March 2010
2 posts
Phylum Sinter - Detroit Nocturnes OUT NOW
Free Promo track below - download like crazy!
Phylum Sinter “Before The Sun Blinds Us (feat. Tamara Finlay)” (mp3) from “Detroit Nocturnes” (MMR - Middle Management Recordings) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Napster Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album
New Free EP - considerately
4 Track EP featuring remasters of melodramatic, melodic mood music.
Grab on Bandcamp or Soundcloud.
February 2010
3 posts
Deep Blue See (into the Cicada Beam) Poster -... →
New Print i just finished, buy yours today (email me for signed copies).
This piece, like my previous digital print, was born from flashing MIDI parameters into the flam3 algorithm, albeit this time with much more emphasis on known mathematical purity.
Deep Blue See is the opposite of Red Trees - where they were spiked, this is rounded. Where they crackled chaotically and tore into ...
Why i will never purchase an EA product ever...
I am a creative individual.
I know what it means to want your creations to have value if you prescribe they have it - and i know what it’s like to see your creations posted all over the internet, stripped of their monetary leash. SO i do understand the need for a certain level of copy-protection on software.
I may be the last one to ever purchase this game, and i’m taking it back to...
December 2009
2 posts
Gear Review - Alesis Micron
After messing around with this synth for about 20 minutes at the store a few days ago, i finally decided to pick up a Micron and have had it for three days now. It took some work to overcome the frustration involved in trying to figure out how to dig into the engine, but now i have made peace with its quirky minimalistic approach to editing and am growing comfortable with the gestures necessary...
Geniemansions - Slide on down the side (Shit out...
November 2009
2 posts
.Various 2006-2008 - Out Now!
My collection of favorite tracks from 2006-2008 is now available as a pay-what-you-want (including free) download from this page right here. This one was done completely independent of any label, so if you pay for the album, you’re supporting my music directly.
If you opt to get it for free, i simply ask that you link to the album on one of your web pages (myspace, facebook, etc.) via...
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Falling into place
So August, September and October blew by with but a single post on this thing, and I wouldn’t blame anyone to have forgotten this page altogether, or that i just don’t take tumblr very seriously. The truth of the matter is that i’ve forgotten how to integrate everything into long-form posts, and have gotten into the habit of blasting stuff in bits and pieces all over the place...
August 2009
2 posts
Progress report and the Next EP
I’ve been working hard on my next EP, even as the last album has yet to have many reviews published. Such is the way of digitally distributed music — not many print magazines are willing to review itunes/amazon/internet distributed music, as the consensus is (without the plastic artifact) it’s somehow not worth as much. I’m on the fence with that, but hey c’est la...
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Phylum Sinter - City of Memories [one minute...
June 2009
1 post
Facebook-ized.
OK so i’ve managed to finally figure out how to navigate the tretcherous labyrinth that is facebook and gotten myself a proper musical profile.
Check it out.
Start a dialogue or something :]
May 2009
4 posts
WatchNO WONDER THE DOLLAR HAS COLLAPSED.
April 2009
2 posts
Substrate [Made with Processing] →
Substrate is a project by Jared Tarbell, which illustrates beautifully the process of algorithmic complexification.
What the heck am i talking about you ask?
Without going too far into details — or seeming like i’m on a whole lot of drugs — i believe that the entire course of life exhibits this same beauty and apparent intention, from the physical/biological aspects of nature...
Man's Inhumanity to Man, part 73 (billion) -... →
The above link goes to video of a police assault during the recent G20 summit riots, recently reported by the Guardian.
Ian Tomlinson (age 47, now deceased from heart failure) appears to be minding his own business, in a public area, with no weapons or apparent threat towards his attacker, whom is one of at least five officers present along with dogs, dressed in full riot gear and armed.
The...
March 2009
3 posts
Awesome (Season-conscious) Free Album from IVDT
V/A - Before We Melt As the first day of spring approaches, we are proud to present our latest compilation for your enjoyment. Before We Melt [mp3.070], a project based on the idea of the originality of individual snowflakes, is a love letter (of sorts) to all things wintry & cold. With compositions by Bitcrush, Electricwest, Lackluster, Phortran, Nik Jade,...
February 2009
2 posts
Barack Obama is tired of your motherfucking shit →
So you’ve probably heard of Barack Obama’s memoir, ‘Dreams From My Father’.
Well, did you know that there’s an audiobook version narrated by the president himself?
Hit the title link for some choice presidential pottymouth audio clips.
An art book for the Ages: Robots & Donuts →
Finally, someone with a steady hand has decided to capture two of nature’s greatest gifts. Robots & Donuts is a new collection of amazing paintings of the aforementioned in a handy 176 page tome.
These paintings are everything that i’ve ever imagined a painting of robots & donuts could be.
Title link goes to a flip book filled with sweetness (req. flash).
January 2009
10 posts
Charlie Cooper, of Telefon Tel Aviv, Has Died.
Friends, If you have not heard, we lost a great inspiration to me recently. Charlie Cooper, of Telefon Tel Aviv, has passed away on January 22nd. The cause of death is currently unknown. I cannot help but cry at the thought of his loss. Telefon Tel Aviv has been a great inspiration for my work. The way they functioned outside genre definition was truly brave, and the true definition of what art...
To Clarify (y)ourselves [part 1]
“How much has to be explored and discarded before reaching the naked flesh of feeling?” -Claude Debussy
Here’s an idea: Every Saturday (starting today) i will be reaching into my past and sharing some inspiring quotes that have helped carve my path over the years.
