Reasons you might find yourself wanting to read this very long but very awesome Raquel Meyers interview: – Because you love 8bit graphics and people who push them to their limits – Because Raquel makes rad stuff ( eg her … Continue reading
by j-p, September 16, 2011 0 comments
Riding a bicycle downhill to the studio today – with blues skies all around – really felt like spring arriving. Winter seems to take longer to leave Melbourne than anywhere else in Australia, which is maybe why there’s so many … Continue reading
by j-p, September 2, 2011 0 comments
June 5th, 2011. Due to a weird Sydney Opera House ticket mix up – I ended up at YO GABBA GABBA live this weekend – instead of the planned pilgrimage to Chris Cunningham’s triple screen live cinema assault. Priceless. Etc etc … Continue reading
by j-p, June 6, 2011 0 comments
[[[ Turns out I've been doing 3DWorld's Technoscape column for around 10 years (and 5-6 patient editors). Below, my very last column for them, after they recently announced they were shutting down. Weirdly, this comes just as 3DWorld seemed to … Continue reading
by j-p, May 19, 2011 0 comments
Let it be said now – June 5th, 2011 would be as good a day as any, for an audiovisualist to be in three places at once. In Sydney Chris Cunningham brings his triple screen live audiovisual performance to Sydney … Continue reading
by j-p, May 13, 2011 0 comments
Want to directly support a very legendary local musician, who recently had his solar powered studio broken into? The unfortunate recipient of the break in was Monkey Marc (Lab Rats, Combat Wombat, esteemed solo artist, and relentless workshop and gig … Continue reading
by j-p, April 21, 2011 0 comments
Girltalk, AudioMulching It’s true – live performance software aside from Ableton Live, does exist. The makers of Melbourne based Audiomulch have been getting their blog on lately, posting news and tutorials about various Audiomulch features, as well as posting a series … Continue reading
by j-p, March 22, 2011 0 comments
Hugh Farrant and Giordano Nanni uploaded Episode 4 of Rap News to youtube in July 2010, a funny overview of wikileaks and the issues it raised. Their witty editing earned an invitation to meet Julian Assange, resulting in his cameo … Continue reading
by j-p, December 15, 2010 1 Comment
Sampology’s Super Visual Smackdown! taster on Vimeo. A+V on NYE: Dec 31 will find Brisbane’s Sampology scooting away from the sub-tropics, to scratch up a video storm down south at the Fall’s Festival in Apollo Bay. Sam was kind enough … Continue reading
by j-p, November 24, 2010 0 comments
What’s a DVD again? a) “Another Useless Ironic Colourful Object In The Long List of Items Produced By The Falling Western Empire” b) Plastic taking up room on shelves you wouldn’t need if you didn’t collect plastic c) A great … Continue reading
by j-p, October 15, 2010 1 Comment
Japanese audiovisual performance that takes in Super-Collider, NES emulators, circuit-bent Pikachus and custom iphone controlled sound synthesis programs and video sampling systems? Ah, that’d be Craftwife. They play “70-80′s style techno pop music in the special costume that may remind … Continue reading
by j-p, July 29, 2010 3 Comments
One makes songs about gay dentists, the other is a legendary French comedian and director no longer with us. Between them, they’ve delivered us this year, a pair of French feature films about serial killing car tyres and struggling magicians. … Continue reading
by j-p, July 21, 2010 0 comments
While South Africa is busy getting their plastic horn on – the rest of the world has responded with a flurry of filtering techniques to keep the vuvu drones from our ears. Mostly the filtering is aimed at audio, but … Continue reading
by j-p, July 1, 2010 2 Comments
Today’s players : Tom Waits, Roger Ebert, Ramin Bahrani and Werner Herzog. Bone Machine Reverb It should come as no surprise that Tom Waits has little regard for the conventions of modern recording. His lyrics, his demeanour, his gravel throated … Continue reading
by j-p, April 30, 2010 1 Comment
Extravagant lighting and video productions are increasingly expected with touring acts, but a little thoughtfulness can go a long way. Massive Attack @ Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne Enhancing Massive Attack’s recent sublime musical performances during their Australian Tour, was a … Continue reading
by j-p, April 29, 2010 4 Comments