11.16.2008
11.13.2008
Lowfish
I've made the point on these pages before that a lot of electronic music is a product of the climate, the actual weather, it was born in. Listen to Richie Hawtin or Misstress Barbara and then try to tell me that those aren't "cold weather beats"; sounds that were born in cabin fever, and sounds that know when we leave the club tonight we're going to freeze our asses off. The electro music of Canada's Lowfish exudes a similar snowbound vibe, although in an altogether different realm. Unlike most producers today, Lowfish is unique in that his dark, clinical, eerily beautiful albums are completely analog; completely forward-thinking sounds created on machines that are increasing obsolete. His latest outing, frozen&broken (out now on Noise Factory), is perhaps his most fully realized; a complete work of chilly genius. Lowfish "Things Fall Apart"
11.12.2008
The Real Photoshop
A truly brilliant little project. I keep looking back at it over and over. A high-res version and a video of how they did it is here, and worth a look.11.10.2008
11.05.2008
Jim Rome Rants On "Hombrew Guy"
If you've ever been handed a glass of thick, dark sludge that you're told is beer, tried not gag when you sipped it, and didn't have the heart to tell the brewer that it's disgusting then you have to hear this rant by radio host Jim Rome. Eschewing his singular sports talk for a few minutes, Rome does the dirty work for you. Hilarious. (For more info on subscribing to his podcasts and streaming, visit www.jimrome.com.)