Some of these you may have heard, some of them will be totally obscure, in any case i’m going to be pulling...
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WatchHappy Birthday, Sam Cooke!
Where are voices like this these days? Seal’s cover version is alright, but nothing like this…
Other songs you may recognise by Sam Cooke — all Youtube linked:
You Send Me (Live) Wonderful World Bring it On Home to Me (Live) Twistin’ The Night Away (Live)
QR Codes [for here, there, everywhere...]
^this site.
^my myspace page.
Make your own Read them with yer damn iphone [itunes store link]
The Auger
Oh reflection, your call is always: Remain fluid; remain potent saviors shall appear at perilous times — a way away from sudden fatalistics
No matter how the pendulum swings or how low before the sinus proceeds yes, a constant change creates the opposing ideal
Some cycles have no precedent yet remain reminiscent of a present you hoped might show someday
So recollect all the old myths...
Watch9 - Directed By Shane Acker (see the short film that inspired the movie on youtube here). The original short was presumably what got him the offer for a feature length. Of note is the sound design and score in both the short and the trailer… i really hope those guys are on board for the full length.
Beautiful work all around, i’m happy to see some cg that doesn’t feature...
“The outcome of the world, the gates of the future, the entry into the...”
– The Phenomenon of Man, by Teilhard de Chardin, p.244
Progression of the Secession of the United States
Who wants to start a betting pool on the first state to secede from the union? I’m going to go ahead and say it’ll be Michigan.
I feel pretty Canadian as it is.
2009, Make it Shine
Happy New Year, Internet!
December 2008
6 posts
“Someday after mastering winds, waves, tides and gravity, we shall harness the...”
– Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, author of The Phenomenon of Man
Psyleron, Inc. - Consciousness Research &... →
Here’s one of the greatest companies i’ve ever seen, purely for the Minority Report-ness (*amongst other imaginary sci-fi universes) of their product line. They sell devices that detect the effect of consciousness on the physical world in the form of Random Event Generators.
Random Event Generators are the primary technology used to facilitate the Global Consciousness Project, as...
Blurb - Bookstore Quality Book Printers →
This service is in theory fantastic. The price is right too.
I’m going to start printing books.
Nominated for Top Music Site in Mashable awards
8tracks:
Thanks to everyone who nominated us for Top Music Site for the Mashable awards. We were one of the top 10 vote recipients in the preliminary round. The finalists are:
8tracks
Amie Street
Fairtilizer
imeem
JamsBio
Last.fm
MixMatchMusic
NoiseTrade
Pandora
Sellaband
Of course, that’s in alphanumeric order, mind you ; )
Beginning tomorrow and running through Dec 15th,...
November 2008
9 posts
Exclusive Remasters 2004-2006 now free,...
^FREE-NESS^
protip: click above image to skip longwinded post and get to the free album. Hello Friends, Today i’ve decided to give away my Exclusive Remasters 2004-2006 collection to everybody as a free download. Previously it was burned and sold only at shows and given to people who donated $5 or more through the donate link on my myspace music page. While you’re still more than...
Neptune in Sagittarius The Source of Mysticism and...
I’m here looking at the rotations of the planets — originally spurned by hearing about Capricorn’s recent movement into Pluto (which it will stay for the next 15 years) — and i’m noticing something interesting regarding Neptune’s oscillation throughout history.
All of the outermost planets have very slow orbits. Neptune in particular has an orbit of 165 Earth...
The Dirty Secret of the Financial Crisis: Our... →
Good, unusually concise (2 page) article about the downward spiral currently happening to the U.S. Economy.
There’s been a whole lot of discussion about this recently, even before the decline of AIG and the big bailout was even a possibility. We have laws that seem paradoxical regarding investments on wall street - you are expected to ‘bet’ with your money but if you get any...
Squarepusher takeover (@ The Guardian) →
Occasionally there are opportunities that arise in the careers of musicians i love that are so unexpected but pleasing i can’t help but post the link here for you and posterity.
This is one of those times. Squarepusher has somehow convinced the Guardian Newspaper to let him take over their Music section for a week. That is not to say Tom Jenkinson, a.k.a. Squarepusher, ever comes off as...
Nude-a-branks (Nudibranch) are beautiful. →
If you’ve ever seen these weird, flowing things attached to coral or some other thing underwater, then you’re probably a little bit familiar with what to expect here.
Amazing photos nonetheless, and this is the sort of thing that manages to quelch that “oh i’ve seen everything” nag that hits every time i’m on the internet for too long.
Hit the Title link...
phylum sinter - alternative energy sources
choice...
It is about time.
Barack Hussein Obama - 44th President of the United States (followed by some guy, mid-spasm).
I admit, my doubts were substantial. My worry was that the crackerjacks, the WASPS, even the innocent idiocracy that this great nation consists of would be unable to look past his name, his skin color and into the man’s ideas to truly contrast them with what lies in their own hearts.
...
“O! for my sake do you with Fortune chide,
The guilty goddess of my harmful...”
– William Shakespeare, Sonnet 111
:Happy Omswitchesday!:
October 2008
6 posts
Google Trends instead of News.
Over the past few months i’ve been finding myself less likely to head to News websites and more likely to hit Google Trends instead.
If you’ve never been there, the Trends section tracks search queries at google and compiles a list of popular terms that is updated pretty much constantly, with very little direct commentary — it extends only to possibly related terms, as far as i...
“While viewing art, at least in the western sense, is not the road to...”
– David Byrne, from his travel journal.