Detritus

Too funny!   > When copyright goes wrong   > “A quirk of the federal copyright law with regard to recordings means that nearly all music, spoken word, and other aural treats produced before the early 1970s are currently protected…

> Great documentary: Reggae Brittanica – BBC’s Documentary on Reggae’s Strong Influence on British Music & Culture (full 90min doco here)     > Interesting infographic of the genres of the top ten grossing films in US, and the Academy…

“Invoxicated is a interactive play sculpture where children can experience the pure joy of playing with sound effects in the public space.” via laughing squid   > Christoph Niemann on Happiness, Work and Creativity   > Brilliant! The Star Wars…

> RIP Gil Scott Heron   > Striking images of stringed instruments made using holographic interferometry   > Under the ice, sounds of spring   wait for the monkey! (thanks Tom)   > Interesting article about the BladeRunner score &…

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> Sorry folks, am too busy being intensely productive for detritus at the moment! Only three weeks until predubs for O Le Tulafale, and am off on field trip #2 to Samoa on Thursday….. Normal transmission will resume sometime…. mid/late…

  “Fifteen uncoupled simple pendulums of monotonically increasing lengths dance together…. ” More info here   > Time goes, you say? Ah no, alas, time stays, we go – Sam Burford creates works of genius, compressing the duration & media…

  > Great site: Music thoughts (thanks Steve!)   “pre-dates Schaeffer’s work by 16 years!” – thanks Iain!   > The loudest cat purr is apparently 67.7dB but ‘Guinness says the loudest animal sounds are the low-frequency pulses made by…