Digitalism, MSTRKRFT, Raz Ohara & The Odd Orchestra, kozyndan, Michael J. Schumacher, Nine Inch Nails, Yoon Lee, The Spirit, A Pug's Life,

"Jence" Moelle and İsmail "Isi" Tüfekçi aka Digitalism , Maison Kitsune masters , are coming to Amsterdam for a live concert on the 22nd of May @ Paradiso

Mp3 | Digitalism - Pogo [ Digitalism's Pogo Robotic Remix ]
[ Moshi Moshi Ep 2008 ]
Mp3 | Digitalism - Idealistic
[ Idealism 2007 ]

Mp3 | Text Icicles - Whats ur Damage [ Digitalism mix ]
Mp3 | Cut Copy - Going Nowhere [ Digitalism mix ]
Mp3 | Tiga - Far from Home [ Digitalism mix ]

Mp3 | Digitalism Live @ Pukkelpop



Speaking about visits to Amsterdam , the mighty MSTRKRFT are one of the confirmed names for these year 5DAYSOFF Festival in Amsterdam , they will be playing @ Paradiso on the 2nd of July.

MSTRKRFT (pronounced Master Craft) is the pet project of Toronto musician Jesse F. Keeler ( Death From Above 1979 ) and studio wizard Al-P.

Enter MSTRKRFT, a package of house, hip-hop, grime, punk, and all kinds of electronic experimentation rolled into one. In a little over a year they have developed a cult following of dance fans around the world and have remixed just about everyone including The Kills, Annie and Wolfmother’s track “Woman” for which they have been nominated for a Grammy for Best Remix.

Mp3 | MSTRKRFT - Paris
Mp3 | Wolfmother - Woman [ MSTRKRFT mix ]
Mp3 | Para One - Dudun Dun [ MSTRKRFT mix ]
Mp3 | Death From Above 1979 - Sexy Results [ MSTRKRFT Edition ]

"Raz Ohara & The Odd Orchestra "
Get Physical - 2008
Raz Ohara & The Odd Orchestra sees Raz’s potential fully realized - a taut, coherent suite of eleven songs at once world-weary and full of wonder, given wings by the subtle embellishments of The Odd Orchestra – aka Raz’s friend and collaborator Oliver Doerell. Oliver has released albums as Dictaphone and Swod on highly respected electronica imprint City Centre Offices, and has toured the world with both these projects. For Raz Ohara & The Odd Orchestra, he and Raz exchanged song-sketches over a long period of time to hone the album’s unique sound. This album will appeal not just to those who value classy production and electronics, but also those with a penchant for sophisticated, original and timeless pop music.

Mp3 | Raz Ohara & The Odd Ochestra - kisses
Mp3 | Raz Ohara & The Odd Ochestra - Kisses [ Pantha du Prince Remix ]
Mp3 | Raz Ohara & The Odd Orchestra - Where he at [ Apparat Remix ]

As a thank you to our fans for your continued support, we are giving away the new nine inch nails album one hundred percent free, exclusively via Nine Inch Nails

The music is available in a variety of formats including high-quality MP3, FLAC or M4A lossless at CD quality and even higher-than-CD quality 24/96 WAVE. your link will include all options - all free. all downloads include a PDF with artwork and credits.

For those of you interested in physical products, fear not. we plan to make a version of this release available on CD and vinyl in july. details coming soon.

we encourage you to Remix it ,
share it with your friends,post it on your blog,play it on your podcast,
give it to strangers, etc

Mp3 | Nine Inch Nails - Discipline

The revered pioneers of low-brow pop surrealism will exhibit in Amsterdam for the very first time, celebrating the launch of Maxalot new Amsterdam venue.
Enjoying a cult-like following all over the world, L.A-based kozyndan are adored for their irresistible, digitally painted renditions of contemporary urban cityscapes and whimsical re-interpretions of Japanese ukiyo-e prints, which reflect their “unease and love of the modern world.”
BENEATH THE SURFACE will introduce two brand new editions of their trademark panoramics, a large-scale wallpaper cityscape, plus a series of one-off paintings and limited editions prints of never-before seen works, exclusively for Maxalot.
For the opening night, Maxalot Amsterdam will play host to a live DJ set by Ninja Tune’ Californian electro demi-God Daedelus.

