c.Kostra

posted September 21, 2017 #

Ryan Olcott from 12 Rods. Note to self: listen

posted September 21, 2017 #

Super Mario! https://t.co/Klcc7PFrOJ

Art Department - Walls

posted September 21, 2017 #

Clip directed by Grandson & Son, Hugo Moreno and Jonny White Art Direction : Hugo Moreno http://morenohugo.tumblr.com Character design : Hanne Galvez Animations : Hanne Galvez and Bernard Som Studio : Chez Eddy Production : The Field Label : No.19

Hugo Moreno

posted September 21, 2017 #

French artist Hugo Moreno has a portfolio of commercial and personal projects that span a wide range of styles. It's hard not to be impressed by the likes of Rocket & Groot or Powerpuff Girls involvement but the personal projects like Walls, Magnatron or a proposed Zelda game are equally entrancing.

I'm throwing in a few of my favorite images from perusing the portfolio but a full deep dive will surely yield their own inspiring rewards for you.

Jenny Odell

posted September 21, 2017 #

It's hard to pinpoint a project from Jenny Odell that I like the most. Her art pieces almost always involve some aspect of technology that gives them an extra sheen of cultural relativeness. This Satellite Collections piece sums up her vibe well for me:

The view from a satellite is not a human one, nor is it one we were ever really meant to see. But it is precisely from this inhuman point of view that we are able to read our own humanity, in all of its tiny, repetitive marks upon the face of the earth. From this view, the lines that make up basketball courts and the scattered blue rectangles of swimming pools become like hieroglyphs that say: people were here.

This kind of thinking applies to other projects like Google Floorview or the ever-so-delicate Primer collection.

Each and every one is worth browsing through, so take the time to do so!

posted September 20, 2017 #

https://t.co/zm2D7dfFQu

posted September 20, 2017 #

“Invention 2: Pattern Recognition” Hypnotic video from Ben Marcantel for @CouplerMusic. Stop motion and AI learning… https://t.co/3jldZnuzOc

posted September 20, 2017 #

New in the shop! Halloween Mini-Print Set! https://t.co/8FZdWNRQTL https://t.co/ZTagfmhbaw

Invention 2 - Pattern Recognition

posted September 20, 2017 #

Nov 17th, 2017. couplermusic.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls4qYq3t0Jc YK-049 - ykrecords.com

Introducing Coupler

posted September 20, 2017 #

The phrase "Deliberate Ambient Music" has been the driving mindset behind Coupler since the onset. The electronic undertaking from Ryan Norris has grown and expanded to include a number of like-minded collaborators that create atmospheric moods that maintain an active presence, never background noise. You've seen me speak of the band before with their improvised score to Our Heavenly Bodies and now I'm proud to announce that they'll be releasing their next full-length album on yk records.

Gifts from the Ebb Tide is four compositions spanning 30 minutes in total, each with their own pulsing and driving force behind them. While not a direct comparison, the worlds of Eno and Kraftwerk are certainly applicable influences.

You can listen to the second composition on the record, "Invention 2: Pattern Recognition", in the embed above or right over here. The album, packaged in beautiful gatefold jacket with Sea Blue vinyl, is available for pre-order, with a release date of November 17th, 2017.

Invention 2: Pattern Recognition

posted September 20, 2017 #

Along with the recently announced album from Coupler, Gifts from the Ebb Tide, comes an accompanying video for "Invention 2: Pattern Recognition" - the second composition on the record.

The video, directed by Ben Marcantel, uses the now-defunct Lara Fotogenerator Project to convert line drawings into images. Here's a bit more insight from Marcantel on the process:

The image that looks like a painting is the output of an neural net ai trained by the scientists associated with the web site. I made about 3000 images using the site then turned them into a half dozen or so video loops. I did some aesthetic adjustment to get the colors, pixelation, stereo scoping etc. The input is my line drawing via mouse and the output is the program trying to make a face from that drawing.

It's a hypnotic process to watch unfold as the program draws, refreshes and redraws itself to find the end goal. There's a bit of glitch art in there, a bit of 8-bit influence and some surprisingly interesting machine learning at work.

The album is available for pre-order here and will be released Nov 17th, 2017.

posted September 20, 2017 #

Some people keep photos, t-shirts, tote bags...i keep twitter application authentication access to remember product… https://t.co/OCIjf8UZ3K

posted September 19, 2017 #

Look how young no-one looks! https://t.co/K39R1UNAX6

posted September 19, 2017 #

2 perfect frames from PARIS, TEXAS https://t.co/py7CiJqH5Z

posted September 19, 2017 #

Nintendo put NES Golf in the Switch firmware, but it only unlocks on the day Iwata died, by doing his hand gesture?… https://t.co/MV6PiFiKD5

posted September 19, 2017 #

Holy Christ https://t.co/WX4sshj5It

posted September 19, 2017 #

Holy hell, @jimmykimmel went IN and I am here for every single minute of it. https://t.co/h9SZMf7am7

Morrissey - Spent the Day in Bed

posted September 19, 2017 #

in rotation

posted September 19, 2017 #

https://t.co/FtM5daEz8v

Blockchain, Explained

posted September 19, 2017 #

This Zach Church piece on Explaining the Blockchain is a pretty decent primer for anyone that is a bit baffled by the term and all the hub-bub around cryptocurrency. This summary should draw you in:

Like the internet in its early years, blockchain technology is hard to understand and predict, but could become ubiquitous in the exchange of digital and physical goods, information, and online platforms. Figure it out now.

Conceptually, the article does a pretty job of explaining why the technology is likely to be a big deal and how many industries it could disrupt. That's cautious speculation to say the least.

Next up, reading more on Smart Contracts.