Tag: audiocosm
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Commodifying Art -Damien Hirst
All of modern life is a spectacle. Much of what contemporary man experiences in Western society is a false social construct mediated by images. These mediated images create desires that can never be fulfilled; they create false needs that can never be met. “Many of our daily decisions are governed by motivations over which we…
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The Crappy But Amazing Toy Sampling Keyboard That Influenced Legions
SPOTLIGHT: The Casio SK series keyboards, carries great nostalgia for many of us who grew up in the 80s and 90s. My friend got one for his birthday, and after spending an entire day at his place sampling burps, coughs and farts, I knew I was destined to become an electronic musician. If this is your story…
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Future Of Happiness Will Be Brain Stimulants
Happiness…..I popped the pink pill into my mouth and waited for the expected feelings of ecstasy. No, the pill wasn’t the drug XTC, but rather a legal and safe “hacking” alternative. Then I put on my trans-cranial stimulation device, known as “The Thync,” and waited to see what happened. Wow! After five minutes, it felt…
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Window Cleaning Robot Cracks 400$ Price Mark
Cleaning is called a “chore” for a reason, it’s a pain to do and nobody likes doing it! Imagine if there were robots that could do ALL of the cleaning for you so that you can relax and spend more time living your life. Look no further than Ecovacs Robotics, an award-winning brand of home…
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Biometric Sensory Art Experiences Inspired By Four Cities
PURPLE are now working on a multi-city arts project in China and Hong Kong with The House Collective, a collection of uniquely intimate luxury hotels that includes Upper House in Hong Kong that was just listed as part of World’s 50 Best. ‘Encounters Across Cultures’ will be an immersive journey that travels across four dynamic cities: Hong Kong,…
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Streaming Royalties Are Bullshit A Musicians Case For Universal Income
Royalties Are Bullshit: A Musician’s Case For Basic Income….. “This song is Copyrighted in U.S., under Seal of Copyright #154085, for a period of 28 years, and anybody caught singin’ it without our permission, will be mighty good friends of ourn, cause we don’t give a dern. Publish it. Write it. Sing it. Swing to it.…
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Synth Britannia Shows The Future Was In Fact Delivered
Come on, you have to admit. It’s a lot of fun to stumble around YouTube with that old pre-internet habit of television channel surfing surprising you with random discoveries. When I do, I particularly enjoy reading comments left by others who have somehow found their way to whatever it is I happen to be watching. This…
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Nanotechnology Gloves For Phone Use In Cold Weather
Do you have trouble using your smart device in the cold? Here’s some good news for you- we’ve improved our knitted touchscreen gloves, raising the bar again with the introduction of the Single Layered and Double Layered Touchscreen Gloves. Featuring an updated nanotechnology design that includes a leather wrist strap, leather cuff boards, upgraded material…
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SubPac Lets You Wear A Subwoofer And Listen In New Way
If you’re a fan of body shaking bass frequencies and missed our article from waaaay back in 2016 about SubPac, read on because you’re in for a treat. SubPac is a pioneering technology from Los Angeles, California that is defining the physical-sound category where music, VR, games and film can be experienced in a whole new…
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Electronic Opera Uses Physical Spaces To Connect Narrative With Sound
Back in 2005, composer Lewis Spratlan and I began work on an opera inspired by Louis Kahn. Kahn, who excelled in music and once considered becoming a composer, was especially cognizant of how sound works in a physical space. “Space has tonality,” he often said. Kallick, a professor of music at Amherst College, made recordings…
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ELEKTRO MOSKVA- Intriguing Documentary About Soviet Music Synthesizers
I spent most of yesterday afternoon watching and taking notes from the 86 minute documentary ELEKTRO MOSKVA. This film is so rich and interesting that I found myself sitting in reflection every time I jotted down another intriguing story element…..and believe me there were lots. The film’s official website describes itself like this: “ELEKTRO MOSKVA…
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Streaming Companies Spotify And Labels Sony Making The Money Not Artists
Potter Box Definition: Is it ethical for media streaming companies, such as Spotify, to take advantage of IP loopholes, which are known to negatively impact artist revenues? Values: >Balance & Fairness >Legal Values Loyalties: a. Duty to service b. Duty to subscribers c. Duty to shareholders d. Duty to Intellectual Property e. Duty to Art…
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LEGO Books From Worlds Leading Builder Yoshihito Isogawa
Yoshihito Isogawa believes his books should be like the LEGO brick—minimalist, colorful, and full of possibility. In his nearly-wordless releases from No Starch Press, such as The LEGO Power Functions Idea Books (No Starch Press, $24.95 USD each, 324 pp./328pp., October 2015), Isogawa shares hundreds of creative ways to build mechanisms with Power Functions, a wildly…
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A Quest To Lost Arts In Chicago To Build My First Hyve Touch Synthesizer
I started out creating sound experiments while in high school, circa 1980 with circuit bent hardware and a cheap Casio keyboard. I then entered the working world and forgot all about making music. Fast forward 30+ years, and the itch to make experimental music overtook me again, but now technology had changed drastically. I no…
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3rd Concours d’Elégance Elite Concept Car Event
Peter Auto is delighted to announce that the Concours Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille, which will be held on 4th September in the Chantilly Domain for the third time, is welcoming two new partners: BMW and ACJ (Airbus Corporate Jets). BMW was present at the 2015 event as entrant in the Concours d’Elégance reserved…
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Celebrate 20th Century Fox Alien Day On April 26 With Re-Issued Reebok Shoes
Is the Alien(s) franchise overdue for an official day of recognition and fan celebration? I think so. Fans of the original 1979 movie and the sequels and prequel that followed are a loyal bunch. They spend money on toys, posters, t-shirts, Blue-ray box sets and some like me, shelled out big bucks in 1987 for a…
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The Metapolitics of Burning Man- ‘Fighting the Lie of The Normal Art Economy’
OCCUPY BLACK ROCK! THE METAPOLITICS OF BURNING MAN by MARK VAN PROYEN As annual journalistic rituals go, the annual Time Magazine “Person of the Year” has been the most enduring barometer of the spirit of the moment of its announcement. For close to a century, the banner was “Man of the Year,” but after Corazon…
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LIFE SPORT Is Athens Sweatpants Shop And Art Space
LIFE SPORT (est. 2014) is both a sweatpants shop and an art space. Based in Athens, we aim to become a fully functioning shop with the intent to generate alternative arts funding in a time and place where there is none. Hosting presentations, spoken word and services, LIFE SPORT is invested in the experiment of…
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Subliminal Advertising In McDonald’s Ad Ice Cubes
I was a bit confounded because at first, I couldn’t understand what was drawing me into the advertisement- then I remembered a well worn paperback book I have called Media Sexploitation by Wilson Bryan Key, sitting on a book shelf somewhere back home. That book is all about subliminal advertising and its photo section showing…
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Electronic Jazz Collective Hits SOMA FM charts
The music collective GANFUNKEL released the 5-song-EP Fighting Music with Music following the successful 2013 release of Machine Coincident Jazz. The former album produced one song that reached #1 on jazz radio charts, 2 songs that reached #2, and one song that reached #3. Ganfunkel is California-based and led by Simcoe native Rik Ganju. Personnel…