New Music :: [Greenbank]

Big thanks to the Soos for the heads-up on this... ((Greenbank)) is a boffin from Edinburgh who makes sweet electronica with a Windows PC. This is what he has to say...

My music is all fairly poppy-electronic in style with a lot of electro/80s influence coming through lately, I won't waste words attempting to describe it - have a wee listen! The tracks I've picked for on here are quite a good cross-section of my work.

My main influences are modern electronica stuff of various styles, 80's pop, classic electro, 80's film soundtracks, jungle and anything with awesome synths and proper rocking-out-on-the-drum-machine drums!

He has gone nuts and posted 10 tracks on his webspace for free. Some lovely tracks available. A fav is alexander graham bell (edit) which uses some interesting samples very, very well.

Well worth checking out. He would be fab for the ol' boogaloo bothy!

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Sweet :: GTA Vice City Kubricks

Thanks to ((hypebeast)) for the heads-up...

The Soos' employer, Rockstar Games, has teamed up with Medicom to create a limited set of Kubricks for GTA Vice City. Sweet.

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All I can say with regards to this vid is hahahahahahaha!!! :: its silly but funny. What do you think?

Thanks to ((boingboing))

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Marvin is an inspiration

Marvin Gaye's What's going on? is one of my favourite albums of all time. It is so topical for now... with all the nonsense going on in the world. Its on my shuffle and on my iPod for times when it is just necessary!

Sure Marvin had problems but so do we all... We all have our troubles... and I just love how he records his hopes and fears onto an amazing album that still stands strong today... 30 odd years later.

Been thinking about the songs where Marvin is in a church frame of mind. Take God is Love ::

Oh don't go and talk about my father
God is my friend
Jesus is my friend
He made this world for us to live in, and gave us everything
And all he asks of us is we give each other love.
Oh ya
Don't go and talk about my father
Cause God is my friend
Jesus is my friend
He loves us whether or not we know it
Just loves us, oh ya
And He'll forgive all our sins
Forgive all our sins
And all He asks of us, is we give each other love.
Oh ya
Love your mother, she bore you
Love your father, he works for you
Love your sister, she's good to you
Love your brother, your brother
Don't go and talk about my father, He's good to us,
God is my friend
Jesus is my friend
For when we call in Him for mercy, Mercy Father
He'll be merciful, my friend
Oh, yes He will
All he asks of us, I know, is we give each other love,
Oh ya

C'mon now everyone... say Oh ya!

There is just so much truth in these words... especially when you consider ::

Don't run up debts, except for the huge debt of love you owe each other. When you love others, you complete what the law has been after all along. The law code-don't sleep with another person's spouse, don't take someone's life, don't take what isn't yours, don't always be wanting what you don't have, and any other “don't” you can think of-finally adds up to this: Love other people as well as you do yourself. You can't go wrong when you love others. When you add up everything in the law code, the sum total is love.

Romans 13: 8-10 (The Message)

Love is the sum total of the law...and is the expression of God's grace. You can't go wrong if you love others...and place them before yourself. Is it all Jesus asks of us? I think love encapsulates all that He expects from us. From that love, everything else falls into place.

Check out Wholy holy too...

Ah, wholy holy
Come together
Wholy holy
People got to come together
And I know with the strength, power and all the feeling
Wholy holy
Wholy holy
Oh Lord, come on get together, one another
Oh Lord
Wholy holy
Wholy holy
Wholy holy we believe in one another
Wholy holy we believe in Jesus
Jesus left a long time ago, said he would return
He left us a book to believe in
In it we've got an awful lot to learn
Oh, wholy holy
Oh Lord
We can conquer hate forever, yes we can
Ah, wholy holy, Oh Lord
We can rock the world's foundation
Yes we can
Better believe it
Wholy holy together and wholy
Holler love across the nation
Oh, oh
Wholy holy
We proclaim love, our salvation
Oooh, ooh...

Again, some tremendous truth in these words. I believe we can conquer hate and rock the world's foundations... I believe we can do this by coming together... with the strength and power that is only found through friendship with Jesus.

I love this song... infact, I would love to call the place I have in my dreams :: together :: it is such a great name for a community space / church.