Mp3 | Daedelus - Fair Weather Friends
Mp3 | Daedelus - Purged Lips Reply
Mp3 | Eliot Lipp - Glasspipe [ Daedelus Mix ]

Exhibition opening dates and hours;
May 30th through June 14th,
thursdays to sundays,
12.00 to 20.00hrs

Location: Map
Lutmastraat 191K
1074 TV Amsterdam
+31624504540



Michael J. Schumacher is a composer, performer and installation artist based in New York City.

He works predominantly with electronic and digital media, specializing in computer generated sound environments which evolve continuously for long time periods. He imbues these self-creating structures with an abundance of sonic material, resulting in forms that flow through a wide range of moods, timbral combinations and textural densities. In their realization, Schumacher uses multiple speaker configurations which relate the sounds of the installation to the architecture of the exhibition space. Architectural and acoustical considerations thereby become basic structural elements.

Schumacher’s sound installations have been heard at Art in General, Apex Art, PS 1, the Queens Museum and The Kitchen and Sculpture Center in New York City, CCNOA in Brussels, the Technical University and Podewil in Berlin, the Museum for Applied Arts in Frankfurt , the Museum of Contemporary Art in Lyon, Triskel Arts Center in Cork, Ireland, Transmissions Festival in Chicago, SFIFEM in Sante Fe, the Waveform Festival in Sydney, Via 7 Festival in Paris, )toon Festival in Haarlem, and others.

Watch | Michael J. Schumacher and Metamkine @ Superfici Sonore Florence



All that shiny, glossy stuff - so large, so speedy, so colorful, so alluring, and so deceitful and unfulfilling. Not just post-Pollock in their computer splatter approach, Yoon Lee paintings also possess a postpop cynicism about advertising imagery and consumer culture even if it isnt immediately apparent or spelled out through helpful text. How do graffiti and urban architecture figure as influences within Lees work? Placed next to each other, are these acrylic polymer and pigment monuments powerful or numbing? Lee's new show, "Verve Syntheses," at the ever great Luggage Store - recently given a deserved deluxe interview profile in ANP Quarterly - should provide some answers. Yoon Lee Selected reviews

Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again.
Adapted from the legendary comic book series created by Will Eisner, "The Spirit" is a classic action-adventure-romance written for the screen and directed by genre-twister Frank Miller (creator of "300" and "Sin City"). It is the story of a former rookie cop who returns mysteriously from the dead as the Spirit (Gabriel Macht) to fight crime from the shadows of Central City. His arch-enemy, the Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson) has a different mission: he's going to wipe out Spirit's beloved city as he pursues his own version of immortality.

Watch The Spirit



A tale of cuteness, love and loss between a pug and a girl. Or, how nice dogs finish last. Pedro Eboli

Watch | A Pug's Life

Vladislav Delay, Deus, Crystal Castels, Entia Non, Maria Hinze, A Perfect Place, Akroe, The Burma Campaign

Im drowning in Vladislav Delay , i utterly and completely love is latest album " Whistleblower " and everything that comes from his direction.
Here are some news from his latest projects , on the mean time only have to wait with some patience to his visit to Amsterdam on the 23 Jun @ Bimhuis

Mp3 | Vladislav Delay - Whistleblower - [ Whistleblower - 2007 ]
Mp3 | Vladislav Delay - Recovery Idea - [ Whistleblower - 2007 ]
Mp3 | Vladislav Delay - Recovery Idea - [ andy stott remix ] ***
Mp3 | Vladislav Delay - The First Quarter - [ The Four Quarters - 2005 ]
Mp3 | Vladislav Delay - Live - [ demf-28.05.07 ]

