Audio Tourism

A recent Kottke post talks of listening to the sounds of new places while travelling, which reminded me of the quite excellent Audiotourism album by UK artist Freeform, who recorded sounds while travelling in Vietnam and China, then manipulated these … Continue reading

by j p, November 24, 2005 0 comments

Meta Meta Meta

( meta.am snapshots :: video artist always worth a gratuitous plug. ) This morning metal clawed mountain goats leapt from tooth to tooth inside my mouth. Industrial synthesisers and buzz saws provided a complementary soundtrack. There was no laughing gas. … Continue reading

by j p, November 17, 2005 0 comments

Rooftop Culture & Sky Gardening

Given the shift from 6 to 9 billion people expected by 2050, and with an even greater proportion of peeps living in cities by then, sustainability will inevitably be interwoven with our urban skies. This one’s for the Bird-people. Greening … Continue reading

by j p, March 20, 2005 0 comments