Archive for the ‘Music’ Category

The Bloody Beetroots – Rombarama

December 29th, 2009

Interesting editing/visual styling in this music video. Italian DJ’s are crazy.

The Bloody Beetroots -ROMBORAMA- official videoclip from Bennet Pimpinella on Vimeo.

Tags: Italy, Music, The Bloody Beetroots, Video Editing
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DJ Rafik on Traktor

December 10th, 2009

Blend of amazing technology, and pure talent.

More Here and Here

Tags: DJ Rafik, DMC Champion, Mix, Music, Traktor Scratch Pro
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Dub FX “Flow” feat. Woodnote

November 5th, 2009

Can’t get this song out of my head. Beatbox looping and saxophone all with simple echo, but it produces a somewhat hypnotizing effect.

Tags: Beats, Dub FX, England, Music, Saxophone
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Hands Upon The Clock

October 15th, 2009

Unplugged version of “The Clock” by Thom Yorke that I can’t seem to get out of my head lately. 2:40 on makes me feel like this is better than the original.

Tags: Music, The Clock, Thom Yorke
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New album by Kid Cudi that I’ve been listening to a good deal over the past couple of days. It’s got his typical “mixtape” feel, and he’s really done a great job this time integrating cool artists like Ratatat and MGMT. This album is worth a snag.

Tags: Kid Cudi, Music, New Stuff, Ratatat
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Daft Tron2 Punk

July 30th, 2009

daftpunktron2

French electronic music legends Daft Punk are signed on to write the score for the second realization of “Tron”.

Great article detailing some of the specifics over at Slashfilm

My excitement regarding this is uncontainable.

Tags: Daft Punk, Electronic, Film Scores, Music, Tron 2
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The Inauguration, A New Semester, The Wire, and A Study Abroad This Summer

January 25th, 2009

A lot has happened in my life since I last updated my blog. I…

- Enjoyed a winter break, and my birthday.
- Changed my major into Mass Communication and am going to be pursuing a co-major in Interactive Media Studies.
- Decided to partake in a study abroad program this summer in Edinburgh, Scotland.
- Watched and became a part of one of the most exciting political periods in our nation’s history.
- Renewed my WoW habit, and played the Wrath of the Lich King expansion with <Blue Garter>

Obamarama 2008-9 and What It Meant To Me.

I’ve always been political, but throughout the course of this particular election I became more interested and involved than ever before. Early on in the campaign I became an advocate of Barack Obama’s presidential bid, and I did what I could to volunteer, doing some signwork and knocking on doors both in Columbus and Oxford. Many of my friends didn’t share my sentiments, but my father certainly did. He was in charge of several Obama volunteer offices in Columbus during the campaign season, and had special duties on election day to manage polling stations and prevent voter fraud/insure accurate recording of votes. Upon considering attending the inauguration, I decided that with the start of a new semester it wouldn’t be the most appropriate time for me to take a trip. However, as I sat on my couch and watched the coverage that day, as I walked outside to go to class, and as I began to see in the days following Barack’s inauguration, all the action he was taking… I began to feel relieved and confident in the notion that things are beginning to change in our great nation.

A New Semester Of Classes and A Study Abroad This Summer.

After enjoying a nice winter break, I have found that during this new semester, this new load of classes has brought changes from having to wake up every day of the week before 8:00 am, to introducing me to a major/career path I think I’m going to truly enjoy. I have redirected my focus in school from Education/History to Communication/Programming. Specifically my new major is entitled Mass Communication, and I’m pursuing a Co-Major in Interactive Media Studies (aims.muohio.edu)

One topic that has particularly interested me has been in a class known as Aesthethics and Computation (IMS259). It is a relatively introductory level programming class utilizing programming art in a language known as Processing. I’m taking a Java class as well this semester, and I have been enjoying learning the first ins and outs of it, but Processing has specifically peaked my interest because it is an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) built upon other coding languages designed to introduce artists to the world of coding. It is fairly easy to get rolling and begin producing art and cool visualizations through code while using Processing.

Plans for the summer in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Edinburgh, Scotland
This summer, I’ve got plans to go to study abroad in Edinburgh with the same professor currently teaching my IMS259 course, as well as a good friend of mine Josh Costello During the program we will be “Using Edinburgh as a data source”. We will be using data forms such as photos, local news sources, and things like twitter feeds to creatively represent trends within the city through art/blogging/web design. Were also going to work with University of Edinburgh students to get a handle on what it is like to attend a foreign university. We are seeking more students to come with us, as numbers are very low so by all means, if you attend Miami and you’re reading this/are interested, contact me for more information.

The Wire

Ultimate "Good Cop - Bad Cop" Routine.

As I had a difficult time finding a job in Columbus over winter break, much of my time at home was spent laying on the couch and watching season after season of this show. The series is an HBO production about the inner city drug trade in Baltimore, Maryland through the eyes of both drug dealers, and the cops who hunt them down. Each season is roughly broken up into how each of these subzones affect drug trade/enforcement in the city

1. Streets
2. Ports
3. Political corruption
4. School systems
5. The media

As of now, The Wire is the best show I have ever watched for a multitude of reasons. Firstly, the realism of the show is staggering. Many of the actors in the show portray characters based on themselves in real life, which always adds to realism. The people who produced the show went out into Baltimore, they talked to the real people living in neighborhoods plagued with drug trafficking and drug related violence, they talked to the real cops, and then they painted an accurate picture of what is happening to our countries inner cities.

Secondly, the acting is amazing. The cops on this show aren’t your typical Hollywood cops (ie CSI, Law and Order, etc.) They are all likeable individuals and ultimately their intentions in fighting the drug war are noble. However, in contrast to the typical Hollywood portrayal of a cop, you often see them worn out/driven to things like gambling/alcoholism by the stress and high level of seriousness.

Thirdly, the level of depth in the writing for the show is just remarkable, it leads you to become so attached to the characters and involved in the plot that you feel highly engaged with this story.

My return, and departure (again) from WoW.

The most recent expansion of World of Warcraft, Wrath of the Lich King, came out in December, and I played it for a while. I liked it a lot, leveled quickly and raided through almost all of the new content at level 80 near the end of the first semester. I got back together with my old guild, Blue Garter However, as I’ve gotten into this new semester and have developed a desire to really attack my studies, I have decided to let my WoW account run dry again. This isn’t to say I’m saying goodbye to it and Blue Garter friends forever, but I’m just re-evaluating priorities once again. This also means that I’m in search of a game to pick up and play casually in free time, my roommate just got Guitar Hero World Tour, so I’m sure we’ll be getting into that soon, but other than that I’m considering grabbing Fallout 3 as I’ve heard it’s pretty good.

Pretty good update on what I’ve been up to. Hopefully I’ll be putting this on private hosting soon and I’ll be encouraged to update more frequently.

Tags: Edinburgh, Games, Obama, Processing, School, The Wire
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