posted December 2, 2016 #
December already, huh? That time of year when we round up our favorites from the previous eleven months and do our best to wind down for a little bit. At least, that's how I see it.
- The VVitch as Wes Anderson Movie - on one level, this works as a funny editing exercise. On another level, it doesn't work at all because The VVitch was terrifying and no amount of pink lettering can offset that fear.
- Doot Star - and here's a Shrek'ed out Skull Trumpet playing Smash Mouth; just to keep things balanced in the world.
- Go-Go Dancer Loop - there are various TV's all around the Vimeo office that you can put any video up on, looping forever. This is a perfect candidate and has been pleasing our office all week.
- Walk the Dinosaur - in hunting down various versions of the Was (Not Was) classic, we stumbled on this bizarre Chuck-E-Cheese fan video. It's a video that goes from weird and cutesy (for kids!) on a brief watch and becomes unbearable and nightmarish the more you subject yourself to it. I assume most kids programming works this way.
- Unrest in Westworld - how about a Protomen song blended with the original Westworld film? Yep, perfect.
- All I Want For Christmas is Halloween - a pretty good song featuring some adorable little ghouls.
- Big Black Delta - Bitten by the Apple - the official video for this great song off of Tragame Tierra is perfect.
- Thunder - I shouldn't have but I died laughing.
When you're done with all that,
watch this. You're welcome.
posted December 2, 2016 #
I'm proud of every release on
yk records but there are a handful that I don't think get the true appreciation they deserve. Once such release is the
Nahnee Bori album
Mr Man.
Nahnee Bori (aka Cody Uhler) is part of the duo that writes all the music for
Dots (and TwoDots and Dots&Co), so you're likely familiar with some of what he does.
Mr Man has entirely different sensibilities but it's clearly coming from the brain of someone that understands melody and blending interesting, often otherworldly, sounds.
The instrumentation may feel odd on first listen but I suggest dipping your toe in to
Geometric Set or
Bubbleguts for a taste and then immersing yourself in
External Recap; one of my favorite songs in the whole catalog of yk records. I could listen to it for hours (and have).
Streaming everywhere, spread the word.
posted December 2, 2016 #
It's been going on for years now but I've yet to tire of the Karborn offerings known as
Evidence of Time Travel. The latest installment,
The World Danced with Her, is another excellent undertaking of beautifully ambient glitches powered by a series of "Teknicolour Trinitron Vision Machines." I think I need a ten hour version of all these mashed together.
posted December 2, 2016 #
It's Dec. 1, and we all know what that means: Time to put away the summer Michael Shannons and unpack the holiday M… https://t.co/5dDqV8e3BZ
posted December 1, 2016 #
in which Amazon has a tractor trailer truck come pick up your petabytes of data. seriously.
posted December 1, 2016 #
my new favourite video on the internet https://t.co/N09NwThztX
posted December 1, 2016 #
While I am in no way a musician, I can't help but be drawn to this simple music maker app -
Auxy. The interface elements are presented with extreme minimalism but without losing a serious artful vibe. It is, in short, a wonderful
looking app. The
reviews have been quite praising as well so I imagine, for a musician, it's also a compelling tool to play around with.
via
Arlo.
posted November 30, 2016 #
Anyone else have a buddy who always makes you post questions for them on the internet? Asking for a friend.
posted November 30, 2016 #
Back in spring we were asked by MTV Italy to develop a visual concept that could adopt to a full on/off air campaign as well as traslate into digital content for the MTV Awards which took place in June 2016. The concept is based on the theory of "perpetual motion" and it involves bodies of different shapes smoothly and incessantly in action.
CREDITS
Direction: Ditroit
Art Direction: Salvatore Giunta
Design: Salvatore Giunta, Cristian Acquaro
Lighting, Shading and Animation: Cristian Acquaro
Simulation: Giovanni Mauro, Mauro Moretti
Music and Sound Design: Smider
Client: MTV Italia
Creative Direction: Maria Cristina Cipriani
Art Direction: Luca Dusio
posted November 30, 2016 #
I haven't caught up with
Michael Madrid in awhile but from the looks of his social media I can tell you he's having a blast living in Bali, Indonesia. His
Instagram is filled with incredible images and insights into his travels and he's keep a well organized
VSCO Journal of the whole undertaking as well. The above image, taken from an
Abandoned Theme Park, is one of my all-time favorites but it's far from the only good one.
I'm admittedly jealous of his ability to dive right in to living in another country and fully indulging in the exploration and discovery of it. I don't know that I could do it but at least I can live vicariously through him.
posted November 30, 2016 #
Been having a nice deep dive into the offerings of Melbourne based
Woodgrain Studio, aka Tom Dilly Littleson. For the most part the works are vibrant, perfectly textured, playful pieces but occasionally something
macabre slips in, giving new context to the playful pieces.
posted November 30, 2016 #
It's always great to see new goods from
Jon Contino so I've been having a good time browsing through the latest seasonal offerings of the
JC NYC brand. I'm not really a t-shirt guy so much anymore but I can't deny the enjoyability of
these designs.
posted November 29, 2016 #
From their fourth album "Chew" out February 17th, 2017 via Trouble In Mind Records (www.troubleinmindrecs.com)
posted November 29, 2016 #
Fired up
The Dwarvenaut last night on Netflix. It's a documentary tale of Stefan Pokorny, a lovable nerd that founded
Dwarven Forge, a toolkit for designing real life D&D dungeons and cities. He's the kind of absurd, life-loving artist that you would assume crosses the line into obnoxiously annoying but he manages to keep it together and maintain a delightful personality. It's not a life changing doc but it's a feel good piece profiling a nice dude. Simple.
posted November 29, 2016 #
Despite being told to
suck it up buttercup, I've still be doing plenty of reading about the Election and how people are wrangling with their fears and shock from this years events. I wouldn't say I've settled myself on the potential fallout that we face in the next four years but there have been some great pieces to provide some more eloquent perspective. It's at least pleasant to know others share the same hesitation about the future and want to make sense of it as well.
- Why We're Post-Fact - this is, admittedly, a little too intellectual for its own good but the points it makes about the media, overall techno-influence and how the parallels of Russia propaganda parlay into world events.
- The Next Best Thing - a straightforward, easy-to-read, oddly comforting take on how we can't go backwards. While typically this blog is a bit more humorous in its leanings, this is an excellent take on why we need to stop striving to go back to a time that can't exist again.
I don't like to stir the pot too much in the political realm. I am very left leaning and assume that most of my readers are as well. I definitely don't want to marginalize the plight of someone wanting to make their lives and communities better through a better economy but I refuse to believe Donald Trump's kind is the one to get us there.
posted November 29, 2016 #
Composer David Teie spent two years researching biological responses to music from mammals and crafted that knowledge into
Music for Cats, a high-brow collection of songs aimed to soothe your feline friends. I'll be honest, it seems like questionable science but who cares? It's
streaming on Spotify and it's pretty delightful.
The album is definitely worth a listen (or three) but I also suggest you take yourself on a little Google trip looking around for different
Music for Cats compilations.
