Some highlights of my holidays so far...

Some highlights of my holidays so far.

Portinho da Arrabida beach day



Ivan & Kikas



Pedro Viegas on da mix



Setubal



Beach day in Troia




Old friends :-) , families Macedo & Paiva

Anti-Sweden,Soundtrap IV,Shinique Smith, Waterlife, Eric Joyner,Get a Free Lancer,Absolut Vodka,Simon's Cat, Olafur Arnalds,Grizzly Bear,Alva Noto

Art video for Norway's Anti-Sweden brand of jeans, featuring artwork by Justin Bartlett and a soundtrack of SUNN O)))s "O)))BOW1", mixed by Masami Akita / Merzbow, from the 2001 SUNN O))) album "Flight of The Behemoth"

Watch | Anti-Sweden vs SUNN O)))



A high-tech, 32 channel digital sound controller throws a pianola and a vast collection of recycled hi-fi speakers (icons of technological redundancy) into dynamic relationship in John Wynne’s new sonic sculpture.

The Soundtrap research residency at Beaconsfield has enabled Wynne to explore its architectural acoustics with precision. High-level audio tools have allowed the artist to experiment with the way in which computers can be used to, in effect, draw and sculpt with moving sound. The research leads to an immersive sound installation, exhibiting for six weeks. Beaconsfield



Shinique Smith is as fine a mixture of street and salon as any artist could be.

For decades, her family lived in the genteel Baltimore neighborhood of Edmondson Village. Except that by the time Smith was growing up, she says, that gentility was lost and by now it's "totally the 'hood."

She was born to a teenage single mom who left Shinique (rhymes with "Clinique") behind to be brought up by her grandmother. This young mother, however, had "abandoned" her daughter to study fashion in New York and Paris, then came back to push culture and education on her kid.

Smith went to storied public schools in Baltimore: The Baltimore School of the Arts and later Frederick Douglass High. In between those two schools, she got arrested, for what she calls "ridiculous" graffiti crimes, and was bounced to Southwestern High, where metal detectors were de rigueur. Smith says she lucked out when her failing transcript from Southwestern was lost on its way to Frederick Douglass. Douglass sent Smith off with a scholarship to the Maryland Institute College of Art.

Read full story Washington Post



WATERLIFE follows the epic cascade of the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. From the icy cliffs of Lake Superior to the ornate fountains of Chicago to the sewers of Windsor, this feature-length documentary tells the story of the last huge supply (20 per cent) of fresh water on Earth.

The source of drinking water, fish and emotional sustenance for 35 million people, the Great Lakes are under assault by toxins, sewage, invasive species, dropping water levels and profound apathy. Some scientists believe the lakes are on the verge of ecological collapse.

Filled with fascinating characters and stunning imagery, WATERLIFE is an epic cinematic poem about the beauty of water and the dangers of taking it for granted.

The film is narrated by The Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie and features music by Sam Roberts, Sufjan Stevens, Sigur Ros, Robbie Robertson and Brian Eno.

Watch | Waterlife



Super Robot Art by Eric Joyner

Watch | Visit Eric Joyner Studio



Get a free lance logo contest and win a lot of greens.

This contest is open to designers, novice or professional over the age of 18. Contestants must be registered members of GetAFreelancer.com (which is free) and must join the contest in their own private personal capacity.

more info Here



A group of artists comes together in locations around the world to create art pieces that spell out the philosophy of Absolut Vodka.

Watch | See something different



Cool animated adventures of simon's cat , by Simon Tofield, Director at Tandem Films

Watch | Simon's Cat - Fly Guy



The beautifull work of Esteban Diácono , inspiring music video for Olafur Arnalds.

Watch | Let Yourself Feel



Super cool non-official video for Grizzly Bear , directed by Gabe Askew .

Watch | Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks



Short video music by alva noto unitxt u_08-1, directed by Carsten Nicolai.

