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major lazer at hoxton bar and grill

ben — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:58:00 +0000

DJs Diplo + Switch and the rest of the Lazer crew performed to a packed Hoxton Bar and Grill floor.

Music 4.5/5

Stage show 5/5

Overcapacity = 1/5

Much love!

carnival, hoxton, lazer, major

dave dobbyn plays inside rugby ball

ben — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:46:50 +0000

dave dobbyn, kiwi legend, at the base of tower bridge, november 2008

darkroom, dobbyn, tourism nz

memories of the grand national

ben — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:18:55 +0000

crowds surrounded the screens, i biked furiously through the rain, arriving just in time to see the start, but no time for betting. a man tried to bring his kid in, just for the spectacle, but rules are rules.

that was the lovebox that was

ben — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:48:11 +0000

another day, another london festival.

this time, sunday, seb tellier was the opening act. should have knocked goldfrapp of her filthy perch me thinks. seun kuti [youngest son of fela] played with egypt 80. amazing stuff. and the massive fun of the flaming lips finished it all off.

3d pics me like

ben — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:49:21 +0000

if you haven’t checked this out, its a potential revolution in the way people browse online.
its a browser add on that rocks. http://www.piclens.com/

best used in flickr or using its discover mode which enables viewing news stories by picture.

stonehenge trippin’

ben — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:07:12 +0000

summer solstice was june 21st; jasmin and i travelled across to the salisbury plains, where the mighty blocks of stonehenge lay sentry. it was pure drizzle, full of happy trippers, munters, hippies and observers; the sun never rose properly until well after we were kicked off the land.

ongar nights

ben — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:55:42 +0000

we tubed and cabbed to ongar somewhere in essex to see manowitch duo.
classic. there was tea at half time and plenty of green carpet in the green room.

crunching in st. giles

ben — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:54:40 +0000

we walked up the path fair trodden,
me and my dad
i rose a stick and waved it like a sabre,
he opened the gate
we rounded corners, in quiet
winter sun warming our necks

asides

super shopper

ben — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:17:03 +0000

bike spotter: puch spotted in brighton. its just a bike. or is it?

brighton, inspiration, puch, Uncategorized

tenori-on : toy or instrument

ben — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:10:59 +0000

the much hyped new invention from japanese inventor [and genius] toshio iwai was launched last night at london’s phonica record store. called tenori-on, its the result of years of protoyping and development.

iwai recounted the development of the device, its gestations began when, as a filmmaker he needed to create soundtracks and lacking the musical skills, sought to compose them using his computer. this lead to the development of software that was more intuitive and playful. iwai showed some amazing artworks he developed including one in which the viewer painted patterns, which triggered piano keys – which triggered beautiful light streams.

he’s a bloody genius actually. and as for the device, the tenori-on, well its lovely to play with, and i’m sure i could spend hours mucking around with it. i suppose the jury is still out on using it as a compositional tool.

performance is another matter though – yamaha showcased the product with special guests, including kieran hebden [aka four tet]. the sound was great, though not necessarily distinctive. i think it works for someone like hebden as it gives him something to do other than stare at his laptop [and check emails hah!] while performing.

i want one, goddammit. but i don’t think i’m going to fork out the £600

braincandy, genius, inspiration, music, nocturnal, noisecore, rum tummy