Hi-tech audio/visual production from Beeple. All audio & video by one dude, in his free time over the course of 10 months. Very impressive. He’s got loads of great video, audio, 3d and illustration work, including the beautiful & thought-provoking Subprime piece.
Add comment March 11th, 2010 CacheFlowe
TRON Legacy, is undoubtedly going to be one of the most exciting releases of this year. Up until this moment, I’ve only seen a few teasers and a couple small articles about Daft Punk being involved in the score etc… The other night Celeste and I were at Alice in Wonderland IMAX 3D (which was also pretty damn good) and caught this trailer. I’d never been to IMAX or IMAX 3D so I almost shit my pants. The only sad bit of news is that this won’t be out until December of this year!
For a peek at the first teaser, check out Apple Trailers Legacy page and some additional buzz on the coming of this film creep over to Flynn Lives.
If you’re a nerd for detail, make sure to go full screen on this. You can see a lot more of the effects and avoid seeing the ugly ass Youtube player all at once! Either way, dig in and enjoy.
Add comment March 11th, 2010 Lifter Baron
Our good homie Chris Cox recently announced his plans to open an independent design studio in Denver.. Out of a long list of things he’s been sharing with us all on his progress, he recently mentioned the need for a developer/partner… First objective being, a redesign of the current CTT site. For more information and contact details, check out the post on the CTT blog.
2 comments March 9th, 2010 Lifter Baron
I’m kind of a closeted techno fan. Not “techno”, but like, minimal techno and its surrounding sub-genres. I was introduced to the sound at Mutek in Montreal several years ago, and fell in love with a certain side of the umbrella genre. There’s the hypnotic “oonce oonce oonce”, but there’s also a level of experimentalism and sound design artistry that generally escapes other dance music genres. This particular tune by Stimming ranks among my top 10 techno tunes ever, with its deep rhythm, clean sounds, epic breakdowns and buildups, subtlety vs. intensity, and masterful engineering. Give a listen, and if you like this kind of thing, check out some of my other favorite techno producers and djs: Akufen, Magda, Click Box, Alex Under, Farben, Luomo, Matthew Dear. If you’re up for another one of my top ten techno tunes, give this one a whirl.
For good measure, here’s an all-original live performance by Stimming:
Add comment March 8th, 2010 CacheFlowe
I’ve caught this piece one other time on the internets and didn’t find out who was behind its masterful origins, until today, when it popped up on the Guerilla Garden blog. Always a sucker for a good time lapse vid.
Great work from Filthe at the Guerilla Garden space in Denver.
Add comment March 8th, 2010 Lifter Baron
Spike Jonze interviews Opening Ceremony about how they got their start as well as a little peek at what it takes to keep it all rolling. Personally, I’m a sucker for behind the curtain peeks at anyone’s operation, but especially young entrepreneurial types. All of this gets me super excited for the next five years.. so much to do so many people to meet.
Make sure to swing by the VBS.tv site to catch the second half of this interview.
Add comment March 7th, 2010 Lifter Baron
WOW, is about as compact and fantastical of an explanation as I can give you for what I bumped into earlier today. It might look digital, but its 100% stop motion comprised of more than 4000 individual shots. I have no idea how you even begin a process like this, and most definitely too much work for my ass… Nobody Beats the Drum is fully equipped with a clean site, unbelievable video and fancy beats that ooze bassy anthems. Im really under educated on their history right now so can’t really say much more than, ENJOY!!
Make sure to take a peek at what I think is a satirical poke at the making of “Grind” video as well.
Add comment March 6th, 2010 Lifter Baron
F/STOPS is a bicycle photography show featuring some of Colorado’s finest photographers: David Kutcipal, Lenny Maiorani, Robert Karman, Samantha Britten, Raul San Miguel, Allisyn Malley, Nigel Penhale, Sara Sayed, Mark Hughes, Omar Ahmed, Zach Romero, Arnold Aguilar, David Pennington, Sara Ford,Matt Novak, Rob O’Dea, Peter Wayne, Thomas Prehn, Dave Wright, Vanessa Wilde, Broox Pulford, Tuyet Nguyen, Rich Ryon, Mark Woolcott, David Donovan, Harrison Nealey, and more…
In conjunction with show opening, the F/STOPS race will be held for some fun, prizes, and a healthy portion of the coveted ’street cred’. Registration starts at 7:30PM, the race starts at 8. If you plan on racing bring a bag, pump, patch kit, lights, strong stomach, and the will to win it all. Entry fee = FREE.
