mail art

a correspondence between Daniel Farrell and Richard Kegler

Between 1990 and 1996, over 200 pieces were sent.
From altered junk mail to minimally cryptic addressing, each piece has some purpose to both test the post office and also keep an artistic discourse going between its collaborators.

two examples:

a piece of polyurethane impregnated toast


a life-size paper cast of an entire human head


more pieces + stories and the gallery on the P22 project-site ►

recycle/reuse/redefine

1. Radiohead - Nude
[remixed with old school hardware]

Guitars : Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Drums: Epson LX-81 Dot Matrix Printer
Bass Guitar: HP Scanjet 3c
Vocals & FX: Hard Drive array (act as a collection of bad speakers)



origin:
Radiohed - Nude (FLAC)
(right-click and save as)


2. DrunkenNES

DrunkenNES is a video game controlled by
breathing into a Breathalyzer built into a modified game cartridge.

It was developed by Baltsy Adams, pictured below.



Points are awarded based upon level of intoxication
(more drunk, more score)



Also: the foundation of the game is based entirely on animal puns

This video illustrates some of the gameplay:
(3 out of the 16 possible rankings for DrunkenNES)

static?

this time: unsecured network cameras



what you have to do to find them:

1. go to Google

2. enter this exact phrase:
inurl:”ViewerFrame?Mode=” -inurl -intitle

3. take control, play around, and feel the power
of moving around a piece of technology
located from somewhere round the corner
to the other end of the world

(keep in mind that connecting may be difficult
due to limited bandwidth, though)

example:
usecured giraffe-cam ►
(I think this one got quite suspicious of the camera movements when I dropped by)



there is a vast number of unsecured cameras available
(mostly shops/malls, offices, schools and zoos)

not alway the most "refreshing" results...
BUT: it's the idea that counts, right?!

Have fun, kids
and remember: we're all stars on CCTV

epilepsy/hypnosis/vertigo

a musical saturday/sunday:
(all vids available in HD - click through)

1st: epilepsy
Cold Pumas - Jela
(Brighton, UK)



What immediately came to my mind when listening to this track was:
Gang Of Four picking up pace. (I could be wrong)

As well as the clip, their music contains some heavy strobing effects.
Seizure warning!

Cold Pumas - Jela mp3 (right click/save as)


2nd: hypnosis
Thank You - Birth Reunion
(Baltimore [Maryland], US)



01:42 into the vid and you're hooked!

an art-rock trio combining krautrock and post-punk
a collision of rhythm, melody, and noise

smthng about those dancers:
"Bobby is a dance trio created by Katherine St.Paul Hill, Lindsay Pickett, and Za Dawson. The group formed in Baltimore at the beginning of 2010 with a focus on synchronized movement, visual entertainment, and constant fluid energy transfer. Katherine has been a member of the performance group Lexie Mountain Boys since 2005 and can be seen wielding a pastry bag on the television show Ace of Cakes. Lindsay and Za mostly stay at home, studying biochemistry and eating cheese."

sorry - no mp3 available for this particular track
instead:

Thank You - 1-2-3-Bad mp3 (right click/save as)


3rd: vertigo
The Psychic Paramount - RW
(New York City, US)



nothing to add
vertigo...

The Psychic Paramount - RW mp3 (right click/save as)

overkill y' all

one word: awesome!



Don't even ask me how I stumbled over this beauty of a website.
I can't remember.

This is some heavy stuff. ►

...and it is so much more than hilarious:
a surreal overkill of information, graphics and text.

There is so much to explore!!

two examples:

1. this character named "Sean Terrence Best" ►
(author and fashioner of Yvette's site and portrait painter)


[mad props for that, dude]


"derp?"


2. the MS Paint Pix gallery ►




Behold! It is the mythical sparkling Turd-Worm!


conclusion:

On the one hand
I assume the intention behind this is to "simply" sell some clothes
on the other hand (which seems more likely)
this looks like an art-troll having a laugh.

- anyways: great fun!

discuss

and always remember:
Yvette's cares about YOU !!
Yvette's wants YOU to be HAPPY !!

go explore!
since this is ingenious

_______________________________________

moreover:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) website ►
about their "Center for Advanced Visual Studies"

Is this fake or are they running "advanced" studies
on users like on rats in a maze?
(bonus: content changes every 30 seconds)

static?

this time: The Wow! signal



The Wow! signal was a strong narrowband radio signal
detected by Dr. Jerry R. Ehman on August 15, 1977,
while working on a SETI project
at The Big Ear radio telescope of Ohio State University.

The signal bore expected hallmarks
of potential non-terrestrial and non-solar system origin.
It lasted for a total of 72 seconds,
the full duration Big Ear observed it,
but has not been detected again.