Watch | Unitxt short film

Matt Pyke , Advanced Beauty Interview

Advanced Beauty is an ongoing exploration of digital artworks born and influenced by sound, an ever-growing collaboration between programmers, artists, musicians, animators and architects.

The first collection is a series of audio-reactive 'video sound sculptures'. Inspired by synasthesia, the rare, sensory experience of seeing sound or tasting colours, these videos are physical manifestations of sound, sculpted by volume, pitch or structure of the soundtrack.

The films embrace unusual video making processes, the visual programming language Processing, high-end audio analysis and fluid dynamic simulations alongside intuitive responses in traditional cell animation. Each artist was given the same set of parameters to work within; to start, finish and exist within a white space, creating a seamless coherence, all sculptures sharing the same white environment.

Using the 1080p HD format, with 5:1 surround sound, the films transform the screen into a digital canvas, how the minimalism of a single, floating pixel can be as engaging as the maximalism of an intense multicoloured explosion.

Curated by Universal Everything and musician Simon Pyke, Advanced Beauty is an international collaboration, taking in a family of artists from London, Russia, New York, Japan, Buenos Aires, Glasgow to San Francisco.



“Advanced Beauty” is “exploration of digital artworks born and influenced by sound”. What’s the whole objective of this international project?

- The project is a vehicle for exploring deeper into audio-visual animation pushing possibilities of 5:1 surround and 1080 HD. We have collaborated with some amazing people worldwide, who use unorthodox methods to create animation including generative code, programming, architecture software and physics simulations. Our objective is for the work to spread worldwide via DVD, video podcasts, exhibitions, TV screenings and touring with OneDotZero.
What’s the main concept in your videos?

- We wanted a thread to run through every video, each exists in a white virtual gallery space. They are conceived as 'sound sculptures' as opposed to traditional narrative music videos - the visuals are grown from the music, sometimes the music generates the video, sometimes the video grows the music. We are focussed on the idea of minimalist video, how only a tiny pixel can be as engaging, and as screen filled with a billion colours

Do you consider being video art?

- We consider the TV can be seen as a digital canvas, to form video paintings, virtual sculptures or living, breathing expression.

Where do you get the inspiration? What kind of music, video or other arts forms do you seek to inspire your projects?

- We are inspired from everything outside of design; science, cuisine, mathematical patterns, comedians, kids drawings, naive folk art or future technologies.

What kind of programs do you use to create the video sculptures?

- Processing, VVVM, NextLimit fluid simulations, Apple Motion, C++, 3D Studio Max, Houdini....

How is all the creative and editing process ?

- We had a guiding hand in many of the works, but primarily set up the creative parameters which defined the coherence of the project. We invited artists whose work we loved consistently, there was no need for editing.

You link all the nowadays technology: from the ancient art of sculpture until video art on Itunes. Is this the future of art? All together, making a concept like “The Definitely Art”?

- We are interested in working on many surfaces - from pencil on paper to generative screen design. The convergence of media is growing closer each day, and we hope our ideas help bring them together.

Do all the artists involved have met before, live?

- Mostly not, as they come from every corner of the world - russia, argentina, japan, usa, uk, europe....but everyone has a shared visionand enthusiasm for exploring the unknown in video art

Why the decision to release it on DVD? Does video art have market for that?

- DVD is a medium which officialises the product, and consumers understand this as an artefact, Ideally we would release this projectusing digital distribution in full 1080HD - but we are still waiting for the industry to catch up. We also show the work in selected galleries worldwide.

Why the decision to put the videos on vimeo? Do you defend the democratization of art?

- Our motivation was to spread the ideas worldwide, the artists benefit from exposure of their work, it introduces the public to a relatively young strand of art - online shared is vastly more powerful than DVD distribution.

Which is your foresight for the development of Video Art worldwide?