Indy Ink : 82 South Broadway, Denver : 7PM : Friday March 5th
Add comment March 1st, 2010 Josh Wills
Head over to Scruffy Murphy’s Pub tomorrow night if you are in Denver and interested in doing a few pelvic thrust uppercuts™ whilst sippin’ whiskey while your ears bleed to proper punk rock jams courtesy of Cristian w/ ELC, Ten Thousand Volt Ghost, and The Likey Lad.
Scruffy Murphy’s : 2030 Larimer Street : 8PM : 02/27/2010
Add comment February 26th, 2010 Josh Wills
It’s been a while and this is short, yes. Love this. Need to apprehend it. Im tired… go listen to more of delicious Illum Sphere and share the magic with your friends.
More of this here:
Illum Sphere on Soundcloud
On Twitter
Add comment February 23rd, 2010 Lifter Baron
I recently had a great opportunity to work with Rhymesayers artist, Toki Wright to design the album for his most recent release, BlackMale. Not only was it awesome to work with Toki for the first time, but the project itself was focused on prevalent culturally charged issues. The EP is free for download with the option to donate to a Haiti relief effort as well. Great cause, great music, great outcome. Make sure to check out Toki’s previous release, A Different Mirror as well.
More info on the Rhymesayers blog.
Add comment February 19th, 2010 Lifter Baron
Celeste and I made it to the Drawn Here (& There) lecture last night at The Walker Arts Center to catch a presentation from superduo Non-Format.
We found out that one of the two partners, Jon Forss, had moved to St Paul from their London HQ, just a year before we moved to MPLS. The motivational impact the Non Format mystique generated was enough to keep anyone inspired, but to find out they had an office in proximity to your own was pretty great. Aside from that and some familiarity with their work, we didn’t really know a ton about them or their operating procedure. Needless to say, we both thought it was a great lecture and helped solidify some of the ulterior motives we’ve both been scheming on lately.
We also bumped into a slew of our internet homies in the flesh. Always great to meet up and slap fives. Joy.
Add comment February 19th, 2010 Lifter Baron
Project Hello is an idea/event that has been manifested to provide a platform for Denver creatives to get together and rub elbows, slap skins, talk shop, and gather inspiration while exposing their work among peers. The event will also help foster and provide context for the community at large to unite, build, and shape a supportive artistic community in Denver. Project Hello will run for one day and will be curated in a “festival or salon” like setting at the TAXI building on May 1, 2010.
Less than two weeks away – Submission Deadline is March 1, 2010 to be considered for exhibition inclusion. Creatives of all shapes & sizes in various stages of artistic career & development are encouraged to submit. There are a few guidelines for submission, all interested should send the required info and content to projecthellodenver[at]gmail.com.
Matt Scobey just wrapped up an insightful interview with the gals behind Project Hello Sandra Fettingis & Louise Martorano which has been posted on the PH site for viewing pleasure. Sandra and Lisa shed some light on what you can expect from both submitting to and attending the event. The Project Hello crew has also worked up a Facebook page to keep us all in the know.
Cheers to Sandra, Lisa, and everyone else involved in helping bring this event to life…. I’ll be participating and look forward to seeing some radness and meeting some shiny new souls on May 1st!
Add comment February 18th, 2010 Josh Wills
A tasty new EP from Portland maestro Devonwho that features production from Alex B (who just announced his “Moments” full length coming up), Shlohmo and a long list of other extremely talented humans. From the looks of his Myspace page, he’s got a good tour list for this next year with shows in SF, LA, Nashville, Riverside and a couple others. Make sure to drop by and say hello if he’s in town. I know I will.
Add comment February 17th, 2010 Lifter Baron
Rael San Fratello WPA 2.0 Presentation from Rael San Fratello
This presentation exemplifies the basic but very integral thinking that all of us should aim to accomplish in every project we commit to. It’s kind of outstanding to see such giant opportunities missed in such a large undertaking and how a seemingly simplified solution can be so valuable. I haven’t had much of a chance to look into the rest of the work that RAEL SAN FRATELLO ARCHITECTS has done but don’t doubt its in the same mode of thinking.
Here is a direct link to the page on Rael San Fratello.
Add comment February 17th, 2010 Lifter Baron