This seems to be an incomplete video, but I like it nonetheless. At the end you'll be asking "But what's on the cassette??!!" This video comes to us from Mr Oizo of Ed Banger Records. I go through phases of listening to a lot of Mr Oizo (and many many phases where I don't listen to him). Regardless, I do love his work as a director. Ever seen Steak? I strongly recommend it.
Be on the look out for new work of his. Mr Oizo is coming out with a second feature film named Rubber. The soundtrack will feature Justice. Also, Oizo has also recently announced that he is recording a new album titled "2010."
winslow turner porter iii is an up and coming dj based in nyc. not only does he create solid beats, he also does some more experimental djing - some of the cooler stuff i've seen. the sound in "the people, for the record" is like if a hip / hop dj started listening to house + electro and had some excellent production skills to top it off. i'm really into it, basically. here's what he has to say about his live performance (in the video above):
"I am treating my two musicians like records, keeping them in a cool, dry place. Actually, I am cuing, scratching and phasing them with the aid of vinyl control records...My 10 minute performance includes musical themes from the likes of Chopin and Aphex Twin. Each musician is isolated so that they can only hear the beat of the record that is next to them. Meaning that I can control each musician individually. My next goal is mixing entire bands together, each in sound-isolated rooms."
you're lucky for three reasons:
1. you can download a copy of his liveset so you can listen to it any time (there's a little clipping because it's a live recording, but it's still great to listen to).
3. he is going to dj april 10th @ knitting factory in brooklyn. tickets HERE. facebook HERE. only $10 to get in ($7 w/ NYU ID). beer + shot special from 12-2am. light show + visuals + disco party!!! i'll be there. will you?
This video really nails it with sound-synchronized motion graphics. Its one of those videos I watched twice the first time I saw it. Built in Adobe Flash, it's a solid use of basic keyframe animation. Props to Renaud Hallée. Enjoy!
one of our favorite NYC music blogs, forthebeat, is throwing a party this thursday (APRIL 1st, NO JOKE) @ HOME SWEET HOME and they are so awesome that they are having an open svedka bar from 8-9pm. so get to that shit on time (8pm). tickets are only $10 dollaz. RSVP to forthebeat@gmail.com. PS: we will be there.
noel from HFE (who we interviewed over the summer) put together a mini-mix with tracks from all four bands so you can get a feel for what the evening is going to be like.
if are you unfamiliar with these bands let me break it down for you: if you like hot chip or discovery, you'll like sunglasses. indie rock that's for tough guys = coma cinema. you like the music on here? you'll like hooray for earth (i'm serious, they're real fucking good). royal chains = rock + grunge + pop. all good bands. definitely a great line up. i hope to see you there.
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everybody's getting ready for the weekend. here's some of what's happening in brooklyn and manhattan:
feadz and krazy baldhead are playing at LOVE on saturday 3/27 @ 10pm and it looks like it's FREE if you RSVP (read the instructions!) before 11pm tomorrow. NICE.
we're going to try to highlight a few events for each weekend that we'd go to if we had the scrilla or the time. any time we're going, oh yeah, you'll know!
so i said that i wanted to really emphasize NYC talent. penguin prison is one of the many bands fresh and hot from this glorious city. they're pumping out funky bass driven remixes and their original material sounds kind of like if george michael (in his WHAM days) started doing some contemporary electro pop. basically, i'm really into it. it's fucking great. my favorite track of theirs is on the myspace (linked above) "the worse it gets."
penguin prison also DJs. i'd love to get myself to one of those shows. they're playing in NYC on april 8th and may 8th.
I enjoy this video tremendously; since I've discovered it, I can't tell you how many times I've watched it. It's a perfect example of sound-synchronized visuals, specifically motion graphics in this case. Created in Adobe After Effects and Cinema 4D, the video is neatly stylized. The shapes and visuals move, morph, pulse and twitch to the music, folding in new material and ideas moment to moment. The music follows a similar stylization.
The creator of the video is Takuya Hosogane. He's part of Bonsajo, a visual performance unit from Japan. Do check out Hosogane's site; he's got other work like this as well as his work as a VJ. The music is by cubesato and Meine Meinung.
