Some February eyeball snippets.. Sculpture http://tapebox.co.uk http://vimeo.com/sculpture Dan Hayhurst: Music, Reuben Sutherland: Animation “DIY music and animation duo, who use zoetrope record deck, tape loops, cassettes, samples, and lo-fi electronic noise, cross-fertilizing analogue and digital techniques to generate vivid sonic … Continue reading
by j p, February 18, 2010 1 Comment
Pilotless floating killing machines now routinely fly over borders, grim drones of surveillance no doubt predicted by plenty of science fiction before them. The actual 21st century messiness of the drones was best nailed a near decade ago, by Patrick … Continue reading
by j p, February 15, 2010 0 comments
Aka, some stuff stapled to the ears of the year so far. The Books ( Mini Review ) John Curtin Hotel ( Carlton, Melb Jan 09) Thanks to the tasteful way they’d championed the collagey folktronica sound back in the … Continue reading
by j p, February 3, 2010 0 comments
Chimps are now making movies. It’s true. And their movies are getting screened on the BBC. A bunch of chimps were given access to specially designed chimp-proof cameras as part of a scientific study into how chimpanzees perceive the world … Continue reading
by j p, February 2, 2010 0 comments
(Wrote this in late 2009. Since then Google have hinted at plans to stop operating in China. Maybe Australia is next in line? ) Anybody looking for slower, more expensive, and censored internet access just had their lucky day, with … Continue reading
by j p, January 22, 2010 0 comments