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Thanks Pebble, that’s very useful

Posted by ashleyelsdonon February 24, 2016February 23, 2016in Wearable ComputingLeave a comment

Sometimes simple bits of information give you just what you need to know. This is a good example of that.

Hello there KeyChainino

Posted by ashleyelsdonon February 23, 2016in TechLeave a comment

I found this by chance really, but it’s interesting to see just how small things can be. You really can put this on your key chain. I need to sort out an ISP to load sketches to it.

Festival of the Imagination with School of Noise

Posted by ashleyelsdonon February 22, 2016in Events, Music, People, Places, TechLeave a comment

This was a wonderful day just over a week ago. It was so much fun to be a part of and to see so many children have a great time just making sounds and experimenting.

Fennesz Box Set

Posted by ashleyelsdonon February 21, 2016in Music, PeopleLeave a comment

I couldn’t help but get this new limited edition box set by Fennesz. Even though it’s live I really wanted it, and got it, and it’s beautiful. 2 x LPs, 2 x DVDs and a CD too, plus a very beautiful overall package.

Can’t fault it really.

So Now I’ve listened to Torchwood, More Than This

Posted by ashleyelsdonon February 19, 2016January 27, 2023in Audiobooks, Books and AudiobooksLeave a comment

Whilst broadly speaking I’ve enjoyed the latest series of Torchwood on audio I haven’t been blown away by it. However, having said that I think that this episode is by far the best so far. It’s touching, funny, and action packed, and probably best of all it has Gwen in it, which is never a bad thing. I think it’s only fair to say that I’ve enjoyed this much more than any of the other episodes to date. I hope that they do more like this.

Seeing Louis Andriessen at the Barbican

Posted by ashleyelsdonon February 18, 2016in Events, MusicLeave a comment

I’ve liked the music of Louis Andriessen for some time. Years probably, and I haven’t heard any of his music performed in a very long time, so when the opportunity came to get tickets to this at the Barbican, and at an amazingly reasonable price too (thanks Sound and Music) then it was to be jumped at. Two of the pieces were premieres too, which was was of course great to hear.

Overall it was a really good concert.

Listening to the new Blancmange Album

Posted by ashleyelsdonon February 18, 2016February 17, 2016in MusicLeave a comment

I’ve been listening to Jack Knife, and Last Night I dreamt I had a Job, both interesting. I’m looking forward hearing the whole album when it comes out, but sadly I won’t make the live shows this year. That’s a shame really.

These are just brilliant

Posted by ashleyelsdonon February 15, 2016in StuffLeave a comment

I got these from Kickstarter, and they are great fun. I think that over the years I’d owned about 4 or 5 of these machines (sadly no more though), and used a great deal more than that at friends houses etc. It’s fun to remember them and look at the specs in wonderment!

A signed copy of Steve Jansen’s ‘Slope’

Posted by ashleyelsdonon February 14, 2016in Listening, Music, PeopleLeave a comment

I already have this album, I got it when it first came out, but when I heard that Steve Jansen was selling off the last remaining stock and signing them I thought I ought to buy it again. It’s always lovely to have a signed copy of things and this album especially so.

I hope he releases some more stuff from Bandcamp in the not too distant future.

Getting the bend (sensor)

Posted by ashleyelsdonon February 11, 2016February 10, 2016in Creative Process, Making things, Music, TechLeave a comment

I got this recently but haven’t had a chance to use it as yet. I’d really like to though, and I’m sure that the time will make itself available soon enough.

I’m keen to expand my littleBits collection. I’m sure that there’s lots more I could do with it that I’m not, and that I haven’t even thought of as yet.