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This is my story both humble and true,
Take it to pieces and mend it with glue.
John Lennon [1969]
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Off Land “The Ride Downtown”
From the release Commute
Let’s go back to 2006. I used to hate my job, the dead-end brainless work. Even more, I used to hate my commute. An hour by subway what would take 20 minutes by car if I had owned one. Everyday I walked to the subway, switching lines in town and took a 2nd line to the end. I dreamed that one day the subway would take me past the last stop, just keep going. Or maybe I would end up somewhere else, somewhere new. Music was my salvation, my soundtrack, those two hours each day. With or without music the commute was a score I listened to countless times. On two occasions, for posterity, I recorded the commute. Now it’s 2009 and my life has changed so much. I look back into the dust of times and accompany a soundtrack to those days of travel. This was my commute.
The Process: Commute is an experimental concept album about commuting. The album is the length of my commute in 2006. I recorded my commute four times (2 out and 2 back), overlapping all four audio recordings into one 68 minute sound collage. This soundscape became the foundation of the composition and the subtle ambiance heard throughout Commute. Tones were designated to various sounds; watery piano for people & chimes, dulcimer drones for cars, drums for rain & subway tracks, low drones for subway cars, and synths for general ambient noise. The structure was entirely in the hands of the field recording collage. It was my conscious decision however to break Commute up into three sections. Each section represents a different leg of the commute (1 - The Walk to the Subway / 2 - The Ride Downtown / 3 - The 2nd Line Outbound).
This audio is part of the collection: Resting Bell
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There is a distinct lack of writers on Tumblr
reblogged from shutupinternet:
There’s such a distinct lack of text content on Tumblr that breaks even 100 words in a post, it’s pretty sad. I’m sure there are some fantastic writers out there, some fantastic thinkers too but where is their representation?
As I write this there are 1.2 million Tumblelogs, with “writer” being the ninth most popular tag and “writing” being the 18th most popular tag. That means there are a significant amount of writers on here, correct?
Nope.
The most popular Tumblelog classified under “writer” has three pictures of Miley Cyrus on its first page and a total of one hundred and forty three words. To anyone who writes significant amounts on Tumblr, like myself, frankly that is pretty insulting.
In a world where newspapers are folding due to distinct lack of funding, subscribers and new favor of online-only content, Tumblr is the perfect platform for writers: You write, you build a following, an audience, and anytime you publish you automatically have a group that auto-subscribes to your content with the possibility of reaching further once they choose to reblog and comment.
Tumblr, support your writers. Help add a text element to this picture-heavy platform that we have here.
A short animated film by Flying V, Clément Soulmagnon and Gary Levesque. These are the creators of “Gary,” and “Yankee Gal.” Synopsis: “Virgile is very shy guy who’s trying to date a charming girl by turning himself into funny and manly characters.”
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As the unity of the modern world becomes increasingly a technological rather than a social affair, the techniques of the arts provide the most valuable means of insight into the real direction of our own collective purposes.
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Cordell Klier “Library Sex”
From the release Going Forth By Day (CYC-026)
Gentle. Deep. Freeing. The masterful qualities shed the old growth of their evocative skins like flowers of frequency. Dropping pedals to nurture the tender foreground of an ever-awakening hopeful landscape. Post digital sputtering ala the late 90’s glitch movement, mixed with an ambient attitude, interwoven into a tapestry of cosmic ease and passive conventional comfort. Cordell Klier shines as usual with this breezy spring-inspired document.
Going Forth By Day is a light hearted notion rising out of a generally somber performer. The audio concepts are color filled, bright and inspiring, leaving the listening with a feeling of pure luxury. Almost like your newly decorated loft in the town you’ve always loved. Crack open that bottle of red, kick back and enjoy.
This audio is part of the collection: Cyclene
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Olivetti Valentine
Olivetti Valentine
Olivetti Valentine
Olivetti Valentine
In 1969, Ettore Sottsass and Perry Kind designed a portable typewriter called «Valentine» for Olivetti. The bright red machine, small in dimensions and a lightweight compared to other typewriters, quickly developed into a cult object with its own dedicated following. The Valentine typewriter was equipped with various type styles for different countries. Among the type styles available for Valentine were «Pica», «Elite» and «Quadrata».
The direct reference for the Quadrata font was «Mikrogramma» by Aldo Novarese & Alessandro Butti, and «Eurostile» by Novarese. The letters of the «Quadrata» font were designed by Arturo Rolfo, the designer in charge at Olivetti, in 1962-63 for use on mechanical and electrical typewriters. The «Valentine» fonts were adapted from the original drawings of «Quadrata», in three weights (Light, Regular, Bold), and three italic versions were added to complete the family.
Stephan Müller: Beloved Valentine: line to
Anderson’s second point is that when prices hit zero extraordinary things happen. Anderson describes an experiment conducted by the M.I.T. behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of “Predictably Irrational.” Ariely offered a group of subjects a choice between two kinds of chocolate—Hershey’s Kisses, for one cent, and Lindt truffles, for fifteen cents. Three-quarters of the subjects chose the truffles. Then he redid the experiment, reducing the price of both chocolates by one cent. The Kisses were now free. What happened? The order of preference was reversed. Sixty-nine per cent of the subjects chose the Kisses. The price difference between the two chocolates was exactly the same, but that magic word “free” has the power to create a consumer stampede.
Malcolm Gladwell reviewing Free by Chris Anderson
Books: The New Yorker
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Chris Tenz “Forlorn Memories - Chapter Six”
This audio is part of the collection: Soft Phase
Forlorn Memories is the debut album of Canadian artist Chris Tenz. The album that is full of emotion, lovingly crafted mostly with acoustic instruments, over a long period of time. The project faced a major setback due to a laptop theft, but Chris was determined and dedicated enough to continue the album, regardless of all the frustration caused by the loss of valuable work. All this, so you could enjoy this delicate album of immensely peaceful guitar and piano songs. Few words from the artist himself:
“Forlorn Memories is designed to be just that, the re-capturing of memories and associated moods through wordless sound. The album is designed to tell a story through emotion, in chronological order. Using old tastes, smells, sounds, and sights, I would attempt to bring myself into the mindset of various key moments that influenced me in some way, and attempt to create those feelings again with the use of audio.”
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This album makes me cry from start to finish, it reminds me of how terrible things were then and how terrible things are now.
