinephreak on Bourbon Again]]></title>
<link>http://cinephreakpictures.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/cinephreak-on-bourbon-again/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://cinephreakpictures.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/cinephreak-on-bourbon-again/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tagged along last weekend (10/24) to Louisville, KY to shoot video coverage of the Evan Williams unv]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Tagged along last weekend (10/24) to Louisville, KY to shoot video coverage of the Evan Williams unveiling of their vintage 2000 Single Barrel bourbon for <a href="http://www.bourbonblog.com/" target="_blank">BourbonBlog.com</a> &#8211; run by Tom Fischer. Twas a fun evening, and a very cool event.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the link to the video I shot/edited from that night, which also includes links to all the extended interviews done that night:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bourbonblog.com/blog/2009/10/27/evan-williams-single-barrel-2000-vintage-bourbon-unveiling-and-celebration-of-heaven-hill-master-distiller-parker-beams-50-years-of-bourbon-whiskey-business/" target="_blank">EVAN WILLIAMS SINGLE BARREL 2000 VINTAGE BOURBON UNVEILING</a></p>
<p>And since I hadn&#8217;t posted them directly, here&#8217;s all the videos I did from the 2009 KY Bourbon Festival as well (finally finished them all). Click to view:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bourbonblog.com/blog/2009/09/16/all-star-sampler-event-with-the-master-distillers-at-the-kentucky-bourbon-festival-2009/" target="_blank">ALL STAR SAMPLER VIDEO</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.bourbonblog.com/blog/2009/09/17/american-honey-girls-and-boots-and-bourbon-with-wild-turkey-at-the-kentucky-bourbon-festival-2009/" target="_blank">WILD TURKEY&#8217;S BOOTS N BOURBON, FEATURING THE AMERICAN HONEY GIRLS</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.bourbonblog.com/blog/2009/09/17/bourbon-style-cooking-school-with-jim-beam-the-whiskey-professors-and-deshas-at-the-kentucky-bourbon-festival-2009/" target="_blank">JIM BEAM CULINARY COOKING SCHOOL, FEATURING THE WHISKEY PROFESSORS</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.bourbonblog.com/blog/2009/09/26/the-kentucky-bourbon-hall-of-fame-2009/" target="_blank">KENTUCKY BOURBON HALL OF FAME</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.bourbonblog.com/blog/2009/09/27/celebrating-tom-bulleits-induction-to-the-kentucky-bourbon-hall-of-fame-2009/" target="_blank">BULLEIT PARTY, FEATURING MOLECULAR BARTENDING</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.bourbonblog.com/blog/2009/10/07/a-visit-to-the-knob-creek-house-during-the-knob-creek-drought/" target="_blank">KNOB CREEK HOUSE VISIT</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.bourbonblog.com/blog/2009/10/19/makers-mark-bourbon-tour-with-master-distiller-kevin-smith-on-the-kentucky-bourbon-trail/" target="_blank">MAKER&#8217;S MARK DISTILLERY TOUR WITH KEVIN SMITH</a></p>
<p>I think all this stuff has made me an official bourbon fan. Good times&#8230;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Chocolate sampler]]></title>
<link>http://wednesdaystamper.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/chocolate-sampler/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>herminesplace</dc:creator>
<guid>http://wednesdaystamper.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/chocolate-sampler/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Amy                           Christine            Deborah                      Deidre              ]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://heartnsoul-amy.blogspot.com/2009/10/wednesdaystamper-chocolate.html">Amy</a>                           <a href="http://blog.seniorennet.be/chrilous2/archief.php?ID=475346">Christine</a>            <a href="http://cardsandthings.blogspot.com/2009/10/safe-card.html">Deborah</a>                      <a href="http://rileycoyotecreations.blogspot.com/2009/10/sleeping-beauty-and-taste-of-chocolate.html">Deidre</a>                   <a href="http://gaylepage-robak.blogspot.com/2009/10/wednesday-stamper-chocolate.html"> Gayle</a></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2499" title="sampler chocolate 2" src="http://wednesdaystamper.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sampler-chocolate-2.jpg" alt="sampler chocolate 2" width="450" height="117" /></p>
<p><a href="http://johanna-mixedmediafun.blogspot.com/2009/10/wednesdaystamper-chocolate.html">Johanna </a>                    <a href="http://knutzels.punt.nl/?r=1&#38;id=428068">Knutzels</a>                    <a href="http://wwwpeggysamusement.blogspot.com/2009/10/wednesday-stamper-chocolate.html">Peggy </a>                    <a href="http://stampingrika.blogspot.com/2009/10/skinny-chocolate-dreams.html">Rein</a>                        <a href="http://froebelsternchen.blogspot.com/2009/10/chocolat-schokolade.html">Susi</a></p>
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