OMG. Best reviews ever.

Ok, so I was just link-hopping and somehow came to this page from Electronic Enterprises, a high-end A/V product site. Well, having heard of the Sennheiser Orpheus, I was simply delighted to see these three reviews (likely the same individual)

Original description:
The Orpheus combination offers the audiophile the ultimate in reference sound reproduction. The Best Headphones In The World, that is the unanimous verdict on the Orpheus reached by the international trade press. Audiophile limited edition only 300 systems worldwide.

Keep in mind, it costs just a few cents under $28,000. Yes, you read that right. $28k… headphones.

Now, a taste of the reviews:
My first impressions were one of total awe and delight as I don”t usually get a birthday present from my Nan. The headphones came in a lovely silver box,too which was made of recycled elephant dung.
It did take a while setting up the other thing.There were too many wires and I couldn”t find a slot for the batteries. The manual’’s in German I think.

They sound all right I suppose, but they look really old.

Well done, sir. Well done.

Be sure to visit the links above for the others.

One of my fave podcasts, Percussion Lab, recently posted a sweet entry from upcoming hip-tronica act Letherette titled ‘Brown Lounge Vol 2′. This download is nearly and hour and a half of prime, abstract beats layered with equally lush synth leads and often steals vocals (and sounds) from well known acts… but Letherette makes it all a thousand times more interesting than the originals could ever hope to be. I am looking forward to an official debut from Letherette soon(ish?)

From the site:
‘Andy & Rich of Letherette met decades ago and have been making mysterious, charmingly unpolished music ever since. Their warm, tape enhanced beats are crafted from bits and pieces of the finest, melodic source material from music’s golden genres, funk and soul. Their roughly chopped rythms are imbued with a personable, feel good vibe that is lacking in most modern music these days. Everyone from Madlib, MF Doom, Flying Lotus to Pete Rock comes to mind when listening to this mix.’

I couldn’t agree more.

Don’t forget to subscribe to the Percussion Lab podcast by clicking here

I need a laugh. You?

I felt kinda bad for him towards the end but he seems content.

Please, visit this link to find out more on how to fight the passing of California’s Prop8.

I will be there, here, in New Orleans. You should be too.

I try to shy away from political posts and such unless I feel it truly is a matter of importance. That being said, Proposition 8 has passed in California. Protests will be happening everywhere this weekend. While I do not live in Cali, I am very pissed that such a ‘peace loving’ org could continue to push laws for discrimination… never mind the whole polygamy thing (that I feel they have a right to do, btw)

Please visit this link, educate yourself and sign the petition towards the bottom. It doesn’t matter where you live and doing something so simple could help make a difference.

This was the first time EVER that rights have been taken away from American minorities… being Gay and Native American I couldn’t not make a post on this matter.

While I am at it, the right person won the election and I cried my eyes out over the whole night, hehe.

/end political rant.

Really interesting find today. Into Infinity is, as they put it:

“Explore the wide possibilities of forever! INTO INFINITY is an art and music exhibition presented by DUBLAB and Creative Commons. It is built on audio loops and circular canvases that are available online to the public for sharing, remixing, and resubmission.”

The ‘Eye’ section is here, and my fave the ‘Ear’ section is here. Artists include dntel, Flying Lotus and Braken among many, many others.

I am particularly fond of this project as it reminds me of an experiment titled “Unbalanced” I did a few years back in memory of Coil’s Jhonn Balance. The idea was to make two cd’s of faded loops and textures to be played randomly on two separate devises… think Flaming Lip’s Zaireeka but much more random and much less professional. Maybe I’ll dig up the project and post it here at some point.

Woot! Amon Tobin has released a live recording of The Foley Room - Live in Brussels clocking in at over an hour and fifteen minutes. Those unfamiliar now have a legal, free download that is a worthy listen of his work. Being live, the download is of very high quality w/ many new textures and a sound that actually feels ‘live’, something uncommon w/ electronic music. Things get really fanfuckinfab around the ten minute mark.

From the site:

““F*** visuals we’re sinking every last penny into the sound system!” - Amon Tobin

The long awaited, full-length, official recording of the legendary 2007 Foley Room tour is finally available at www.amontobin.com !  Recorded by Studio Brussels at the world famous AB theatre in Belgium - which arguably has the best sound system in Europe. After months of back and forth and despite everyone’s best efforts the mix was in danger of being edited into the ground to accommodate big labels and publishers. Rather than release a compromised version commercially, the decision was made to give it away for free instead.”

Loving Beehatch’s live material coming through da’ tubes, great energy and spontaneity.

Tell me, is this not really, really tasty?