So let me start off by saying it's going to be a great trip back to my home town of Akron, Ohio. I not only get to see a lot of good people but I get to play at a Sushi spot called Kasai. I was asked by the promoter Jamie Harvey who is also a good friend of mine if I wanted to play. I think she is doing a great job in putting together this unique and great idea of mixing music with good sushi food.
I will be playing with D!ddle who I have talked about before on here as well as Dom who is another great DJ and friend. Together the triple D's will be throwing down sets that will fill your ears with sounds of delight while your stomach is full of decadent sushi. So I know some of you are thinking well this sounds cool but I don't live anywhere near what city did say again. Well don't worry we have you covered on that as well. We will be streaming the live set on Ustream.com. If you want to listen in search Kasai22, the title of the show is Thoroughly Raw.
On a side note I will be throwing down a nice Chill Ambient set to go with the flow and atmosphere of the sushi spot. So hope to see you there or hope you tune in on 04/15/2010.
Here it is the new Hercules DJ Console Mk4. I'm currently rocking the DJ Console RMX by Hercules which I quite enjoy. It has a nice feel to it. Enough about the old version let discuss the newer version. Hercules DJ Console Mk4 ($275) the most portable and compact 2-deck DJ controller with built-in audio for PC and Mac, the Mk4 weighs just 3.3 lbs, and offers dual stereo outputs and inputs, a USB port for making nice with software programs, headphone output, microphone input, two jog wheels, a cross fader, dual volume faders, six EQ knobs, functions for automatic looks and recording mixes, and included VirtualDJ DJC Edition mixing software. This is a great way to do some mixing while saving some space in your place. So go out and pick one up and start mixing your heart away.
This Habitable Polyhedron is yet another strange and interesting outdoor living space. It was designed by Manuel Villa. This project was meant for a family house back yard in the suburbs, aimed at designing a small park or opened area where the young parents and their newborn child would enjoy a independent space from day to day house activities, a space for reading, playing, etc... Seeing how the project was focused on children the project was inspired in the shape’s perception processes that children develop in their first years of life. The basic shapes of things and their differences are key elements in the development of knowledge, and specifically in acquiring reading skills and geometric basic concepts. I thought that was an interesting way to look at the project and to find a way to increase knowledge just based on the shapes they chose for this design.
This is a nice design with a large beautiful window to capture the natural light. It has plenty of shelving and it also has a little drawing desk for you or your kids or for the hobbit living in your backyard.
Lindsey Carr is an artist living and working on the south west coast of Scotland. Where she produces some amazing works with acrylic and oil on wood. She also makes some interesting toys as well. This girl is very talented to say the least. I like her use of deep tone colors in each of her works. She uses birds and different animals to represent her mystical and magical world that her works take you to. You can get lost in the great details that she puts in each of her projects. If any of you are interested she does have prints for sale at society6.com. If you want a more comprehensive look into Lindsey's world of work it can be found on her blog, Little Robot, and her Etsy store as well.
I thought this was so interesting and would love to visit this bank. The Santander's Group City in Madrid is a huge complex city/company; nine buildings sheltering 5,500 employees of one of the largest banks in the world. This place seems so big that you wonder how you are going to find your way around and not get lost. So the company of course thought well how about a Robot to assist in this area. So they hired YDream to come up with a robot that could be like no other in the world. YDream then built the fleet of little red guys called "Interactive Guest Assistants" that use swarm interactions to guide high rolling bankers to their next conference or to the lunch room which ever they prefer. There's also a giant virtual wall full of financial gibberish presented in fancy ways, even an augmented reality map of the complex, all shown in a video below.
Playlist-12 has arrived and is ready for your ears to listen. In this mix I decided to try to mix up some chilled out dark Dubstep. Musically, dubstep is distinguished by its 2-step rhythm, or use of snare sounds similar to 2-step garage and grime, and an emphasis on bass, often producing "dark" sounds. Dubstep tracks are generally produced at a tempo of around 140 beats per minute and in recent years have developed signature half time rhythms, often heavily shuffled or syncopated, and usually, though not exclusively, including only one snare drum hit per bar, often on the third beat.(Wikipedia) This mix was a little challenging to me since I had never tried to mix Dubstep but I think it came out pretty cool. Their are some dark tracks but also some other chilled Ambient Dubstep to even it out. I do want to mention though that the first track does have some weird static in it. I downloaded the track 3 different times from different people and they all have the static. So it could just be the track.
You can stream Playlist-12 here. If you want to check out the other Playlist then click on Archived Playlists on the Right.
Cover Art by: Damion Schweizer
Tracklist
1. A1 Ghost Hardware - Burial
2. South London Boroughs - Burial
3. Contact - Djunya
4. Like an Eagle - Bassobese
5. Fostercare - Burial
6. D2 Unite - Burial
7. Goat Stare - Loefah
8. Monsoon (Loefah Remix) - Skream
9. Root - Loefah
10. Stand Clear - Benny Ill & DJ Hatcha
11. Conga Therapy - DJ Hatcha
12. Distant Lights - Burial
13. Nadeya - D1FUz3
Hope that everyone had a good Easter and that the Easter Bunny didn't scare the crap out of you. I got some Easter design motivation over the weekend so I thought I would share it with you all.
So I thought I would find something interesting to write about on this Monday. I stumbled upon Stukenborg's Letterpress Dice Prints. Each pattern is built by laying dice, one by one, on the bed of the letterpress and rolling ink directly onto the face of the dice for each impression. It looks to be very time consuming and well planned out before each dice is laid out. Here are some of the final prints. It’s amazing how many different patterns can be made with just dice. If your interested he does have prints available for sale. Check out his site.
The H2Office from WaterSpace is a purpose-built floating office in which to work, play & stay. If you're lucky enough to have flexible working arrangements a floating office could considerably enhance your life. It is designed for use in marinas and inland waterways. This water office includes a sun deck, a kitchenette, a pull-out bed (just in case you need a nap) and it has a lot of storage space. It would cost around $81,000,00 to purchase one of these bad boys. So if your in need of an office on the water that floats then this is your H2Office.
The iPad is due to come out this weekend and if you thought that was awesome. Then check out this app made for the iPad. It is theMixr App ($TBA) which is a multi-touch DJ mixing app. It offers a virtual dual turntable main interface, allowing for scratching, reverse play, tempo and pitch adjustment, live EQ and effects, the ability to record your mixes, and the ability to cue tracks.It looks to also have a nice library interface for you to create your own DJ crate album and custom library with simple and elegant lists. DJ App for iPad. Feels & functions like authentic turntables. Mixr gives you a DJ experience unlike anything you've ever experienced. Beautiful interface, professional mixing. If you decide to get one of these iPad this is a must have app.
