Here's my collection of fun, beautiful, and weird things I have found online.
Enjoy!
7.16.2006
I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried
Welcome to the amazing world of the Nightlosers and their video for Dragostea e ca si-o riie. I don't know what to say but it is so bizarre and wonderful all at the same time.
What happens if a walnut, a chestnut, and a pistachio get into race with rocket powered ukuleles and a recorder? Well, they may play Highway Star in their animated video.
"My lovably ordinary brother Syd" is an interview with Rosemary Barrett (her first interview in 30 years) she talks about how Roger lived his life simply but was loved by many around him. This Mortal Coil covers Late Night, one of my favorite Barrett songs. Not quite as good as the original, but still nice and new to me.
A lovely collection of links about Syd Barrett that should keep you busy for quite a while. via Look at This
UV Art This is definitely fun to play with and amazing talent. It'd be great to have a mural done by them, but then again, I always had a soft spot for the vintage rides at Disneyland. Be sure to play with the spectrometer!
I haven't been able to see this video in a very, very, long time, but tonight I got so excited to find that it was finally available online. (Bless the internauts!)
1 Giant Leap (for mankind, one small step for man)
1 Giant Leap is one of my favorite bands/musical projects over the last couple years. It is two guys (with previous industry accomplishments) who have had the privilege of traveling the world and recording artists from all over, in a collaboration effort. It is some of the best music I've heard in a long time. The Palm Pictures site has all of the songs available but doesn't list the songs in the correct order, the correct order is available here.
I have already seen the DVD for the current 1 Giant Leap project that was inspiring, and here is a sneak preview of what they have planned for the next album: (it's a 34mb QT file) 1 Giant Leap part 2 the password is: trailer1. I'll admit, parts of it gave me chills.The official site is available here.
Memorable Quotes: "When I die, just keep playing the records." "When the power of love overcomes the love of power... the world will know peace" "I'm the one that has to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life, the way I want to" "Music is my religion."
Here's a nice little video trip of Los Angeles to New York, crammed into four minutes. My favs of the video are: 1) it's a beautiful old convertible, 2) they have to stop for repairs, 3) they wash it during the trip.
Video directed by Michel & Olivier Gondry, music by Lacquer Sound.
I have a big heart for synths and the sounds they make and it probably stems from playing with a micromoog as a small child. So, here a few synth links to enjoy.
When I think of how to describe the "synth sound", I would probably say the Dr. Who theme song is a good example, but I recently found out, that it contains no synth at all. Whoops! After reading about how the original theme song was made without synths, I have even more respect for this fantastic piece of music.
Ever heard of a Novachord? It turns out there were synths made in 1937 by Hammond Organ! Check out the Novachord Restoration Project where you can see and hear the magnificent machine from now and in the past.
Here's a scanned history (1976-78) of an electronic music magazine: Synapse there's interviews with Devo, Zappa, Eno, Moog, Hillage, plus lots more goodies...
For some more fun, here's a sales album for the moog: The Sound of the Moog (it takes a while to load but is a good listen).
Welcome to the amazing world of the Nightlosers and their video for Dragostea e ca si-o riie. I don't know what to say but it is so bizarre and wonderful all at the same time.
