i prefer to be happy, and stay that way.
she performed at an art event i was a part of in bloomington, indiana. it was terrific to see this action again.
Monday, July 23, 2012
aurora dorey alice...
aurora dorey alice. aurora, colorado. the first one makes makes me really happy, the other doesn't.
i prefer to be happy, and stay that way.
dorey is rad, and her approach to sound-making is very quite taser.
she performed at an art event i was a part of in bloomington, indiana. it was terrific to see this action again.
we also share a birthday every year.
i prefer to be happy, and stay that way.
she performed at an art event i was a part of in bloomington, indiana. it was terrific to see this action again.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Monday, May 28, 2012
masters degree in profanity
crab jackson had a tape of this back in the day. he scored it from a crazy older dude he worked with. it was lost on tour, presumably in joplin, mo...which may explain that whole tornado devastation thing.
this is required listening for anyone interested in using profanity gracefully.
this is required listening for anyone interested in using profanity gracefully.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
the descriptive camera!
instead of bitching about how i can never seem to make it to any screening of christian marclay's "the clock", or migraine headaches (as originally intended), i thought i'd come through with something positive...
so smile, and say gorgonzola for the descriptive camera, from matt richardson.
this is absolutely taser factory. with a capital T. instead of an image, this beautiful device produces a description of what ever it is that one is shooting! it cleverly explores a very interesting, and possibly burgeoning concept...like maybe a camera that automatically "tags" people, places, and things via whatever technology from whatever huge tech firm that nails it first and puts it our device-hungry hands for around $300. i don't think this exists yet. does it?
here's the rundown of it from the matt richardson website:
The Descriptive Camera works a lot like a regular camera—point it at subject and press the shutter button to capture the scene. However, instead of producing an image, this prototype outputs a text description of the scene. Modern digital cameras capture gobs of parsable metadata about photos such as the camera's settings, the location of the photo, the date, and time, but they don't output any information about the content of the photo. The Descriptive Cameraonly outputs the metadata about the content.
As we amass an incredible amount of photos, it becomes increasingly difficult to manage our collections. Imagine if descriptive metadata about each photo could be appended to the image on the fly—information about who is in each photo, what they're doing, and their environment could become incredibly useful in being able to search, filter, and cross-reference our photo collections. Of course, we don't yet have the technology that makes this a practical proposition, but the Descriptive Camera explores these possibilities.
some of the descriptions are hilarious and beautiful.
this is fun.
so smile, and say gorgonzola for the descriptive camera, from matt richardson.
here's the rundown of it from the matt richardson website:
The Descriptive Camera works a lot like a regular camera—point it at subject and press the shutter button to capture the scene. However, instead of producing an image, this prototype outputs a text description of the scene. Modern digital cameras capture gobs of parsable metadata about photos such as the camera's settings, the location of the photo, the date, and time, but they don't output any information about the content of the photo. The Descriptive Cameraonly outputs the metadata about the content.
As we amass an incredible amount of photos, it becomes increasingly difficult to manage our collections. Imagine if descriptive metadata about each photo could be appended to the image on the fly—information about who is in each photo, what they're doing, and their environment could become incredibly useful in being able to search, filter, and cross-reference our photo collections. Of course, we don't yet have the technology that makes this a practical proposition, but the Descriptive Camera explores these possibilities.
some of the descriptions are hilarious and beautiful.
surely check out the official word from matt richardson here:
Saturday, March 31, 2012
this exhibition by franklin evans...
seems absolutely taser factory, and tops my recent list of action that i'd love to experience in person.
however, seeing as how i will not be in new york anytime during the run of eyesontheedge, that won't be happenin'.
oh well. but. this is exactly what i go crazy for in a gallery setting. overwhelming mixed media installations that present a full environment that combines process, past, present, and future with material in raw and refined forms...so much.
aside from the mass of work here, i really appreciate the organization with it's blocks, frames, and screens.
i have to plan carefully to take in such exhibitions. if something is off with me, the experience will make my head hurt really bad.
i would really like to go to this.
http://www.suescottgallery.com/exhibitions/view/Franklin-Evans_7
however, seeing as how i will not be in new york anytime during the run of eyesontheedge, that won't be happenin'.
aside from the mass of work here, i really appreciate the organization with it's blocks, frames, and screens.
i would really like to go to this.
http://www.suescottgallery.com/exhibitions/view/Franklin-Evans_7
Saturday, March 24, 2012
office to the walls...
decided to [add to] and [swap out] a little visual action in my office to help pass the sometimes numbing hours spent here....
untitled piece by chuuu. gifted by j. shelley harrison to me from berlin.
for me! from rob hessler. a parting gift.
mexico city...the postcard. from amy karr.
the original "vision board" by me.
