http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php Voltage Sat, 17 May 2008 12:23:34 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss092 voltage@artificeeternity.com voltage@artificeeternity.com en The WFMU blog has unearthed a great circa-1982 clip from a dance party program called The Scene, which aired for many years on a local TV station in Detroit: I like the retro styles and moves of the kids -- mostly black, Jheri-curled, and dressed to kill (but don't miss the ... http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php?p=1177&c=1 NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program Spring Show takes place today and tomorrow. It's the coolest exhibition of multimedia art, speculative gadgetry, and new and hacked technology around. And as always, it's completely free. (Previous ITP show coverage here.) http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php?p=1176&c=1 A new medium transformed into an old one: 45rpm records made from CDs. (Via BoingBoing) http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php?p=1175&c=1 New Ladytron tracks are streaming on MySpace. Initial impressions: Solid, familiar. Their trendy French producer didn't take them in any shockingly new directions. I do hear some interesting gated drum sounds -- along the same lines as what Portishead's been playing around with lately. http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php?p=1173&c=1 Reviews, photos and videos are showing up across the web documenting Kraftwerk's latest American mini-tour. I'm still kicking myself for having missed their 2004 show at the Hammerstein. Hopefully they'll return to NYC soon. http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php?p=1172&c=1 Thursday, April 24, 2008 Splice + Warper = Overload!!! @ The Tank The Eclectric Company, Shakey and Moldover present: WARPER + SPLICE = OVERLOAD!!! THURSDAY APRIL 24th at THE TANK NYC 2 floors of biomorphic musicians, eclectic electronics, & multimedia meltdown Splice celebrates 2 years of bringing live and eclectic electronic music to NYC -- by joining ... http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php?p=1171&c=1 After last night's Democratic debate -- which opened with almost an hour of asinine questions about flag pins, the word "bitter", Reverend Wright, etc. -- Obama explained this morning how he deals with the haters: So was that a sly reference to Jay-Z? If it's true that the cooler candidate always wins, ... http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php?p=1170&c=1 Sunday, April 13, 2008 Here's a screening I've put together in conjunction with the Monkeytown guys. Sorry for the short notice... Monkey Town presents: Silent Films + Unique Instruments Festival Battleship Potemkin and Metropolis 7:30 PM: BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN Sergei Eisenstein's BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN (1925, 73 mins.) is a dramatized account of a mutiny by oppressed ... http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php?p=1169&c=1 Simian Mobile Disco gives a video tour of their stage setup: Lots of cool gear, arranged on a circular table which they move around while performing. Money quote: "The whole idea, really, was that we'd try and create a kind of TARDIS type thing for us to mess around in..." (Via ... http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php?p=1166&c=1 Here's a demo video for a new pseudo-musical toy: The Sharper Image catalog listing makes it clear that this is not a real musical instrument:With the beamz, there should be no performance anxiety at all because — whichever beam you break, in whatever sequence — your music is guaranteed to be ... http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php?p=1165&c=1