Archive for July, 2010
An octet with four people
Posted on | July 17, 2010 | No Comments
In 2005, the Emerson String Quartet released an album of Mendelssohn’s string quartets which also included a version of the octet. Instead of partnering with another string quartet, though, they recorded it by themselves, taking great care to make it sound like a real ensemble of eight (I was particularly interested in their idea of rotating chairs).
These two videos explain the process and are an interesting micro-documentary.
Part one:
Part two:
The CD is also entirely worth owning, even if it is a little expensive:
Two one-take music videos
Posted on | July 6, 2010 | No Comments
These are fun, though (I think) unrelated. Both were shot in a single take (or at least made to look like it).
OK Go, This Too Shall Pass (Rube Goldberg Machine Version) - sort of strange and amazing all at once. It’s a sort of postmodern magic show created in someone’s garage. Or like that ‘Crazy Machines’ game.
LCD Soundsystem, Drunk Girls – Amusing primarily because it’s so deranged and destructive. It also reminded me a bit of The Kills’ The Good Ones which I’ve mentioned here before, and which isn’t a one-take video but also quite messy.
(Thanks to A. for the OK Go recommendation.)
Recent Posts on Changebowl, Carsten’s other blog- Playing around with Ontario electoral geography August 11, 2010
- HelTweetica for iPad July 20, 2010
- Facebook privacy & digital NIMBY July 19, 2010
- What we can learn from gear porn May 31, 2010
- Are creativity and intellectual property rights inversely proportional? May 27, 2010
- Comparing the tech giants May 2, 2010
- Corporate applications and content on smartphones March 21, 2010
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