a happy fu-ku card from leah yeppi.
some jiang-shi action from chloe ching. frightening. (r.i.p. aotd)†
an original man can fan from mark rice.
the "happy honda days" seasonal card from justin clifford rhody. hands down the best holiday card ever.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
TOTALL RECALL...
i'm gonna go ahead and call this one o' my fav recording of 2012. i don't give a fuck if it's only march (?)....
behold TOTALL RECALL an album by THIT...the bulging audio division of the forever-taser
goatmother industrial.
i listened to it and it was fun, and i vow to never watch the film Total Recall again. i prefer to remember it this way, thru the words of the "recallers". plus, the movie was pretty gross.
words about from goatmother:
[TOTALL RECALL IS A COLLECTION OF
TWENTY-ONE RECOLLECTIONS
OF THE PLOT SYNOPSIS OF A MOVIE
THAT WAS RELEASED IN 1990
AND TAKES PLACE IN THE YEAR 2083.
THESE RECORDINGS WERE COLLECTED BETWEEN
DECEMBER 2010 AND JANUARY 2012
IN RHODE ISLAND, INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND
SOUTH CAROLINA BY A HANDFUL OF
WILLING VOLUNTEERS.
“RECALLERS” WERE GIVEN ONLY A FEW MOMENTS
TO COLLECT THEIR THOUGHTS
BEFORE RECORDING THEIR INDIVIDUAL TRACKS.
ALL “RECALLERS”SHALL REMAIN ANONYMOUS.
THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED.]
TWENTY-ONE RECOLLECTIONS
OF THE PLOT SYNOPSIS OF A MOVIE
THAT WAS RELEASED IN 1990
AND TAKES PLACE IN THE YEAR 2083.
THESE RECORDINGS WERE COLLECTED BETWEEN
DECEMBER 2010 AND JANUARY 2012
IN RHODE ISLAND, INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND
SOUTH CAROLINA BY A HANDFUL OF
WILLING VOLUNTEERS.
“RECALLERS” WERE GIVEN ONLY A FEW MOMENTS
TO COLLECT THEIR THOUGHTS
BEFORE RECORDING THEIR INDIVIDUAL TRACKS.
ALL “RECALLERS”SHALL REMAIN ANONYMOUS.
THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED.]
credits
Saturday, March 10, 2012
The 2011 Dow Flipbook
The 2011 DOW Flipbook.
This book was created as both a fun and interactive way to relive the rollercoaster ride that was the Dow Jones Industrial Average for the year of 2011, and as an object that reflects the increasing prominence that economics is gaining in the daily commentary of people throughout the world at this point in history. The 2011 DOW Flipbook allows the user to flip their way through the 252 daily closing prices of everybody’s favorite market index.
WHY: Many reasons... the combination of the taser factory coverage and insight provided by Marketplace (APM) + Freakonomics that sparked a hobbyistic obsession with economics and kicking my own ass for NOT attending Kelley School of Business in retrospect... an constant internal want to just quantify my personal time vs. $$$, a thrill for coming in under budget on a project, etc.
I realize I'm not alone. At this point in time, economic matters seem to be threaded deeper into the everyday dialogue of folks from all walks and age. It's a response to all that.
Big thanks to Jennifer from Phiffer Books for beautifully constructing the book.
I sent a copy to America Public Media's Marketplace. Kai Ryssdal is the coolest.
More info: http://www.rebelhandspress.com/
I realize I'm not alone. At this point in time, economic matters seem to be threaded deeper into the everyday dialogue of folks from all walks and age. It's a response to all that.
Big thanks to Jennifer from Phiffer Books for beautifully constructing the book.
I sent a copy to America Public Media's Marketplace. Kai Ryssdal is the coolest.
More info: http://www.rebelhandspress.com/
Saturday, March 3, 2012
the square drive revolution...
screws...phillips head, slotted, star drive, etc.
fuck all those!
square drive is superior.
minimum slip.
maximum torque.
single-handed driving.
taste like no other (the only phrase i can say with a nearly convincing australian accent).
they're the only type of screw i'll use...or at least the only type i'll purchase.
square drive=easy life.
buy the screws. buy the bit.
make something taser factory.
this place has much more to say on the subject:
http://www.mcfeelys.com/tech/faq.htm
fuck all those!
square drive is superior.
minimum slip.
maximum torque.
single-handed driving.
taste like no other (the only phrase i can say with a nearly convincing australian accent).
they're the only type of screw i'll use...or at least the only type i'll purchase.
square drive=easy life.
buy the screws. buy the bit.
make something taser factory.
this place has much more to say on the subject:
http://www.mcfeelys.com/tech/faq.htm
Monday, February 20, 2012
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