week 84

– Facebook bought Oculus.  This is either a huge mistake by the big F, or a direct shot across the bows of Google and Glass,…

week 83

– I finished the data classification part of my thesis.  I would not wish repetitive stress on my worst enemy. – The VARIATIONS radio series,…

The Man From S.A.T.I.E. – Delayopedies

My man Connor Ashton asked me for a piece for his ID3S release, and of course I said yes.  And obviously the thing to do…

week 81

Yep, missed one.  So: – Paul Lamere continues to casually produce the future of music and the future of music data. – On a related…

week 79

Trying to not get sick.  70 pages of unedited thesis text.  More importantly: – Saw the wonderful Xenia Pestova in concert with Shawn Mativetsky, playing pieces…

week 78

– Heavy congrats to My People who had works peformed at the latest live@CIRMMT concert:  Ian Hattwick’s glowing percussion, James O’Callaghan’s amplified books, and Eliot…

week 77

– This has been coming:  a Spotify / streaming based DJ app.  ‘Oh shit’ is not too strong a word. – Tim Knowles makes trees…

week 76

– Went to see my pal Erin Gee talk at Objet Sonore.  If you don’t know Erin, she does amazing things, and is well worth…

week 75

Welcome back to Montreal – it is catch up time here. – Mixes from legendary NYC nightspots. – 60 Minutes on Studio 54. – Art…

2013: tracks of the year

Hannah Read & Charlie Van Kirk – Kids This is a sucker punch:  one of my favorite voices, one of my favorite producers / good…