*** [ andy stott remix ] Via caucasian-tabloid



Vladislav Delay currently plays various liveshows with Moritz von Oswald (Basic Channel) and Max Loderbauer (Sun Electric, NSI). Moritz von Oswald is a pioneer presenting a new, and possibly one-off take on the dub formula. After early collaborations with Thomas Fehlmann, von Oswald’s recordings with Mark Ernestus as Basic Channel, Maurizio and Rhythm & Sound – dub-inflected synth, slow modulation and deep beats – are revered classics that have deeply influenced a huge range of producers. Since 2008 he also teams up with Vladislav Delay and Max Loderbauer. A full lenght record is planned for 2008.

Watch | Vladislav Delay “Lumi” Video by Timothy Jaeger 2007
Watch | Vladislav Delay w/ Moritz von Oswald Trio
Watch | Vladislav Delay @ Luci D’Artista, Torino 2007



The Vladislav Delay Quartet includes highly acclaimed artists such as Mika Vainio (Pan Sonic) on electronics, Derek Shirley on double bass, Lucio Capece on saxophones & bass clarinet and of course, Vladislav Delay on drums. It is one of Vladislav Delays’ latest group performances with him on drums.

The debut performance by ‘The Vladislav Delay Quartet’ is scheduled for April 11th 2008 as part of the 2008 ‘My Favourite Thing’ Festival at Radialsystem, Berlin. The event has been curated by Hanno Leichtmann (Static, Vulva String Quartet tec.).


" Vantage Point " - V2 - 2008

While it’s unlikely to ever be held as closely to the hearts of long-term fans as their career high watermark LP The Ideal Crash, of 1999, Vantage Point nevertheless captures Belgian quintet dEUS at somewhere close to their best. Their fifth album in all, and second after 2005’s Pocket Revolution since they returned from a four-year hiatus, this collection showcases the band’s sonically adventurous take on mainstream radio rock, doffing a cap the way of Radiohead and Muse when it suits their own progress. Drowned in Sound - Tony Robert Whyte

Mp3 | Deus - The Architect
Alternative / Rock


" Trash Trash Trash " - Last Gang - 2008
Trash / Electronic / Experimental

While this full-length offering from the Crystal Castles relies upon the arcade-like sounds generated from their altered keyboards in every song, the progression of each track and the direction of the following track remain completely unpredictable throughout the album. There is the sonic barrage of "Alice Practice," the upbeat pop influenced "Good Times", the, intricate momentum guided instrumentals like "1991", and as the album comes to a close, Crystal Castles have one more surprise install for the unaware listener. "Tell Me What to Swallow" completely alters the sound dynamic that has been manipulated on every other track on the album. Here the digital effects are exchanged for acoustic guitars and ethereal vocals, demonstrating that this duo can move beyond their thrash-pop sound, but they don't necessarily need to. Stereo Subversion

Mp3 | Crystal Castels - Alice Practice
Mp3 | Crystal Castels - love and caring


" Lilt " - Test Tube - 2008
Ambient / Experimental

«As promised, we're back with another excellent work from Entia Non - aka James McDougall from Australia - called 'Lilt' (check out the previous one released last year). Like the previous one, expect to listen to lots of juicy field recordings from australian whereabouts artfully mixed with soothing ambient tones and drones of rare beauty, and also organic backgrounds to complete. For this release, James went to capture new sounds to some well known 'sand islands' located on the eastern coast of his enormous country, namely 'Stradbroke Island'. Pedro Leitão

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Mp3 | Entia Non - Oxide Pearl



Maria Hinze , Painted the amazing Apparat album cover "Walls" , she was has some of her wonderful works online.



Originally from Jura, center of France, Akroe lives and works in Paris. He designed records and identities for majors and small underground labels alike. He has been the art director for electro/hip hop label Institubes. He drew logos and motifs for clothing brands, such as Sixpack who he colaborates closely with. He was given carte blanche for a month by the Galeries Lafayette department store, designing the windows of the flagship store in Paris, and creating interior decoration for the whole chain. His personal work is frequently exhibited, in France and abroad. Two Akroe monographies were published by Pyramyd, in its Design&Designer series.