Location on Google Sky ►

Much attention has been focused on it in the media
when talking about SETI results.

Amazed at how closely the signal matched the expected signature
of an interstellar signal in the antenna used,
Ehman circled the signal on the computer printout
and wrote the comment "Wow!" on its side.
This comment became the name of the signal.

read more:
Wikipedia article ►

more:
The Big Ear Wow! Signal
(30th Anniversary Report)
by Jerry R. Ehman himself ►


plot of the Wow! signal:

that's how to do it

Trent Reznor did it again!
His new project "How to Destroy Angels" released its debut 6-Track EP
as a FREE dowload


Download over here ►


1080p


Make sure to check out the previous FREE Nine Inch Nails full-LP release
"The Slip" as well


Download over here ►

♥

invest

floating/flying/falling

Denis Darzacq is a French photographer
who works with street dancers and performers
to create the illusion of people floating, flying or falling through space.

examples taken from the series "Hyper" ('07)

the complete series ►
Denis Darzacq's other portfolios ►

new [*] release

* (insert random company name here)

I'm so excited!!!

demons to summon

...for every occasion


(click and zoom in to enlarge)

Waldo where art thou

German film director Werner Herzog
reads the children's classic Where's Waldo



(it's actually not Werner Herzog... duuh!)

hey scenester!

your scene sucks...

(click to enlarge)


another 28 examples of stereotypes including further "information" over here

MOON8

Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon
arranged for NES by Brad Smith.
The entire album redone with 8-bit instruments and effects.
(created using Famitracker, sound rendered with NSFplug)


MOON8 1 of 6 - Speak to Me / Breathe / On the Run


MOON8 2 of 6 - Time / Breathe Reprise


MOON8 3 of 6 - The Great Gig in the Sky


MOON8 4 of 6 - Money


MOON8 5 of 6 - Us and Them


MOON8 6 of 6 - Any Colour You Like / Brain Damage / Eclipse

re-/defacing money

(...nothing to add)






more
over here
and here

Procr...

It happens to all of us

Procrastination
refers to the counterproductive deferment of actions or tasks to a later time.



Psychologists often cite such behavior as a mechanism for coping with the anxiety associated with starting or completing any task or decision.
There are three criteria for a behavior to be classified as procrastination:
it must be counterproductive, needless, and delaying.

Procrastination may result in stress, a sense of guilt and crisis, severe loss of personal productivity, as well as societal disapproval for not meeting responsibilities or commitments. These feelings combined may promote further procrastination.

While it is regarded as normal for people to procrastinate to some degree, it becomes a problem when it impedes normal functioning.
Chronic procrastination may be a sign of an underlying psychological disorder.
[Wikipedia] ►


next:
a nice little... whatever...



Graduation film from the Royal College of Art, 2007.

An investigative and exploratory study into the practice of putting things "off''.
Sometimes the only way to get something done is to do two dozen other things first.

Story, Animation, Direction: Johnny Kelly
Voice Over: Bryan Quinn

Know Your Enemy

How to Master the Video Games - published in 1981

Teaching the reader how to get the most gameplay out of their quarter...

You should know your enemy, concentrate
and most important: practice at home


Know your enemy !


Concentrate !


Practice at home !!!







so...
Pac-Man, Missile Command, Space Invaders, Keystone Capers... here I come!

angular, bleak, paranoid

helloooo sub-pop again...
this time:

A Frames



If it takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
does it follow that it takes a paranoid man
to sing a paranoid song?
As you listen to the A Frames, you’re left to reckon so.



angular, angry guitars; thick, rich chords of chaos
and bleak, deadpan lyrics march over
robotic trashcan beats
(minimalistic?, hypnotic?, droning?)



A Frames - Experiment mp3
(right click and save as)
from their album: "Black Forest"

two vids for "Experiment" (not official - but nice)





vid for "Black Forest" (official - very nice)



bonus track:
Drooling Hillbilly Metal,
Sea Urchin Psychedelia,
Yukon Freak Thrash,
Beatnik Swamp Drone

A Frames + Climax Golden Twins = AFCGT



AFCGT - Two-Legged Dog mp3
(right click and save as)

robot flash ♥

play: Little Wheel

an awesome robot-themed point and click flash-game!
some puzzles, not too hard - great to kill a few minutes



There was once a world of living robots.
But one day a bad accident occured in the main power generator.
The world fell into a deep sleep.
Bring life back to the world!



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In this context SK has to highly recommend as well:
a game called Machinarium by Amanita Design
simply: great gameplay, beautiful graphics
+ an awesome soundtrack

similar to Little Wheel though it's not free...
try the demo! ►