Egypt
The Glitch Browser
Just give an URL to the Glitch Browser and it will be corrupting all the images in the web page. The result might be interesting.
Building my own midi controller
I’m going to build my own midi controller. I’ve got almost all the components, most of them in Akihabara. And I’m waiting for the Doepfer Pocket Electronic right now. I guess I’ll get it by next week.
I hope I’ll manage to make it.
Going to Japan
I haven’t posted anything here for a while (I guess I’ve lost the few readers who were following) and I won’t be writing in the 2 coming weeks; tomorrow I’ll be flying to Japan and then staying in Kobe, as usual. I’ll also spend 5 days in Tokyo from 28. I checked the concerts scheduled for the 2 weeks both in Osaka/Kobe and Tokyo.
On 23rd I’ll attend concerts of Merzbow, Nobukazu Takemura, Pita, etc, at Sunsui, Osaka (my day of arrival, jet lag + noise might be tough…). And since I’m in Tokyo on 30th, I’ll definitely attend the event organized by mantle musics at loop-line.
A few venues which usually have a good experimental music program (among many others):
SuperDeluxe, Tokyo [http://www.super-deluxe.com]
loop-line, Tokyo [http://www.loop-line.jp]
Sunsui, Osaka [http://www.sunsui.net]
Bridge, Osaka [http://www.beyond-innocence.org currently down?]
A good source for japanese experimental music:
http://japanimprov.com
Trip books
There was a documentary on TV5 this morning on Reno and Claire Marca. They live in Bretagne, Reno is an illustrator, Claire a writer and they have published beautiful trip books.
I like Reno’s drawings very much. The pictures below are taken from “Madagascar”, their book to be released next september.
Let’s rock!
I can’t stop listening to…
the remix of “D.A.N.C.E.” (Justice) by Jackson & His Computer Band again and again…
I’m trying to figure out how he produces such music. This is sophisticated and yet groovy. Very groovy. Bass and beat work so closely that there’s no clear distinction between them. And he’s got a strong sense of melody. Even the beat is very melodic.
I’m blown away… Jackson you’re one very talented little bastard!
http://www.myspace.com/jacksonand