Watch | Akroe - Abundance


The Burma Campaign

I think this new :90 PSA for the people of Burma is my favorite Shilo piece to date. This collaborative effort was conceived with Carl Le Blond, Executive Creative Director at Ogilvy & Mather Amsterdam, John Jackson, Director of Social Responsibility, MTV Networks and Suki Dusanj, Founder of The Burma Arts Board.

Every scene is full of beautiful details. From the modeling down to the grain pass, everything is coordinated to create a lush visual experience perfectly coordinated with the music. My favorite moment of choreography comes as the flowers catch the wind, visually echoing the piano’s accents as both the flowers and the music downward. Motionographer

Watch | for the people of Burma



Short film directed by Derrick Scocchera and features an original full-length soundtrack by Mike Patton.

"Our story begins with a poker game gone bad... a lifeless body on the floor, hand still clutching its cards... whacked on the head with a bass guitar. In the background, Mike Patton's haunting film score crescendos over the radio waves as the other two poker players argue over what to do with the body. Incinerator? Garbage disposal? They haven't a clue."

Watch | A Perfect Place

The Whip, Booka Shade, Sun Kil Moon, Maxim Zhestkov, Mark Schoening, The Black Ghosts, Shinique Smith, Raz Ohara & The Odd Orchestra, Apparat

" X Marks Destination " - Southern Fried - 2008
Alternative / Punk / Electronic

Manchester's The Whip finally release their long awaited debut album. Last year filled under nu-rave and now happily filled under the electro banner, The Whip certainly wear their influences not just on their sleeves, but on their entire neon wardrobe.

If New Order had a penny from every band who stole from them, they'd be able to build at least two new Haciendas. Unfortunately for them everyone seems to prefer rip-off bands than the real deal and New Order seem to be on the skids. So it's down to acts like The Whip to prove that they can step up to the plate and judging by 'X Marks Destination' they fall way below the mark. Even with stand out tracks as good as 'Divebomb' and 'Blackout', the album feels somehow lacking. Even with production by Jim Abbiss they find it hard to sound like a real rock band and more like a band not sure which clique to hang on to - electro, indie, new wave? Though on the up side, at least the album is less one dimensional as say a Fray album. Francis Jolley - Click Music

Mp3 | The Whip - Trash
Mp3 | The Whip - Throw It In The Fire


" The Sun And The Neon Light " - Get Physical - 2008
Electronic

Though they've spent the last couple years mixing, remixing, being remixed, and, uh, being sampled by will.i.am, it's been a little while since Booka Shade's Movements, their last full-length of twitchy, funky Berlin microhouse, came out in 2006.

But Booka Shade are back and as luminescent as ever, if Get Physical's May 27 release of their third LP The Sun & The Neon Light is any indication. The album will be released as a regular CD and as a limited edition double CD, which will contain an extra disc of "club versions" of the album's tracks. The added tracks will also be available digitally. Pitchforkmedia

Mp3 | Booka Shade - Control Me
Mp3 | Booka Shade - Psychameleon


" April " - Caldo Verde - 2008
Indie / Folk / Alternative / Slow Core

Mark Kozelek has been turning over the same obsessions – for so long, and with such rigor, that on his new record he creates a kind of nostalgic feedback loop. Lyrics about “growing up Ohio mornings, sleeping in late” (“Lucky Man”) and the ghosts of departed lovers following him down halls (“Unlit Hallway”) reach evocatively back, both to specific moments in his catalog as well as to the memories signified. There’s never been an especial breadth to Kozelek’s music, nor has there needed to be, but an unmistakable break did occur when the Red House Painters left 4AD. The gauzy reverb, crisp snare rolls, and claustrophobic dissonance of the first records receded in favor of supple acoustic arrangements, cycling harmonies, and foregrounded vocals – accompanied in places by flannel-clad electric guitar. April, the second proper Sun Kil Moon record, is very much a product of this late phase. But in the same way that Kozelek’s songwriting compulsively works through the raw pain and ecstatic joys of youth, April pulls from the places where those memories first found expression. Nathan Hogan - Dustedmagazine

Mp3 | Sun Kil Moon - Moorestown



New Video from Raz Ohara & The Odd Orchestra

Watch | Raz Ohara & The Odd Orchestra - Where He At [ Apparat Remix ]



video installation by Maxim Zhestkov
22 years old, director and designer based in russia, ulyanovsk.

