Archive for March, 2012
Illvester
Posted by: | CommentsSEX DWARF
Posted by: | Comments“Sex dwarf.. Isn’t it nice.. Luring disco dollies to a life of vice” – Soft Cell’s Marc Almond
Faith No More – Jizzlobber
Posted by: | CommentsOne of my favorite tracks off of the Angel Dust record. Takes me back. Hard to find a good recording of this track because they didn’t play it too often. Nonetheless amazing.
xxxy – You Always Start It
Posted by: | CommentsFor some reason I was sleeping on the A-Side of this 12″ until it came up on my iTunes. Ordinary Things is dope but this one is equally as amazing.
From Jack to Juke
Posted by: | CommentsFrom Jack to Juke: 25 Years Of Ghetto House
Circular Spectrogram
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“Sound frequencies are displayed as they are heard. Lower frequencies are mapped low (bottom) to high (top). Brightness is determined by amplitude.
Sweeping tones and rhythmic patterns create intricate structures. The circular form is in memorial of dead formats; the CD, MiniDisc and others. R.I.P.” – Jon-Kyle Mohr
You can download the Circular Spectrogram application HERE to create your own visuals (currently only available for Mac users).
The History of the Boombox
Posted by: | CommentsBefore iPods (or even CDs) there were boomboxes. It’s been 20 years since they disappeared from the streets, but the nostalgia they evoke is about more than stereo equipment. We’ve changed the way we listen to music — and to each other. Watch a video about the history of the boombox. Learn more about the boombox HERE.
808 Pattern Posters
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A series of informative posters detailing how some of the most notable drum sequences were programmed using the Roland TR-808 Drum Machine. Each sequence has been analyzed and represented as to allow users to re-programme each sequence, key for key.
A Certain Ratio – “Back To The Start”
Posted by: | CommentsUniversal Techno (1996)
Posted by: | CommentsThe Vinyl People
Posted by: | CommentsDieter Rams
Posted by: | Comments“The unspectacular things are the important things. Especially in the future.” – Dieter Rams
Roxy Music – Love Is The Drug (Todd Terje Disco Dub)
Posted by: | CommentsThe Joy of Disco
Posted by: | CommentsDocumentary about how a much-derided music actually changed the world. Between 1969 and 1979 disco soundtracked gay liberation, foregrounded female desire in the age of feminism and led to the birth of modern club culture as we know it today, before taking the world by storm.