Next time you listen to the album... give this some thought. It is a very special record because of all the inspiration it gives me. Check it out.

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Love this :: "The Mural" by James Jarvis

Thanks to ((hypebeast)) for the heads-up on this sweet wee vid of James Jarvis creating "the Mural" for an exhibition at the ((meltdown)) gallery in LA.

Love it.

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Love this :: Bible Pixel Pals

Thanks to SSoosay.com for sending me a link to ((bible pixel pals))

I have to say I love the one pictured :: Jesus loves you :: Its real cool.

If you check out their site... they have some sweet wallpaper goodness too... including this one with ol' Moses. ((upliftgifts))

Check it out.

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Petition for Olly to start a blog

I'm starting an online petition to get the mighty Olly online and into the big, bad, blogosphere. I've been on at her for a while now... and I've decided to call upon my friends within the nanolog community to encourage her to start.

I think she has something to say about her walk with God... worship... church as community... coping with our monkeys... ideas on design, especially interiors and the garden...

What do you think? Leave an encouraging comment...

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New Music :: [ISAN]

When I stayed over at the Soos' pad last weekend... he introduced me to an electronica duo called ISAN :: Dunc is a huge fan and he had left some CDs for the Soos to check out. I had a listen and have to say they are brill. Their music is the kind of abstract, glitchy, ambient soundscapelectronica that I just lap up. They have tons of tunage out that is well worth checking out... and they are on the draumar um kalt sumar compilation that can be downloaded for free.

Their new album :: plans drawn in pencil :: is just lovely. I could have a new favourite band.

Here's what they say about themselves ::

from minimalism to melody and back again, isan have been on a musical journey since a chance meeting brought together robin saville and antony ryan in leicester in 1996. once they'd discovered their shared love for electronic music and decided to work together, not much has been discussed. isan prefer to allow their sound to develop on its own, allowing their intuitive grasp of melody and the manipulation of sound to dictate their direction.

now based in southend and wiltshire respectively, robin and antony work separately from each other most of the time, communicating via email, telephone and postcard. notes are compared and directions noted, followed or abandoned. the end result is a hopefully coherent body of work for which the pair consider themselves jointly responsible.

I recommend you check them out... they sit proudly next to [boards of canada] Thanks to the Soos and Dunc for their heads up.

((http://www.isan.co.uk/))
((http://www.myspace.com/isanmusic))
((http://www.morrmusic.com/))

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Food for thought

I bless God every chance I get; my lungs expand with his praise.

I live and breathe God; if things aren't going well, hear this and be happy:

Join me in spreading the news; together let's get the word out.

God met me more than halfway, he freed me from my anxious fears.

Look at him; give him your warmest smile. Never hide your feelings from him.

When I was desperate, I called out, and God got me out of a tight spot.

God's angel sets up a circle of protection around us while we pray.

Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see how good God is. Blessed are you who run to him.

Worship God if you want the best; worship opens doors to all his goodness.

Young lions on the prowl get hungry, but God-seekers are full of God.

Come, children, listen closely; I'll give you a lesson in God worship.

Who out there has a lust for life? Can't wait each day to come upon beauty?

Guard your tongue from profanity, and no more lying through your teeth.

Turn your back on sin; do something good. Embrace peace — don't let it get away!

God keeps an eye on his friends, his ears pick up every moan and groan.

God won't put up with rebels; he'll cull them from the pack.

Is anyone crying for help? God is listening, ready to rescue you.

If your heart is broken, you'll find God right there; if you're kicked in the gut, he'll help you catch your breath.

Disciples so often get into trouble; still, God is there every time.

He's your bodyguard, shielding every bone; not even a finger gets broken.

The wicked commit slow suicide; they waste their lives hating the good.

God pays for each slave's freedom; no one who runs to him loses out.

Psalm 34 (The Message)

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Funny :: Podsigns

Thanks to TUAW for the heads up on this... ((lot 49)) have created a series of flashcards for the express purpose of communicating with iPod zombies like myself when we are in the zone. Made me laugh...especially "your latte is ready"

I can see this going further... I just know Olly will be creating her own :: Can you put the kettle on? will be top of her list.

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