Watch | Video by Maxim Zhestkov




inFLUX is an evolving “fusion” experiment that took place over the course two months at the Laconia Gallery. Artists Mark Schoening and Linda Price-Sneddon will brought their respective materials and tools together to create an installation that would pulse with the energy of both the individual and the collaboration. Mark and Linda worked together in the space for the week prior to the first opening. The results of that exchange was on view during the month of March. Prior to the final opening event in April, the artists reentered the space to continue the conversation.



The exhibition of recent bundled sculptures of clothing, fabric, accessories and household items is inspired by the overt use and disposal of materials that line streets in machine compacted bundles; the surplus value of used clothing being exported to Third world countries in 1,000 lb bales and recent world events which have displaced people and caused them to lose their belongings. Shinique Smith




The Black Ghosts Kick Ass video

Watch | The Black Ghosts - I Want Nothing

Ben Frost, The Notwist, Apparat, Justice, Soulwax, Stephen Vitiello, Steve Gullick, Tim Biskup

" Theory Of Machines " - Bedroom Community - 2006
Experimental / Electronic

Ben Frost On Theory Of Machines Frost presents a challenging and invasive sonic experience of digitally manipulated litany via minimal, guitar-oriented compositions that massage the lower-body and sometimes hurt above the waist ...A painfully beautiful experience.

Simply awesome... Frost reminds us that minimalism was never just the polished sheen of Reich and Glass, but also the sweat and grime of Michael Gira's Swans... Truly brutal... A deeper, darker minimalism- menacing and claustrophobic... This is Arvo Pärt as arranged by Trent Reznor... Magnificent
-Wire Magazine, UK

Mp3 | Ben Frost - Theory of Machines


" Things To Be Frickled " - Shitkatapult - 2008
Electronic

sascha ring aka Apparat
remains special: this new double cd release on berlin label shitkatapult presents a first and fine collection of apparat´s remix work until today.

cd 1 showcases 11 giant mixes he did for artists like paul kalkbrenner (w/ ellen allien), francesco tristano, swayzak, boys noize, lusine, nathan fake, meteo/thiel, nitrada, raz ohara and himself. Plus an unreleased live apparat re-version of "let your love grow" by moderat (a cooperation between modeselektor and apparat) feat. the great tikiman (aka paul st hilaire).

cd 2 assembles 11 re-mixes done for apparat plus several apparat remix 12".
all of them appear on cd for the first time: telefon tel aviv, modeselektor,
chris de luca vs phon.o, thomas fehlmann, monolake, boys noize, lusine and
many more are featured artists. also this cd features a previously
unreleased mix: shrubbn!! remixing hailin from the edge.

Mp3 | Nathan Fake - Charlies House [ Apparat remix ]
Mp3 | Apparat and Raz Ohara - Komponent [ Telefon Tel Aviv remix ]



“Electronic musician and sound artist Stephen Vitiello transforms incidental atmospheric noises into mesmerizing soundscapes that alter our perception of the surrounding environment. He has composed music for independent films, experimental video projects and art installations, collaborating with such artists as Nam June Paik, Tony Oursler and Dara Birnbaum. In 1999 he was awarded a studio for six months on the 91st floor of the World Trade Center’s Tower One, where he recorded the cracking noises of the building swaying under the stress of the winds after Hurricane Floyd. As an installation artist, he is particularly interested in the physical aspect of sound and its potential to define the form and atmosphere of a spatial environment.” Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain catalog for the exhibition Ce qui arrive/Unknown Quantity, 2002

