Daniel H. Wilson (editor) - Popular Mechanics: Robots
Thanks to film and literature, the idea of robots and artificial intelligence has long intrigued us. The fascination continues with Popular Mechanics: Robots, w..(read more)
Publisher: Hearst Books / ISBN: 9781618371683
Author: Daniel H. Wilson (editor)
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Robots, Technology.
Illah Reza Nourbakhsh - Robot Futures
Nourbakhsh imagines a future that includes adbots offering interactive custom messaging; robotic flying toys that operate by means of “gaze tracking”; robot..(read more)
Publisher: MIT Press / ISBN: 9780262528320
Author: Illah Reza Nourbakhsh
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Robots, Sociology, Technology.
Agnès Guillot and Jean-Arcady Meyer - How to Catch A Robot Rat
Humans have modeled their technology on nature for centuries. The inventor of paper was inspired by a wasp’s nest; Brunelleschi demonstrated the principles of..(read more)
Publisher: MIT Press / ISBN: 9780262014526
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Biology, Robots, Technology.
Alva Noto - Xerrox Vol.3
Xerrox Vol. 3 is the third installment in what is going to be a five part series inspired by the process of copying. All three parts have their subtitle: “Old..(read more)
Label: Raster Noton
Artist: Alva Noto
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tag: Electronic Music.
Luca Bartulovic - Organic Love / Mechanic Love
Nice little zine with Bartulovic’s own drawings in two-colour Risograph print, inspired by the contrasting principles of nature and technology.
Publisher: Own
Author: Luca Bartulovic
Medium: Magazine
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Graphic Art, Zines.
Karol Schwarz All Stars - 100 Filmów (100 Movies)
This is really good avant-electronic rock from Poland!
“100 filmów” (One Hundred Movies) was almost completely improvised, recorded in Losienice in 2006 in..(read more)
Label: Nasiono Records / 27
Artist: Karol Schwarz All Stars
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Avant-Rock, Eastern Europe, Electronic Rock.
Marc Wannabe - Alte Faltige Roboter
Dubby kraut-techno with a twist. Several twists actually, including quirky and a-typical samples and loops. Behind the name goes Marek Wantzéck who is based in..(read more)
Label: 90ProzentWasser / WVINYL008
Artist: Marc Wannabe
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Berlin, Sampling, Techno, Vinyl.
Electric Barbarian - Barb Wire
Great avant-jazz project with several luminaries in the line-up. Think turntablism, groovy basslines, edgy and extended trumpet playing and freaky strings. Feat..(read more)
Label: Exco Music / EB 0512
Artist: Electric Barbarian
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Contemporary Jazz, Strings, Trumpet, Turntablism, Vinyl.
David Kristian - The City Without Windows / La Dernière Voix
I recently rediscovered this little gem from 2004. No idea what the film was about (the cover says it was a short film by Julien Fonfrède and Karim Hussain) bu..(read more)
Label: Crème Organisation / LP-05
Artist: David Kristian
Medium: MLP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Melancholia, Music for Film, Soundscapes, Vinyl.
