My Ninja, Please: Hot Chip
I thought this was a satire, but it turns out these guys are grammy nominated. As is mentioned on Josh’s facebook page (from whom I got this video), you may only be able to watch this once.
In defense of vocoders/autotune (gag), techno has been pioneering this technique since way before Cher… That doesn’t necessarily make it okay.
Giving the Aliens LPs

In 1977, NASA launched Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, two unmanned interplanetary space probes that were sent out to explore the outer space. Aboard each was a record which intended to communicate the story of earth to potential extraterrestrials.
In order to portray the ‘diversity of life on earth’ the records contained 115 images and a variety of natural sounds, such as those made by surf, wind, thunder, birds, whales, and other animals. To this they added spoken greetings from earth-people in fifty-five languages, an eclectic 90-minute selection of music, including both Eastern and Western classics and a variety of ‘ethnic music’, as well as messages from President Jimmy Carter and U.N. Secretary General Waldheim.
While we can only hope that any potential extraterrestrials are familiar with the concept of a record player, one might wonder whether the simple-mindedness of this action reflects the egocentrism of ‘human nature’ or ‘Western Culture’. What does it reflect that we turn ‘outer-space’ into ‘local-space’ in terms of perceiving the universality of our technology not only as relevant and transferable beyond our culture, but also beyond our planet? In this day and age, our technical knowledge and abilities have gone way beyond the LP, but has our ability to contextualize and put our own technological developments into perspective?
Source: www.geo.de, voyager.jpl.nasa.gov
Live Coding Music
Algorithms are Thoughts, Chainsaws are Tools from Stephen Ramsay on Vimeo.
A short film on livecoding presented as part of the Critical Code Studies Working Group, March 2010, by Stephen Ramsay. Presents a “live reading” of a performance by composer Andrew Sorensen. It also talks about J. D. Salinger, the Rockettes, playing musical instruments, Lisp, the weather in Brisbane, and kettle drums.
NOT for the fainthearted…
Posted: March 11th, 2010
at 6:34pm by music
Categories: fun and games,music,tech,videos,wtf?
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FirstSounds.ORG

Chi crederia che sotto forme umane e sotto queste pastorali spoglie fosse nascosto un Dio? Non mica un–["Who would believe that under human form and under this pastoral garb there would be found a God? Not only a...."]
As of mid-May 2009, this phonautogram of the opening lines of Torquato Tasso’s pastoral drama Aminta is the earliest audible record of recognizable human speech.
Check out this and other phonautograms at .:firstsounds.org->
Cam presents: Cousin Bang
I hope to God this isn’t the trailer for a real movie. Actually…
Can anybody verify this? It has all the makings of a hit- which leads me to believe it’s a one-off spoof (that, and it’s Cam’Ron).
Posted: January 31st, 2010
at 9:58am by music
Tagged with cam'ron, cousin bang, miss info, stupid
Categories: hiphop,movies,music,wtf?,youtube
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The RZA remixes historical art
The Wu-Tang Clan chieftain’s new solo work is a set of limited-edition canvas prints featuring his mugshot plastered over a classic American painting

The RZA’s Victory or Death … soon to be followed by the Mona RZA?
History repeats itself. When Wu-Tang Clan formed in the 1990s, The RZA promised they would totally dominate the hip-hop scene within five years ? and they did, under his draconian leadership.
More than two centuries earlier in December 1776, George Washington’s ragged and hungry continental army had camped, apparently spent, on the Pennsylvania shore of the Delaware river. The American rebels were losing the War of Independence. What could be done? Washington chose a desperate tactic: he led his army in boats across the icy river to attack the British at Trenton. He survived the crossing, won the battle, and gave the revolution new hope and passion.
Victory or death ? and in both cases it was victory… Read the Rest
…oh SNAP
I thought the yo gabba gabba reference from Halloween was as hilarious as we were gonna get. This is on national TV, though.
Posted: December 20th, 2009
at 5:00pm by music
Tagged with bizmark, radio shack
Categories: wtf?
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Freestyle 101 with Del (& A+)
Have you people seen this G4 TV segment, Freestyle 101? It’s pretty much exactly what it sounds like. Really, G4? I’m intrigued. Who else wishes that A+ spit in this video?
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