30.10.11
Subversio ~ forthcoming on Dubbhism Deluxe
Subversio (Latin, noun): overturn, overthrow, ruin, destruction
12.10.11
Music and mathematics
Music and mathematics seem to be related, but the exact nature of this relation is not very clear. For example, some people see Fibonacci numbers everywhere in music, others think that fractals and algorithms are actually musical compositions, some are inspired by Pythagoras and search for the 'perfect tuning' of their instruments, and some people believe that Mozart coded the secrets of the pyramids in his works... and so on and so on...
6.9.11
Kandinsky style visualizations
Numbercult is a music & visualization 'project' from Glasgow. It looks very Kandinsky.
29.8.11
25.8.11
Xenharmonics ~ ancient conjunctions at the apex of harmonic universe
The CAPRICORN speaks:
Thousands of years ago man crawled out of the jungle and became a modern citizen. As the way of life of the PLANTER was now centered around the change of SEASONS, man quickly discovered that the doctrines of MATHEMATICS have great affinity with the structure of UNIVERSE and even MUSIC.
12.7.11
Vintage electronica and sound design
One thing that's good about the 'good old days' of electronic sound & music was the lack of equipment. The FAIRLIGHT IPHONE APP did not exist. Musicians, engineers and sound designers wore lab coats and were getting their sonic results with the stuff that was available.
Raymond Scott's Electronium
Raymond Scott is the original mad scientist of electronica ~ even Bob Moog agreed with that. Here's a wonderful clip of a piece made with the Electronium. It's funny how Kandinsky-like these visuals are.
7.7.11
2.7.11
Bass haters ~ a reissue with too much bass?
Here's a quote coming from a Jack-purist who thinks Rush Hour’s House of Trax reissues have too much bass:
29.6.11
Bleepolar interview ~ Colombian sounds & visions
From Cumbia to Techno and from music production to graphic design and video, Bleepolar has a wide range of interests and talents. His remix of Amsterdam by Marlon Asher & Leah Rosier (Dubbhism Deluxe) was picked up by the Global Bass blogs, a DJ's favorite.
marlon asher & leah rosier - amsterdam (bleepolar remix) by DUBBHISM
21.6.11
R. Buckminster Fuller - crazy science in fine style
R. Buckminster Fuller (a.k.a. Bucky a.k.a. the 20th century Leonardo Da Vinci) was an American environmentalist and an all round type of guy. He did mathematics, architecture, philosophy, engineering etc. In his scientific research Bucky was a bit eccentric, almost an artist.
15.6.11
Feeling the bass ~ and those other sounds as well
Everybody knows that bass is a sound that's meant to be felt as well as heard. But how about this:
"About a year and a half after her stroke, a 36-year-old professor started to feel sounds. A radio announcer’s voice made her tingle. Background noise in a plane felt physically uncomfortable. [...]
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