I now have a Bandcamp site, where my two techno albums, my pretty, melancholy, melodic album "Friendell," and a new hour-long dark ambient drone are all available for free/name your price.
Also on the Bandcamp site--semi-hidden--is a collection of foghorn field recordings called "Nobska."
I played a live set at Brainwave Wednesdays back in August. Download and enjoy the pretty drone beats, electrotechno, head-nod hip-hop, and industrial dancehall flavors.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Saturday, August 23, 2008
No surprise
Okay, so it's no secret I can't stand the "laugh out loud" internet abbreviation and how often it's bandied about. I frequent a message board which has a word filter to change that abbreviation into funny phrases. So it may be odd that I'm helping you 'net denizens out with this, but here goes.
Here's a new way to write your precious and horrifically overused "lol". First let's change it to the numbers that look like it, "101". Hmm, that looks binary, right? Well, yes it is; it's binary for the number 5.
So instead of using that insipid, bereft-of-life "lol", just type 5! It'll save you typing time, and show the reader just how loony you truly are!
Have a nice day!!! :D 55555555555555555555555555555555
Here's a new way to write your precious and horrifically overused "lol". First let's change it to the numbers that look like it, "101". Hmm, that looks binary, right? Well, yes it is; it's binary for the number 5.
So instead of using that insipid, bereft-of-life "lol", just type 5! It'll save you typing time, and show the reader just how loony you truly are!
Have a nice day!!! :D 55555555555555555555555555555555
Friday, April 11, 2008
A track of mine is on a great MP3 tribute compilation
A piece of the dodgeball rave that I did with colleagues JTS3K and The Brown Moth is now a part of an MP3 tribute compilation for Daniel Hansson, co-founder and former CEO of Elektron, makers of amazing synths. Our track is alongside artists by the likes of Autechre, The Sea and Cake, Boom Bip, Dntel, John Tejada, Micronaut, Venetian Snares, among many other wonderful tracks.
You get 30 tracks for $5, all of which is a donation to the World Wildlife Foundation, because Daniel was fond of environmental causes.
Go to it, go do it::: http://45tribute.com/
You get 30 tracks for $5, all of which is a donation to the World Wildlife Foundation, because Daniel was fond of environmental causes.
Go to it, go do it::: http://45tribute.com/
Saturday, March 15, 2008
When critiquing religion...
...most, if not all of those evangelist atheists abandon reason as well as appear to be poorly researched. I can feel this on a gut level when reading their screed, but because it infuriates me I have a difficult time debunking them. The following says it better than I can, and is able to look at both religion and this "new" atheism with a reasoned approach. http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/politicsphilosophyandsociety/story/0,,2265446,00.html Surprise! Much of this "new" evangelical atheist material is more indebted to religion than it would like you to believe, and also is more antithetical to reason than many religions (when practiced in a non-fundamentalist manner, admittedly.) There are many problems with religion, but this new crop of "debunkers" miss their mark quite badly.
I now realize that their work infuriates me not because of their attack on religion (I myself feel ambivalent about religion), but because their ideas smack of fundamentalist ideology to the same degree or more than those they proclaim to be attacking. When they employ any of the following: pseudo-science, poor reasoning, a lack of knowledge about intellectual traditions--both secular and religious--and their roots, and, semi-shockingly, their very own version of superstition (when they say religion's superstition is harmful), their whole argument becomes null and void.
