Bob Marley’s “Exodus” released on limited edition USB stick – Engadget

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Bob Marley’s “Exodus” released on limited edition USB stick – Engadget:

Bob Marley’s “Exodus” released on limited edition USB stick
Posted Jun 5th 2007 2:22AM by Donald Melanson
Filed under: Portable Audio, Storage

It’s not the first album to be released on a USB stick, but this new limited edition drive packing Bob Marley’s classic “Exodus” is certainly one of the highest-profile releases to date, and apparently the first from a major label catalog artist. While the exact capacity of the drive isn’t clear, there’s at least enough space to store three videos of Bob Marley’s 1977 performance at London’s Rainbow Theatre in addition to the ten tracks from the album itself. As it’s not coming from a record label that’s seen fit to ditch DRM, however, there’s also presumably a few restrictions on how you can use those tracks, so you’ll just have to save your rendition of “No DRM, No Cry” for another

NO-Y-Z-SHEER ELECTRONIC DIN, LP, 1983, USA

Sanity threatening higer-key dementia from one of America’s greatest undiscovered pack of mindfuckers, No-Y-Z’s
relentlessly innovative and ever shifting melange takes in ironically detourned tape collage, esoteric post punk instrumentals and gibbering gnome voice sickness, their diseased distillation sounding like some unprecedented hybrid of Bomis Prendin, Ivor Axeglovitch, Negativland and Le Forte Four.

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Recordings of concert intermissions

Recordings of concert intermissions:
David Pescovitz:

“Favorite Intermissions: Music Before and Between Beethoven, Stravisnky, Holst” is a collection of the ambient intermission sounds–murmurs, coughs, tuning, musical warm-ups–before and after orchestral performances. John Cage would be proud. The compiler, sound artist Christopher DeLaurenti, bootlegged the recordings while attending concerts for seven years. This is his greatest hits from more than 50 recorded hours, presented in 3D binaural audio. John Cage would be proud. From the New York Times, where you can also hear selections from the CD:

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“Every composer, every sound artist, every musician, poses a fundamental question to everyone else,” Mr. DeLaurenti said in an interview. “It’s a request to listen. I have faith that in any sound or collection of sounds, music lies therein.

“It does sound crazy,” he continued. “Craziness is the root of many great musical ideas and the source for new ways of listening and considering the world around us…”

Virtually all concert halls ban photography or recording, and contracts with musicians’ unions strictly govern what can be preserved, so Mr. DeLaurenti had to go under cover. He said he was never caught but occasionally drew suspicious looks from ushers.

He honed a technique of often shifting his posture and moving around. “Most people are not observant and rarely look at one thing for longer than 10 seconds,” he said. He also showed unfailing courtesy when questioned. “People don’t want trouble,” he explained.

Long Now Presents 77 Million Paintings By Brian Eno

Long Now Presents 77 Million Paintings By Brian Eno:
77 Million Paintings By Brian Eno
The Long Now Foundation presents the North American premier of the groundbreaking sound and image art installation & 77 Million Paintings by Brian Eno;. There are two public events on June 29th and 30th from 8pm to 2am and a private event for Long Now Charter Members on July 1st from 7pm to 2am. All three events will take place at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco and tickets are on sale now. Here more information on the Long Now event, 77 Million Paintings project and Brian Eno.

Conceived by Brian Eno as & visual music&;, his latest artwork, 77 Million Paintings is a constantly evolving sound and imagescape. The kaleidoscopic display of the projected images and slow, rhythmic evolution of the artwork create a singular experience for the viewer. In addition to the exhibition, the Grand Lobby will set up for conversations and refreshments, including a full bar, and will also have demonstrations of Long Now’s Clock and Library projects.

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Apple has a great article about Brian Eno’s 77 Million Paintings project and how he created it using Mac computers.

photo credit: Brian Eno &; Apple

The Intergalactic Sound of Magma

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The Intergalactic Sound of Magma
By Matt Howarth
Special to SPACE.com
posted: 03:08 pm ET
26 July 2000
Attend! If you are unfamiliar with the music of Magma, you are about to receive information to correct that deficiency.
Few bands achieve an intensity to rival Magma’s ferocious sound and clenched-teeth emotionalism. Although technically a jazz ensemble, this band’s style eludes classification as stubbornly as their music assaults you. Imagine a jazz collective in somber tribal-black robes, wearing amulets in the shape of Magma’s “Uniweria Zekt” symbol (the top arc of a circle whose bottom is defined by curved teeth, not unlike a geometric claw); they lurk at their instruments, creating music that is passionate and brutal and dedicated to telling an epic that spans galaxies and eons with its cosmic scope. Imagine a sound that explodes with a progressive fusion of jazz and rock, with touches of East European folk and mystic chanting, harnessed into a style that is akin to Carl Orff, evoking the imagery of entire species marching across the vacuum in celebration and quest for spiritual mastery. These are tales of a race searching for freedom and harmony with both their environment and their soul. Voyages spanning interstellar distance and conflicts between alien cultures are the hallmarks of this epic saga.

As if all that wasn’t enough deep-space science fiction for you, these tales are sung in Kobaian, the elaborate and evocative made-up language of an imaginary distant planet. Kobaian is a guttural tongue, fierce and imposing. The lyrics may be beyond your comprehension, but their ebullience and fanaticism are not.

The genius behind this decade-spanning concept is French percussionist Christian Vander, whose absolute dedication to the music of John Coltrane flavors his music with heightened spiritualism and intense sonic fervor.
http://www.space.com/sciencefiction/sonic_space_magma_two_000802.html