Extravagant lighting and video productions are increasingly expected with touring acts, but a little thoughtfulness can go a long way. Massive Attack @ Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne Enhancing Massive Attack’s recent sublime musical performances during their Australian Tour, was a … Continue reading
by j p, April 29, 2010 4 Comments
The audio app ecosystem for the iphone is still fairly young, so there’s plenty of apps fighting for attention, and quite a diverse range of approaches to portable music and sound. Below, the fruits of an afternoon’s worth of downloading … Continue reading
by j p, April 22, 2010 0 comments
Screen Sharing No, not chat roulette. Skype. Video screen sharing. This has been around a while, but it has so much potential, I wanted to mention it here. As well as video chatting, Skype also allows the easy option of … Continue reading
by j p, March 17, 2010 0 comments
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
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