Street art ~ 3D sidewalk chalk

Nowadays everybody can be a 'Pavement Picasso' with Crayola 3D Sidewalk Chalk but you'll need those stupid glasses to see the effect. Julian Beever is a chalk artist from the UK who creates pretty amazing 3D optical illusions using nothing but plain oldskool chalk.

Bits & Pieces

Photoshop contest: Next great hair style for Julian Assange

Music visualization in fine style

Michal Levy is a synesthetically sensitive animator/visual artist/jazz musician from Israel. She visualizes music in a Kandinsky-like style. See those yellow trumpets shimmering :)

Scientist on mixing dub live & electronics

busting the myth of eq presets

Xenharmonic FMTS VSTi ~ microtonal FM synthesis made easy

Programmer/composer Jacky Ligon has released a new VSTi synth.

"A gift to the xenharmonic and microtonal community, as well as to musicians and composers who are interested in exploring the exciting possibilities of microtuning in their music. It is being offered as freeware and can be downloaded here: Xenharmonic FMTS VSTi v1.0"

Six the hard way ~ Runcome Dubsession recorded live @ LVC Leiden

Runcome Sound featuring special guests Dave I-lodica (melodica) & Leah (tunes, vocals & irieness) recorded @ LVC Leiden 18-12-2010

Out on December 15th: Tony Dubshot ~ Dub Experryments (full size dub album)

This is for the heddz. An album's worth of Xen Dubbhism, as in xenharmonic. Weird harmonies transmitted live & direct from far away dub galaxies and picked up at the ISM studios using the latest in sphere technology.

The piano speaks its mind

About a year ago, the Austrian composer Peter Ablinger first presented his 'updated' player piano. Ablinger designed a hi res mechanism which allows him to create vocoder-like effects. The sound quality is amazing, Conlon Nancarrow would have loved it.

Out now: Daddy Lynx - Original (Clarkstep rmx)

Uncork the bubbly! The first Dubbhism Deluxe release is available NOW in all digital music stores. In 2011 there will be many more free (creative commons) netlabel releases on Dubbhism, but right now we've got unprecedented commercial expansion on the brain.

Terror Danjah mix @ RA

"whehewhaha.."
B%mb%cl%t!! Another great mix this week at Resident Advisor. It's the undeniable Terror Danjah in fine style. See also this recent interview with a classic scene of the man and his computer, creating those big crispy riddims.

EP review: Sevish ~ Human Astronomy (Split Notes)

Some people listen to cd's or records, some people like to listen to mixes or radio shows. And some (like me) listen to big shuffled playlists on an iPod or WinAmp or something like that.

The Tao of FM Synthesis #6 ~ fixed envelopes, fixed frequencies and formants

It’s impossible to have a complete or systematic overview of all different types of FM sounds, but you can have certain categories, for example based on certain types of ratio values (see episode 4).

Nice Terror Danjah interview

Grime legend Terror Danjah has a new album titled Undeniable out on Hyperdub. Crispy sounds & superb production all the way, this man truly has golden ears and a truckload of musical skills too. Even if grime isn't your main thing you'll like this one, trussme.

Galang so ~ WILDLIFE! meets Major Mackerel

Iiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!! Check out WILDLIFE's version of Galang so, a classic Major Mackerel tune. Posted on Soundcloud already it's out on Discobelle records 22nd of November. Available now the cumbia flavored Douster remix (free dl). Sainted PR didn't quite get the concept of soundcloud sharing yet but still more remixes here.