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PLAY: Surfin
[tube city]
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Move your mouse over the wingfish…
Click once, then move the mouse around to create ripples. Slower movements make waves.
[fast mousing makes raindrops]
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–“Kicking off with the radio edit, the ep features remixes from hot new dubstep / jazz breaks DJ Aaron Jerome, who has gained critical acclaim for his debut album ‘Time To Rearrange’ (Aaron’s recent remixes include Gotan Project, Future Loop Foundation, Roy Davis Jnr and Little Dragon), and dubstep remixer Trenchman, who came to prominence with his remix of Lil Wayne ‘A Milli’. The ep also boasts mixes by Bristol’s Dr Meaker, a well known face on the drum and bass scene”. Finally there is the Billy Buttons mix, a more subtle rearrangement of the vocals and atmospherics by William Orbit“. Press release from Kobalt Digital
[Dr Meaker has mixed his mix again and is even BETTER!]
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Tuesday 24th February 2009
Welcome to my “A to Z of Sound Production“
A few thoughts on the world of sound
The letter ‘D‘
decks / deejay
dub
destructive testing
distortion
decibel
demo
double tracking
digital
deadlines
delia derbyshire
disappearing trick
de-esser
ducking
date-stamp
mono output – one speaker!
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The mystery wingfish question:
Mark
grizzlelee@yahoo.com
Submitted on: Feb 22, 2009 @ 14:12
I’ve been doing a bit of research into your mystery background image. One possibility might be: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_gurnard.
WO
Thanks, Mark. Finally, the answer.
The Flying Gurnard.
Dactylopterus Volitans.
Remarkable for its very large pectoral fins.
When spread, they have the form of large rounded fanlike wings.
Relative of the Sea Robin.
Lives in temperate to tropical Atlantic coastal waters.
pix:
Joachim Groskopf, Thomas W. Doeppner, Wikimedian Beckmannjan, J. E. Randall, Brian Mayes, Biyo-loji, Elisa Ceccarelli .
. . . ‘A-Z’ of Sound coming soon . . .
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?
Locky
a side profile of a quark?
Corbie
In this picture i see Godzilla eye -from very close… brrr scary
BOWLEY
Is it a glow worm?
Erik Norwa
I think the lights on the CD cover are blurred lights from your mixer.
Chris Thompson
In answer to your question, what do you think that this image is? er..It’s a certain Mr. Wainwright’s toes with a bicycle red lamp on top. The camera must have been on the floor in front…
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a question from . . .
Gavin Kendall
Submitted on 2009/02/16 at 12:49pm
Billy Buttons…a daisy native to Australia or another pseudonym?
Great to have you back remixing William!
WO
I just looked it up and you’re right. I never knew. Its botanical name is ‘Helipterum Craspedioides’.
It is a wildflower native to Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania.
pix: Basia McAuley, petite artichoke
Here below are the kind of buttons I have been pushing recently:
woops! a bit too loud
That explains why a few people have told me that there’s been people driven a bit mad by the button pushing in the office.
I will adjust ALL the audio levels on teh blog when I get a spare moment.
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Saturday Feb 21 – today has all the hallmarks of Spring (in England). But I found out something interesting about daffodils. Cats are allergic to them!
this is what I found:
‘Daffodil toxicosis in an adult cat’.
(Dr. Sharon Saxon-Buri, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada)
A domestic longhair cat with a 3-day history of lethargy and vomiting after ingesting dried daffodil stems (Narcissus spp.) was severely hypothermic (33.0°C), with bradycardia (78 beats/min) and hypotension. Treatment with atropine, dexamethasone, fluid therapy, and supportive care resulted in a complete recovery by 6 days after exposure.
This one is just fine and dandy though:
pics (by Laurie) of Orangey, one of her many cats, in her garden in California
It looks like I’m strangling him here but usually it is he that is strangling me, clawing me and generally demanding attention. When in the garden mainly. Fortunately there are no daffodils there.