Quins Video

Got bored and thought I'd rip some low-quality footage from my premiershiprugby.tv membership and make a quick video of some Harlequins tries to try and rally their grumpy fans. Just a sprinkling of tries from the Premiership thus far, in the order they happened. I'll probably make another couple of videos for the rest of the season as soon as I can be bothered!

Music is 'Titanic Vandalism' by The Go! Team

Shaking the Wax 22/03/11

Thought I might as well introduce a random regular feature. It'll be a list of 10 tracks that I'm currently listening to. Where possible, I'll attach youtube links. Simple as that.


1 - Siriusmo - High Together (Album Version)
2 - Radiohead - Cuttooth
3 - Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul (Live @ Abbey Road)
4 - My Morning Jacket - Wordless Chorus
5 - Curtis Mayfield - We're a Winner
6 - The Cinematic Orchestra - Horizon (ft. Niara Scarlett)
7 - Avril - Urban Serenade
8 - Air - Eat My Beat
9 - Supergrass - Run
10 - Monarchy - I Won't Let Go 

My Morning Jacket

I will be forever grateful to 'American Dad' for introducing me to 'My Morning Jacket.' A stand-up rock band with an abundance of great songs, complete with catchy hooks and a shameless raw intensity that a lot of today's up-tight moody bands don't possess.



*** Coming Soon ***  -  Review of Siriusmo's new album 'Mosaik' + I'm looking forward to getting my hands on the new LateNightTales offering from Midlake on the 25th of March

As Magnificent as it is Terrifying

Was listening to the Tron soundtrack again this evening and started messing around in Ableton. Whipped this baby up in 2 hours, so chuffed that I thought I'd post the bugger up, even though it's not quite finished.
I'll conjure up some artwork soon

Shut yer eyes and imagine a wide shot of a barren wasteland where a city has just been destroyed. People are searching round the smouldering rubble, desperately hoping to find surviving family members. The camera is slowly moving about these hopeless people. The camera then slowly moves upwards and approaches a ridge and as it slowly moves over this ridge it reveals a towering structure that's clearly responsible for the devastation. It is as magnificent as it is terrifying.

As Magnificent as it is Terrifying by Mousey Brown

Monsters OST

Firstly I need to start by saying that 'Monsters' is a cracker of a film, and it shouldn't be pigeon-holed as a District 9 bandwagon-hopper. It isn't an all out CGI-Aliens-in-yer-face-fest, it's about the poignant evolution of a relationship between two people, with the "monsters" serving as a backdrop.
I won't mention that it was written, shot and directed by one man, Gareth Edwards - who also did all the special effects himself, that it only cost £500,000 to make and only starred two actual actors with Edwards getting astounding ad-libbed performances from on-site locals. Oops. Aaanyhow go and check it out, definitely one of my favourite films of 2010.

Jon Hopkins' ethereal soundtrack is the perfect accompaniment to 'Monsters,' and having seen the film it puts you right back in there when you listen to it. Much in the same way that the Lost In Translation soundtrack reminds you of how you felt when you watched it as well as conjuring up that unforgettable image of a neon Japan at night.



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Art Lebedev sees the future

The forward thinking guys at Art Lebedev have offered us a glimpse of what I think is a highly probable future reality - they call it the Flashkus. Click here to see it! The idea is that usb flash drives will become so cheap and plentiful that they'll be made from cardboard and sold in batches (all electronics will be miniaturised and contained in the tip of the device). You can then tear off a usb stick, fill it with photos from your trip to Shanghai, label the drive accordingly with pen/pencil and give it to yer mate. Mark my words we'll be seeing something like this very soon.

Their website is well worth a look, it's stocked full of ideas as well as actual products they've produced. Some are a little barmy but some are just brilliant.

Lighting up @ 1052fps

Lots of Phantom Camera videos have been doing the rounds these last few months. At present it seems to be a handful of incredibly rich people indulging in some very high fps experiments (we're talking thousands of fps here!). Can't wait for some nature program directors to get their hands on some of this kit.

Anyhoo, here's a magical video of a lightbulb turning on @ 1052fps


slow burn from frazerchurchill on Vimeo.

Search "Phantom Camera" or "Phantom Flex" to have a look at some of the nutty things people are filming in super slow motion.