hex hex

electronic music production is heavily influenced by new technologies. funnily some of the most important tools originate in principles and interfaces from way back. think of the linear structure of software sequencers that refer to writing down a score when composing a track or programming beats. or how a midi-keyboard has the same layout as a piano.

here some links that deal with an alternative structure to deal with music production, a hexagonal grid.

-elysium, a hexagonal generative sequencer
-axis, a midi-controller that makes very effective use of the hexagonal structure
-reactogon, a hands on multi-touch sensitive arpeggiator

Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand...

60% of Koreans aged between 25 to 29 have had a cosmetic surgery and Seoul alone has 1,300 certified plastic surgeons.

In Korea it is widely accepted 'ugly' woman to undergo plastic surgery else you may have a hard time finding the right husband and the right job. So you better go off and play the game of survival of the prettiest.

Andrew Huang's Doll Face animation presents an interesting version about misplaced desires that result in a fake beauty contest as seen in this and other countries.

LODOWN

probably the LODOWN MAGAZIN is not new to you. i like the format and the way of presenting people and stuff discoverd in the pop culture scene all over the world. check out their website, too: lodownmagazine.com

behind the scene: recently one edition of this mag arrived my former office in seoul. i didn't know where it came from and who sent it to me. a little note in the mag reveiled that it was brigitte, my former colleague in berlin and mother of the publisher thomas marecki. thanks so much! i am eager to get the newest edition with a feature about the hiphop scene in seoul.

PECHA KUCHA VOL.12

IEPE #3319 invites you to the next Pecha Kucha Night in Berlin!

Pecha Kucha Night is an event in which presenters give brief presentations accompanied by 20 images, each of which is shown for 20 seconds. presenters are usually from the design, architecture, photography, art, music and other creative fields. giving a total presentation time of 6 minutes 40 seconds for each speaker, it's hard to get bored.

on tuesday, 03/02/2009 Pecha Kucha will be back at
Festsaal Kreuzberg.
doors open at 7:30PM, starts at 8:20PM.
entrance: 6 Euro

the PechaKucha team welcomes Matthias Böttger of Raumtaktik as their guest curator. after he and his partner Friedrich von Borries received some recognition for putting together the German contribution to last year's Architecture Biennale in Venice, they thought it was time for a real challenge.

preliminary list of presenters:
* Péter Palátsik /Regisseur: from Haiti to Hollywood.
a brief cultural story of zombies and other undead
* Dr. Steffen Kepper/Pilot: pinch-hitting in aviation
* Annique Delphine /photographer: what am i? what am i doing here?
* Kirsten Seeligmüller/Dance Theatre Director: real estate development
* Ole Laux /physics teacher: the big, the small and the human spirit
* Jakob Preuss/Dokumentarfilmer: election monitor in Congo
* Stephen Kovats / art director of transmediale: volatility
* Ludwig Engel / futurologists and musicians: (self)fridges
* Daniel Kruse: contribution journey southamerica

one more thing:
the IT fare CeBIT in Hannover this year is worth a trip not only for hopeless nerds, but also for ordinary urban people like us: on March 5th a Pecha Kucha event will take place at CeBIT. we will communicate the exact time, the location and the list of speakers short termed. the topic of this year's edition of CeBIT is "Webciety" – the techie fare has finally reached us all.

check out previous Pecha Kucha via PLATOON

SOLLBRUCHSTELLE - DEVIL HIDES IN DOUBT

the documentary film by eva stotz is screened again!

Under the program of the documentary film festival
SUPER 9, hosted by BABYLON BERLIN, Berlin-Mitte / Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 30

SOLLBRUCHSTELLE - DEVIL HIDES IN DOUBT
is screened on Sunday 01.02. at 2 p.m.
Since it's premier in April 08 this evocative film is shown successfully on national and international filmfestivals.

Don't miss it!

"Where did it go, the dignity of the working man?
A film poem about the sadness of modern men.
Witty, caring, wonderful"
Falter / Maya McKechneay

"A precise reflection of todays world of labour!"
Freitag / Matthias Dell

"A brillian filmessay"
FAZ / Hans-Jörg Rother

have you lost something ??

found on foundmagazine

a message from gnomjogson

dear music friend,
the jogson hasnt got in touch with you for quite a while, and everything he´s got as an apology is a dumb MP3???
exactly, that’s how it is!
and now the mix is waiting patiently for you here

get it fast, because its cold out there...

cheers!
gnomjogson

CONTAINER INSTALLATION

on the 1st of January we deployed for the first time our latest creation: a two storey container installation as part of the STIMMEN FÜR DEN MINDESTLOHN campaign.

watch this video showing how we converted the containers into a loophole-photo-exhibition and how we placed them in the center of Wiesbaden in occasion of the German regional election...