Some New Images for My Website

Today I have been working on some images for my website. Going through tones of files, trying to find documentation of work. What a Nightmare! Anyway there aren't any new images on the website just yet but I did find a bunch of images I scanned in from some home developed B/W film. This particular shot was taken using a 3200 iso film. As you can see by the various blemishes on the image I had a little trouble getting the film onto the spindle.For some reason I always end up developing films when it’s really hot. Sweat dripping of my head from frustration as I wrestle in the dark to get the film on. What fun!! Anyway this place has been on route to a supermarket I shop at for years. It has always fascinated me. It has recently been sold and is looking a lot less exciting and somewhere you might find a ghost, and more like every other place in Brunswick. Oh well enjoy!

SoundCloud, IDMforums, and a New Music Host

It has come to my attention that unfortunately some people have not been able to listen to my tracks on my website due to compatibility issues. So I'm the process of looking for an alternative.

The main reason for the current method of streaming is that it is fairly fast and the files remain on my server with rest of the site, and it's mine. What I am thinking of using now is called SoundCloud it is a service much like youtube but for music. Anyway I have found that a few musicians making similar music are using this. I'll give it a shot and hopefully it smooths out any kinks in the compatibility between different browsers. Still a little weary of using a host company for this as it feels a little like handing over ownership. Another exciting possibility is that it may encourage some future collaboration.

If you are interested in having a read of some musical geekology you should have a look at IDMforums. It is very geeky but great resource of ambient and other electronic "IDM" conversation.
Anyway if anyone reads this and has some advice feel free to email me through this link my web Email.

New track is nearly ready!! sounding good so far.

A link to some writting

In this latest edition I will simply pay respect where it is due.
I will post links to two pieces of writing that close friends have written for me and helped write.

The first is an essay that was written for an exhibition I had last year. It was suggested that I would be nice to have an accompanying essay with the show. Originally I was going to write it but quickly realised that it would be  best done by someone who's strength was writing. John helped me previously and had moved to the other side of the country recently. So from the sunny north without seeing what I was planning to make a paper was prepared.

Ocular Lab Blab

Secondly is the much more recent work of my house mate. This was something I had started and was using as a proposal. With lots of help this is what we came up with.

The Psychopompistic Ballistic

Anyway I thought I would add this to the site so you can have a read and get someone else perspective of what I do.

Lack of Activity Does Not Mean Lack of Activity

It has been a while since I have posted anything. It has also been a while since I posted a new track on my site. I was finding that the system of putting a track up every week, while a good motivator, it does not induce the best quality work. So I have revised it! While I will continue to make work regularly I will only post it when it is of a certain standard. I have been thinking about the fact that this is a publication and while I am happy for piers to check out what I am working on, does the world need to? I know this is no breakthrough in thought but rather a reinforcement of commonsense.
I not really sure what to talk about now. So as soon as I have something interesting to talk about I shall. This is not abandonment, but hopefully a sign it will get a little more involved.

Imperfect Sound Forever

Imperfect Sound Forever

While at work I discovered this article. It's a review a book by Caleb Kelly called "Cracked Media: The Sound of Malfunction". Interesting review plus some resources for artists who have worked with sound manipulation by exploiting sound recording media!

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All things Music are Great!

The time of year to splurge is hear unfortunately so is the time of year where you make big plans. Travel, getting a car, living in a nice house. With many dreams to realise and an eclectic personality, focus is difficult at the best of times. Money is one of the things I am talking about here, but not just saving for the next blah, that makes me a little ill thinking about it in that way, but on reflection about where I'm at and where I'm going.

That aside for the minute, I just bought a studio condenser microphone for recording among other things vocals. I have been dreaming of consuming and playing that boring game everyone seems to be involved in of owning everything. Stuff I don't really even want. Why do I want things like laptops and so and so mobile phones or an ipod? Well I don't! Its what I do to occupy my obsessive and compulsive mind while working in a mind numbing office environment. The problem is that I get so worked up the idea of having something that I go home thinking about it and yes even dream about this crap.

So from time to time you have to flip the switch over and think about things you care about like music, art, nature and why you continue to work at a place you dislike so strongly. Maybe even think about how the crap you already have is weighing on you and that getting a skip may be a good idea, instead of gratifying my desires with prosthetic pleasure toys.

Without further a-du this is the my new prosthetic pleasure toy -

Link to Ocular Lab Exhibition Essay

This is just a link to a pdf which John Eaton wrote for the exhibition.
Ocular Lab Blab
Enjoy