Mp3 | Stephen Vitiellow w/ Beta Colide - First Vertical (solo version) A tape piece created for (and with) Beta Collide, performed at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, April 2008


" The Devil, You + Me " - Cityslang - 2008
Alternative / Indie

This is an album driven by an individual and collective restlessness, something that manifests itself both in the endlessly inventive musical construction and the submerged lyrical narrative that hits you from the astonishing opening "Good Lies" all the way through to the fragile end-piece "Gone Gone Gone". The lyrics explore a world of uneasy being, structured like incantations formed to ward off the inescapable cycle of life and death, falling back on archetypes, religion, God and the devil himself. Acher seems to be resisting the inevitabilities of mortality, fighting the physical certainties of the world around us - "Gravity you won’t get me. Old gravity you won’t get me..." Aided by the suitably stellar ’Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra’, ‘Where In This World’ is another breathtaking moment, deploying strings and orchestration in a fashion that greatly transcends the usual pomp and circumstance of rock groups with big budgets: this is more like Morton Feldman as filtered through an array of carefully underplayed electronic treatments. Notwist

Mp3 | The Notwist - Good Lies

Watch | The Notwist - where in this world



“Director Saam Farahmand filmed Soulwax on their recent international dates, capturing all the excitement, chaos and humour of the world tour. Where the Beastie Boys filmed one gig with 50 cameras, Soulwax filmed 120 shows with one camera, in Europe, Japan, US, Latin America and Australia. The result is a snapshot of life on the road with one of the most exciting live bands in the world, and features their friends including 2manyDJ’s, James Murphy & Nancy Whang (LCD Soundsystem), Erol Alkan, Tiga, Justice, Busy P, So-Me, Peaches, Klaxons and many more in interview, as well as behind-the-scenes footage, and LOTS of music.

Watch | Part of the Weekend Never Dies - TEASER



Directed by Romain Gavras for French duo Justice. It's an interesting and seemingly controversial production that reflects some of the youth gang culture of european cities such as Paris and London.

Watch | Justice - Stress


liars berlin 2005

The Photography of Steve Gullick , features over 30 rare, never exhibited before photographs of famous musicians shot over the past two decades. The London-based photographer has worked with groups such as Nirvana, the Flaming Lips, Elliot Smith and Bjork, capturing unique and insightful moments from these artist's lives. Gullick's photographic interests are rooted in over 20 years of the UK punk scene, however his career has allowed him to shoot a wide range of subjects from all over the world.


" Bird Station "

Tim Biskup dense, character driven style is inspired by mid-century modern design infused with a healthy dose of punk rock energy.

Tim grew up on a blend of Disneyland, ‘Big Daddy’ Roth, classic cartoons & Godzilla movies. He spent his teen years in the anarchy of punk rock & the weirdness of the Residents. He's matured with the beauty of 50's and 60's modern designers like James Flora & Mary Blair. These influences, as well as his years of experience in animation, have pushed him towards his manic, spontaneous style.

Flying Lotus , My Brightest Diamond , Sankt Otten, Diego Maclean, Will Murai , Michael Fakesch, Chad Pugh, United Visual Artists, V-Scratch,

On June 10, Flying Lotus will release Los Angeles, his second album and highly anticipated debut for Warp Records.

"Los Angeles is a special place to me for obvious reasons, but for the majority of my life, I hated living here," he says in a press release. "I only realized that by leaving and being able to check out new places, new vibes, and to chill with different folks." Flying Lotus doesn't feature many guests on Los Angeles -- the best known vocalist, relatively speaking, is Daedelus' longtime collaborator and wife Laura Darlington. "With my projects, I try to have a visual narrative happening. I like the idea of my albums being movies," he says.

Album Sampler
Listen Flying Lotus - Parisian Goldfish
Listen Flying Lotus - Roberta Flack



My Brightest Diamond announces the birthdate of the new album, A Thousand Shark's Teeth, June 17th on Asthmatic Kitty Records!