- We are planning more video series, potentially using analog video methods such as stop-motion and cell-animation, and are currently developing new commissions for a digital art gallery in Paris

- thanks! Matt Universal Everything

Miguel Peres

Watch | Advanced Beauty Trailer
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Thank you to Philip Ward @ Universal Everything for all the help getting this interview , and for making the screening in Amsterdam possible.
The 18 sound sculptures presented on the advanced beauty project will be screen full in the Audiopleasures 2nd anniversay in Amsterdam , full and detailed program to present soon.

Ben Frost,Alice in Wonderland,Dotmov 09,Tron Legacy,Art House,A Perfect Getaway, Misstif,Matthias Sturm,Yo La Tengo, Friendly Fires,Mona Lisa

Ben Frost - Open Interview -

Massivly aclaimed and beloved electronic musician Ben Frost as agreed to make a interview with Audiopleasures.
Ben's 2007 Album "Theory of Machines" was a groundbreaking record and considered to be a landmark in the future of electronic music.
This is also an opportunity to all Ben Frost fans to participate on the open interview , Just leave on the comments your questions or send me a email.

"This is the album which is to cement his name as one of the most interesting and groundbreaking producers in the world today... Theory of Machines is the future of electronic music." Boomkat

"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... A deeper, darker minimalism- menacing and claustrophobic... This is Arvo Pärt as arranged by Trent Reznor... Magnificent" The Wire Magazine

"...The compositional complexity of Arvo Pärt and the sonic nothingness of Wolf Eyes...Yes, it is that good." Vice Magazine

Ben Frost Myspace



Alice in Wonderland
Directed by Tim Burton. With Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter.

Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice) attempts to work his gothic magic over one of the best loved stories of all time... Lewis Carroll's 'Alice In Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There', which first told the story of a young girl, who after following a rabbit down a hole, is transported to a strange world. Whilst the disney version of the tale relied on sweetness and light to delight the audience, Burton fans can be sure to look out for the same cartoon traits as earlier masterpiece 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' Imdb

Watch | Alice in Wonderland



Online magazine SHIFT presents DOTMOV Festival 2009, a digital film festival aiming to discover talented creators and provide them with an opportunity to show their works. Works submitted from all over the world will be screened throughout the world venues from November 2009 (screening schedule will be different depending on the venue). Last year's total submission was 289 works from 37 countries.

More info Here



Tron Legacy is a 3D high-tech adventure set in a digital world that's unlike anything ever captured on the big screen. Sam Flynn (Hedlund), the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn (Bridges), looks into his father's disappearance and finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce programs and gladiatorial games where his father has been living for 25 years. Along with Kevin's loyal confidant (Olivia Wilde), father and son embark on a life-and-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous.

Watch | Tron Legacy



Art House has a brand new project: "Original Motion Picture: Flip books". For this project, we're having 500 artists from around the globe create a flip book using the simplest of supplies. We’ll send you the bare necessities to make a flip book (50 blank index cards and a bulldog clamp). Your task is to make a flip book based on the theme, “original motion picture”. In the end, we’ll host an exhibition with all of the flip books in November at Art House Gallery!

To sign up and to get more info, please visit Arthousecoop



Two pairs of lovers (Zahn & Jovovich, Olyphant & Sanchez) on a Hawaiian vacation discover that psychopaths are stalking and murdering tourists on the islands.

Watch | A Perfect Getaway


chats punks by Misstif



New video by Tobias Stretch.

Watch | Matthias Sturm -Blood And Thunder



The first in a series of five clips from the upcoming Yo La Tengo album, "Popular Songs", "Here to Fall" kicks off director John McSwain's visual accompaniment to the diverse and arresting sounds of YLT's exceptional new album.

Watch | Yo La Tengo - Here to Fall



Friendly Fires unleash this vibrant video for their latest single "Kiss Of Life". Released as a single by XL Recordings on 31st August 2009.

Watch | Friendly Fires - Kiss Of Life



Using 3,604 cups of coffee with different amounts of milk and coffee to create shading for Mona Lisa’s face. A project organized at Rocks Aroma Festival in Sydney, Australia. illusion.scene360