I now realize that their work infuriates me not because of their attack on religion (I myself feel ambivalent about religion), but because their ideas smack of fundamentalist ideology to the same degree or more than those they proclaim to be attacking. When they employ any of the following: pseudo-science, poor reasoning, a lack of knowledge about intellectual traditions--both secular and religious--and their roots, and, semi-shockingly, their very own version of superstition (when they say religion's superstition is harmful), their whole argument becomes null and void.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
It really is disappointing
One of the many reasons why the Clinton campaign is making me lose respect for Senator Clinton: http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/3/11/18417/6487/463/474494
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Truly horrifying and upsetting
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Linked from the title of this blog post and here is a story you have to feel brave to read. I find the specific instance horrifying and upsetting, and my heart goes out to the woman and her family, but the fact that this is not a rarity in the bigger picture is enough to bring about despair. This despair can easily paralyze us, thinking "what can I do before it's too late?" There are direct routes, like protesting those law enforcement officers who are inept/unwilling to recognize a problem; there are educational routes, where task forces are organized to train law enforcement personnel to be more aware of domestic violence issues. But there are more things we can do, on a more subtle level, that would make for longer-term societal change if we stay vigilant about them. Put simply, we can be examples--live our values on issues like this. It's no easy task, which is why it is a long-term solution. But the long-term solutions are the ones that instill solid change. If we are truly interested in rooting out domestic violence (this term encompasses psychological, emotional, and physical abuse) on the larger scale, we have to take a close look at our own lives and root out the emotional and psychological manipulativeness that might reside there. This of course is not easy--not only does it require us to look at our own inter-peronal relationships and see if there are manipulative elements, but also to look inside ourselves to see if we engage in any sort of behavior, speech, and even thought that might contribute to the manipulation of others. (I am specifically speaking of the manipulativeness that leads to psychological, emotional, and physical abusiveness.) This may seem like an insurmountable task, but I can assure you that it is possible, and that the results are more freeing than you might imagine. You may have to make peace with parts of yourself you detest, you may have to diminish or sever personal ties, but in doing this you do yourself a great service, and are better able to show others that it is possible to do this and be the better for it. Again, this is something that I see as a very long-term solution, and in no way will prevent domestic violence from happening in any overt way. For this we need the direct and educational routes I mentioned above. But if we want women and men of future generations to have relationships that are not abusive, we have to show the boys and girls growing up right now how to have healthy relationships.
These are my thoughts right now, feel free to add/critique/build/etc. on them, as it is possible I may have missed an aspect of the discussion that needs to be addressed.
Linked from the title of this blog post and here is a story you have to feel brave to read. I find the specific instance horrifying and upsetting, and my heart goes out to the woman and her family, but the fact that this is not a rarity in the bigger picture is enough to bring about despair. This despair can easily paralyze us, thinking "what can I do before it's too late?" There are direct routes, like protesting those law enforcement officers who are inept/unwilling to recognize a problem; there are educational routes, where task forces are organized to train law enforcement personnel to be more aware of domestic violence issues. But there are more things we can do, on a more subtle level, that would make for longer-term societal change if we stay vigilant about them. Put simply, we can be examples--live our values on issues like this. It's no easy task, which is why it is a long-term solution. But the long-term solutions are the ones that instill solid change. If we are truly interested in rooting out domestic violence (this term encompasses psychological, emotional, and physical abuse) on the larger scale, we have to take a close look at our own lives and root out the emotional and psychological manipulativeness that might reside there. This of course is not easy--not only does it require us to look at our own inter-peronal relationships and see if there are manipulative elements, but also to look inside ourselves to see if we engage in any sort of behavior, speech, and even thought that might contribute to the manipulation of others. (I am specifically speaking of the manipulativeness that leads to psychological, emotional, and physical abusiveness.) This may seem like an insurmountable task, but I can assure you that it is possible, and that the results are more freeing than you might imagine. You may have to make peace with parts of yourself you detest, you may have to diminish or sever personal ties, but in doing this you do yourself a great service, and are better able to show others that it is possible to do this and be the better for it. Again, this is something that I see as a very long-term solution, and in no way will prevent domestic violence from happening in any overt way. For this we need the direct and educational routes I mentioned above. But if we want women and men of future generations to have relationships that are not abusive, we have to show the boys and girls growing up right now how to have healthy relationships.
These are my thoughts right now, feel free to add/critique/build/etc. on them, as it is possible I may have missed an aspect of the discussion that needs to be addressed.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Masculinity and evo-psych
Those who know me know that I have a different notion of gender roles. I find evo-psych (mostly when it is made "pop" culture appropriate) is intellectually lazy and, frankly, destructive when it tackles gender roles and where they come from. To be able to see beyond proscribed gender roles for yourself is extraordinarily difficult, as it tends to buck the dominant narrative, but it is more than worth the trouble to find new ways of being that are true to who you are, and true to how you will change throughout your life.
Martha McCaughey has written an excellent book about this, and her interview with Em and Lo is excellent.
Martha McCaughey has written an excellent book about this, and her interview with Em and Lo is excellent.
Monday, January 7, 2008
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