Originally meant to be a more classical, string quartet affair, A Thousand Shark’s Teeth slowly evolved and refined itself over a period of six years. The record, which was mixed by Husky Höskulds (Tom Waits, Elvis Costello), was recorded in Berlin, Los Angeles and New York City, and features twenty different players all contributing little bits of musical magic. Influenced by artists such as Tricky, French composer Maurice Ravel and Tom Waits, in addition to the star exploration themes of Anslem Kiefer's paintings, the imaginary landscapes of photographer Robert ParkeHarrison, films by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and Alice in Wonderland, A Thousand Shark’s Teeth is a musical snowglobe that sparkles each time you touch it. The songs, whose themes broach intimacy, kisses by moonlight, laundry, lost friendship and more, marry vast instrumentation – marimbas, harps, clarinets, French horns, rabid guitars, vibraphones to name a few – to create an unequaled amalgamation of style and color. In simple terms: it’s beautiful, and there’s nothing else quite like it.

Mp3 | My Brightest Diamond - Inside A Boy



Sankt Otten
From the opening track of ‘Wunden gibt es immer wieder’ Sankt Otten make their intentions known. Stephan Otten`s echoing rhodes piano falls over golden drones as Oliver Klemm drapes his elegant trademark guitar through the track like a neon waterfall.
The album represents a marked progression from the bands earlier output. It draws upon the heart of their previous forays into dark melancholic trip hop yet discards the form. In doing so the band have managed to present a musical vision that is even more epic, cinematic and noirish and distinctly their own.

" Wunden gibt es immer wieder " - Hidden Shoal - 2007

Mp3 | Sankt Otten - Mit Guter Laune Ins Elysium



The Blackbird video is a collaborative music visualization project by Katjas Chweiker and Thomas Frenzel. Both are working with an experimental approach on intermedia projects, striving for content generated designs.

This artwork was done for Michael Fakesch audio-visual project called VIDOS—a collection of music visualizations based on Michaels latest album DOS. The video‘s design is based on visual samples that quote Michaels auditory style and mixes analog with digital elements—metaphors of the real and the immaterial. It‘s about trying and failure—trying to leave behind, trying to live in a forward-turned way, trying not to resign or surrender, trying to get aware

Watch | Thomas Frenzel - Blackbird


Old Punk Will Murai



If you are on the prowl for some fine inspiration today look no further then Diego Maclean. Diego’s work is refreshingly different and experimental. He has somehow managed to create a reel that doesn’t look like all the countless others out there. Currently residing in Vancouver finishing up his last year at Emily Carr University where he is (obviously) studying animation. If this is any indication of the work going on at Emily Carr then we already in the industry may have to step up our game! Motionographer

Watch | Diego Maclean



This piece inspired the login illustration that vimeo commissioned from me for their redesign earlier this year; it is still in use throughout the site. The video is a condensed time lapse of screenshots over a several month period. Total physical drawing time is close to 40 hours and I'd add an equal amount of time for concept time and readying the print. A screenshot was taken every 5 seconds, which actually results in a full 18 minute video. I'll upload that for posterity later. Chad Pugh

Watch | Chad Pugh - Science Machine



United Visual Artists have created a new site specific work for the Oyane Plaza, in the Roppongi Hills district of Tokyo, to mark the opening of UK-Japan 2008. Contact is a responsive floor based installation which allows visitors to use their kinetic energy to generate audiovisual forms that will interact with the user, and communicate with each other. Contact marries advanced computer vision techniques, physics simulation and a unique display surface to create an experience that aims to highlight the results of peoples interactions with each other, and their environment.

Watch | Video of the installation in situ.



My name's Valerio Spoletini.
I'm a graduating student at the University of Art & Design Lausanne in Media & Interaction unit. V-scratch is my diploma project. As i've been into scratching and vjing for several years, I had the opportunity to combine these interests in one : V-scratch

Watch | Valerio Spoletini V-Scratch