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Instant Karma

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Mark

“The world is so loud. Keep falling. I’ll find you.”

This mantra, hypnotic and beautiful is from Snowflake by Kate Bush. It’s repeated with glacial poise and it came to mind while taking these photographs. My travels around the WordPress Topics page have shown me some wonderful things, but also some shocking hate-filled blogs. From Cross people, as I call them – if you know what I mean? So I thought I’d post these pictures to restore a little karma. Happy New Year!

Black and white can add real drama and depth to a picture…

I just got a new app for my iPhone, and decided to experiment on my little Buddha. My kitchen work top served as a studio, with All Saints wrapping paper as a backdrop and a shaving mirror as an accent light reflector.

Deciding which filter to use can be really difficult when you like all of them. I love the washed out inky blacks in this one.

Categories: Photography, Random, Vibe Monitor | Tags: app, apps, Buddha, filters, instant karma, iPhone, karma, Kate Bush, lighting, photography, photos, pictures, Religion | 6 Comments

Air – Return Journey to the Moon

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Mark

air french band le voyage dans la lune

Air, the iconic French band, travel back in time to 1902 for a return visit to the moon. They hit the big time with modern classic Moon Safari in 1998, and this time they’re soundtracking one of the first big silent movies from the dawn of cinema. As bright and playful as the movie itself, it looks like Dunckel and Godin have distilled their style into a kind of Telstar-flavoured psychedelic prog-rock.

“It’s not something boring from a museum – it’s alive!” says Nicolas Godin, of their new project which has inspired a full album, released on February 7, 2012.

Watch this short clip from BBC News.

Categories: Music, Random, Vibe Monitor, Video | Tags: Air, bbc, french band, Le Voyage dans la Lune, Moon Safari, Music, new, nicolas godin, silent movies | 2 Comments

New from Goldfrapp

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Mark

Alison Goldfrapp

Big things are ready to roll for Goldfrapp this year, with Melancholy Sky lighting the fuse this week and a Singles Compilation to follow in February. Currently working on a new album, which I have a sneaking suspicion will echo the best of Felt Mountain and Seventh Tree, Goldfrapp found time to slip this remix of Strict Machine through Pete Tong’s letterbox. More launch pad than rocket, it’s a bouncy mix, with stripped back vocals, aching with cool and probably their most credible visit to the dance floor yet.

Strict Machine (Jamie Jones mix)

Melancholy Sky (with a cool fan-made video to go with it)

Also released as a teaser, the sublime slow burner Yellow Halo complete with dreamy video

Check out my Vibe-O-scope to hear the original version of Strict Machine, complete with freaky video

More wonderful electric Goldfrapp goodies here, including some of my exclusive remixes.

Categories: Music, Random, Vibe Monitor, Video | Tags: Goldfrapp, Jamie Jones, Melancholy Sky, new album, remix, singles compilation, Strict Machine | 4 Comments

Hi, it’s me…

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Mark

…and this is a big mess of music, photography and videos from my travels – my online scrapbook. I’m a graphic designer from England and you can read my About page or press this button to email me.