Category Music

Jun 18 2010

Musician Presses CD and VINYL into single disk

I’d never heard of musician Jeff Mills before today. He describes himself as “techno/classical/experimental,” and that’s a perfect description of what he’s pulled off with his new release titled “The Occurrence.”

With this album, Mills has become the first-known person to meld the analog and the digital world — musically speaking, anyway — into a single product. One side of the album’s five-inch disc is a standard compact disc that plays in any CD player. Flip it over, though, and it’s a vinyl record that you can play on your turntable.

May 18 2010

Strange Animal Meditates for 20 Years

“It’s been 20 years since the world lost Jim Henson, and I still can’t think about it without tearing up a bit. His death at age 53 was sudden and catastrophic, like being hit by lightning on a cloudless day. Along with countless others around the world who had never met him, I felt like a close friend was gone.”

May 17 2010

A Modern 8-Track Sound System

“I love a successful blend of old and new technology. Adam Beason’s stereo system is a perfect example. His custom-built wall cabinet features a Lloyd’s receiver with built-in 8-track that he found on eBay, alongside a decidedly modern iPad. A pair of Audio Engine speakers are hidden behind the fabric wrapped frames.

“My only concern is that the old receiver will continue to look cooler as the years pass, while the iPad is destined for obscurity within a year and a half.”

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