There's My Photo Theremin

My brother gave me this for Xmas. It's an Electro-Faustus EF102 Photo Theremin. It's like a traditional theremin, but instead of interfering with radio signals you play with the amount of light reaching a photo sensor. Less light reaching the sensor results in a lower pitch, more light a higher pitch.





The following piece of sound was my first recorded experiment with the device. I turned the lights down in my studio and used my hand and a flashlight to play the thing. The piece is nothing special, but I have to say, a photo theremin is fun to play. Next time I'm running it through the wah-wah pedal.

Fall and Return (4:12)

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Real Dinosaur Sounds 2

Another field recording in binaural of real dinosaurs, this time from the Cretaceous period, 65 million years ago. I found myself in a forest full of pachycephalosaurs (Stygimoloch). There was much discussion. Listen with headphones to get the full effect.

Photograph by Cryptonaut, taken at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, North Carolina USA. Used with permission under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

Original audio recorded 11/13/2009 in Springfield, Illinois.

The Alleged Show

I don't post often to this blog anymore, so you know that when I do it's for some important matter, right? Well, of recent importance is the fact that my brother, Aaron, and I NOW HAVE A RADIO SHOW! It's called The Alleged Show, and it airs Wednesdays 1-3PM CST on WQNA. In the Springfield, Illinois area that's at 88.3 FM, or streaming online it's at wqna.org. For more information, the show web site is here. And, my buddy Splotchy has created a Facebook fan page for it here. Tune in and check it out! That's all. I'm happy.

Make The YOU Difference

This has been on the mirror in the bathroom at my work for as long as I've had my job--over 9 years now. I don't know who stuck it there; none of my coworkers will take credit for it if they did. But I want to thank the unknown responsible person, because its sentiment plus awkward typesetting gives me a little laugh almost every time I see it. Will make the I difference!

Frances Faye: 1994-2009

RIP Frances Faye
1994-2009

(For Splotchy and family, with sympathies.)

Remember: On Music Celebrity Deaths and Spectacle

The day after John Lennon's murder, Yoko Ono issued a statement: "There is no funeral for John. John loved and prayed for the human race. Please pray the same for him. Love, Yoko and Sean." Lennon's body was cremated at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. His ashes were then kept by Yoko.

After George Harrison died in 2001, he was cremated at Hollywood Forever Cemetery and his ashes were scattered in the Ganges River by his close family in a private ceremony according to Hindu tradition. On the first anniversary of Harrison's death, a "Concert For George" at the Royal Albert Hall was organized by Eric Clapton and included performances by many of Harrison's musical friends. The profits from the concert went to Harrison's charity, the Material World Charitable Foundation, which he set up to aid starving countries.

I work with my parents--they are of the Beatles generation, having seen them live at Busch Stadium in 1964--and the day after Harrison's death, I set up a small table in the hallway at our office with a picture of Harrison, candles, and a boombox playing their original 1970 cassette of All Things Must Pass on repeat. It's the only time I've ever done anything like that.

[Thank you, Benton Jennings.]

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The Eyes Have It

I was tagged by Splotchy with this meme: post a picture of your eyes; tag some people.

I tag:
Manx
Becca