Playing when I should be doing hw.. tsk tsk!

Ever since ive seen that video "Rapper passes out after bljunt hit" it's pretty much consumed my life. So much in the fact that I did a techno remix of Young Nosha's funny ass video/rap freestyle! Im getting better at producing on Fruity Loops, this little gem only took me about 4 hours. Welp, enjoy!

Young Nosha - Get Smoked Like That Blunt (Epicnova Remix) by Epicnova

M4 #3 James Turrell

James Turrell (born 6 May 1943) is an American artist primarily concerned with light and space.

Turrell’s work involves explorations in light and space that speak to viewers without words, impacting the eye, body, and mind with the force of a spiritual awakening. “I want to create an atmosphere that can be consciously plumbed with seeing,” says the artist, “like the wordless thought that comes from looking in a fire.”

 Now this interests me alot. Its so simple yet so profound. Like Turrell stated above, its like "the wordless thought that comes from looking in a fire." Theres is nothing to see here but light, and geometrically filled space. Its the kind of piece where id ask the person what they were feeling, or where it takes thier thoughts. What experience does your mind have when you look at this? Where does it take you?

Same goes for this piece. What do you imagine when you look at just the photo alone? I think of a huge catwalk into the unknown. Im sure it has a much more profound effect in person, but this image is amazing to look at!

Bjork

Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965), known as Björk, is an Icelandic Polar Music Prize-winning singer-songwriter, occasional actress, music composer and music producer, whose solo work includes seven solo albums and two original film soundtracks.

In 2010, Bjork received the Polar Music Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, in recognition for her "deeply personal music and lyrics, her precise arrangements and her unique voice".


"The reason I do photographs is to help people understand my music, so it's very important that I am the same, emotionally, in the photographs as in the music. Most people's eyes are much better developed than their ears. If they see a certain emotion in the photograph, then they'll understand the music."

Björk, Index Magazine, July 2001

 

I can remember Bjork always being cutting edge when it came to wardrobe, and this pictures sure confirm that notion. I was also always very intrigued with her choice of attire during photo shoots, as it has so much to say, plus its very visually stunning to say the least!

An interesting interview

Also, her music videos are always fun to watch. Her track "Human Behaviour" has been a favorite of mine since high school!

                                              Bjork's music video titled "All is Full of Love"

                                            

                                               Another Bjork fav of mine, "Human Behavior"

Happy Mothers Day!

What a wonderful way to show mom you love her with some good ol' fashioned techno!! haha!  I was just playing with my Nikon CoolPix S4000 recording clips of my fav mixes to date and filming the visualizer through Winamp.

The first clip is from a set by Forest Green. Shes a breaks dj from San Francisco, old school too! Shes amazing!

This is from a set by techno dj duo Android Cartel from Los Angeles.. Smoooth sexy techno!!

Instant Classic

I can not stop watching nor stop laughing hysterically to tears by this video.. Instant classic. Thanks to Skrillex for sharing on FB!

Cant hold it in.

Something that really interested me and excited me happened last month, after I had blogged about Scott Blake's barcode art. The interesting and exciting thing? He commented on my blog. A simple "Thanks for showing interest in my work!"

Now what interests me, is I can't find my link to the Scott Blake blog on google. How the fuck did he find my page, and comment? I think small things like this are amazing and are what make life worth living :)

Ponderings about sampling, remixing..

Glenn talked in class Wednesday about the ethics of remixing, or using other people's work and making something of your own. While I am all about sampling and remixing, but I am also for giving credit where credit is due. I believe it was Torsten who was talking about the electronic world, and how remixes are always credited to the artist first, then the remixer. This made me think about one track in particular (one of my all time favorites) and one ive posted numerous times on this blog, Binary Finary's massive trance anthem titled "1998". Now the original is amazing, but its so... dated. Paul Van Dyk remixed 1998 I believe in 1999 or 2000 and it revived the original trancemonster. Binary Finary was placed back on the map, due to Paul Van Dyk's twist of the original. All he did was take Binary Finary's general idea, and make it his own rework. And its amazing, and in NO way takes credit away from Binary Finary. Fast forward to late 2000's and you have Alex M.O.R.P.H.'s remix of 1998. This one blows both the original and PVD's remix out of the water. Its still Binary Finary's work, but now with Alex M.O.R.P.H.'s style and touch put on it. This form of remixing is only help further trance and the artists! Whenever I hear any version I always at first think "Oh shit! Binary Finary!", then try to place whos remixing it. Things to ponder over I suppose! Well here is the original, PVD's remix, and Alex M.O.R.P.H.'s remix so you can see the progression of trance over the years, while still maintaining the originality and idea. It's amazing to have been a part of the evolution of trance! Enjoy, and trust in trance!!!! \o/ hands up!!

                                                        Binary Finary - 1998 (Original Mix)

                                                   Binary Finary - 1998 (Paul Van Dyk Remix)

                              The fuckin trancemonster! Binary Finary - 1998 (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Remix)