http://antisleep.com The Evans Center for Sleep Deprivation Studies Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:18:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en White spraypaint Adidas "Overtime" large wristband Tiny Alamo amp which totally rules Kowloon Walled Bunny (Ben, the LED is too damn bright) SF Guitarworks Japan and the Greco Jazz that was made there Snailface $100 Avantone ribbon mic Washburns, all of them Zebra pickups http://antisleep.com/2009/12/12/top-10-guitar-things-of-2009/ I finally replaced my antique Movable Type install with a current WordPress. (and for now, a customized version of the fspring theme.) That last design, the MT one, was pretty tweaked out and hand-written and sucked to write, but it lasted six years. Actually, I still like it. But I was ... http://antisleep.com/2009/11/10/massive-site-purge/ Couple of new records out that I mixed... [mandelbrot set] Hotel Magnolia - Croatian noise rock with a psych bend. These guys tracked everything in Croatia and shipped me a pile of DVDs to mix. Great record and the package is beautiful too -- 12" clear vinyl with an included CD. ... http://antisleep.com/2009/09/18/mandelbrot-set-the-scrams/ Some current goings-on: 1. Kowloon Walled City has a new record coming out at the end of the month. We posted two songs for your listening pleasure, and you can pre-order a copy (12" LP with included CD) here. 2. I'm speaking at Adobe MAX next month. My talk is "Flash Builder ... http://antisleep.com/2009/09/11/incoming/ I just posted a small but welcome update to Indices. In order to make the entire link cells clickable, the original version used a technique that caused "Save As" and "Copy Link Location" to break in most browsers. This has annoyed me for almost two years but I just found ... http://antisleep.com/2009/09/01/indices-11/ My pals in Guitar vs. Gravity are recording right now, and they're posting quality video documentary materials. Go to be watching. Can you spot the Blumlein configuration? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blYaN_fT3RA[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sglU2SCesUs[/youtube] http://antisleep.com/2009/04/25/bands-in-studios-guitar-vs-gravity/ 1. We, the Kowloon Walled City, are in the midst of recording our new thing. It'll be a full-length, and The Perpetual Motion Machine is going to release it. Exciting/exhausting. There's some session pics and rambling over at the KWC site. 2. Every time I watch a video on Chasing The ... http://antisleep.com/2009/04/20/bands-in-studios-kwc-sonya-cotton-farticus/ Another year, another RPM Challenge. I love doing this stuff, everybody should make a record in a big hurry now and then. This year it was SNAILFACE. Here's the back story, and here's where you go to download the record. Also, Pace somehow found the time to do his own RPM record, ... http://antisleep.com/2009/03/19/snailface-and-compatriots/ Another year of heaviness. I gotta snap out of that. Maybe. Helms Alee - Night Terrors. A few years ago my favorite record was Autolux Future Perfect. This is like that. Burly, but hooky and pretty. Like Autolux it's all there: tones, production, songs. Really nice. Young Widows - ... http://antisleep.com/2009/01/01/records-i-liked-in-2008/ Remember the "RPM Challenge" in February, where you were supposed to make a record in a month? Bradee and I just finished ours. Hah. When we blew the original deadline, we just put the project away. But it's been driving me nuts that we didn't finish it. So we wrapped it ... http://antisleep.com/2008/12/26/big-red-boots/