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Project in Progress: Universe of Logic

NTNS Radio boasts, among other things, the dedication and unique talents of one of its listeners, Jared aka universallogic. Using the sounds of NTNS as his muse, Jared creates visual representations, his own interpretations, of the tracks of a given night’s playlist. Some images are abstract while others are silly; some dark and menacing while others are light and ethereal. From his collection of such representations, two have been culled for an exercise in role reversal.

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The project? Pick one of these images and make it your muse. No other rules. Obviously the compilation will be geared towards abstract/noise/dark ambient, as with all previous releases, but otherwise have at it. Preferably chose one image or the other. The hope is that there will be enough entries for each to divide the release by image of inspiration, but that doesn’t mean you can’t submit two tracks, one for each image.

Submissions due by October 31st. Spread the word.

Remember!

Gabriel dropped this gem on me last night:

“I don’t have a head made of 5,000 pinballs!”

He was pretty insistent.

Sean has found his soapbox. He climbed it this morning to bemoan the loss of the “good old days of Cartoon Network”, starting a protest of the “new Cartoon Network”. I’m thoroughly amused by this concept coming from the mind of a five year old. Especially considering that all the shows he enjoys watching were produced in his lifetime.

Smoking or Non?

You heard me.

Me: “Hey. I need a single for the night.”
Her: “Smoking or non?”
Me: “Hahahahahaha! Is that really an option?!”

It’s weird how quickly we acclimate to changes in life. It’s been only just over four years since I moved to Washington, but the memory of Smoking Sections and Smoking Rooms has faded to the point where I almost forgot such things still exist. For a lark, I opted for the smoking room. And it STINKS. So much for trying to be funny. More on this motel later.

Well. Today was the day. Sean got his first taste of abandonment in the arms of the pedagogic elite. His eyes got big and his lip quivered a tad when his mother and I left, but he butched up and powered through the situation. It was amazing seeing him interacting with a group of his peers. With the exception of two other classmates, he’s inches taller than everyone in his class (the other two are still shorter, just not by quite so shocking an amount). All the other kids formed an orderly line and marched single-file like good little children, while Sean wandered around, cut corners and randomly darted forwards and backwards in line. No respect for authority, that one.

*beams with pride*

The good news is that the motel has free wi-fi (you think?) and decent cable. I’m sitting in the cool room, sipping some Jim Beam and watching the Langoliers (okay, I guess I could change the channel now). If I can stay awake long enough, I can catch the season finale of Futurama.

David Morse!

Alright. I’m trying to think of some things I want to add to the site, now that I’m actually in the mood to be productive and expand the offerings a little. I don’t really have any ideas, though, so if any of you have any suggestions, I’m all ears/eyes.

The shareef don’t like it…

Bose Ensemble – Eugenic Teddybears

Though questionably titled, Bose Ensemble’s Eugenic Teddybears is a well executed excursion into aural chaos. Breaking free of practically all conventional restraints, Bose Ensemble have compiled a series of electroacoustic recordings that flirt with cacophony with a reckless and unabashed abandon. You won’t find any artificially-induced atmosphere on this album, just unfettered natural sound. The layers of often repetitious material are salvaged from the brink of tedium by the tasteful brevity of the tracks, which allows the listener to explore the differences of these pieces without getting dragged down by their similarities.

A great break from the more ambient-leaning material I’ve been reviewing lately, but not something that I would find myself pulling out to listen to repeatedly.

[Rating:2.5/5]

Can’t Take My Eyes Off You

I’m finally getting around to doing something that I’ve been meaning to do for a long time: updating the Databending page. Put a small dent in my overall idea of progress, but my goal this weekend is to have it completely finished with tutorials worthy of gracing the same site as the Mutant Phaser and Pedal Bending Guide tutorials.

We’re less than two weeks from the release of Of Places and Moments, so I may also, sometime this weekend, get the official page up for the new project.

Speaking of databending, anyone out there have any suggestions for instruments/applications that use granular synthesis? I’m thinking of including a quick and dirty link list on the Databending page for those interested, but the only one I can think of, off the top of me own dirty head, is AtomicCloud.

As always, caveat emptor, motherfuckers.