Archive for July, 2006

Journal Paper Title Of The Day

Monday, July 31st, 2006

James L. McGaugh, “Make mild moments memorable: add a little arousal”, in Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Vol. 10, Iss. 8, August 2006, pp. 345-390.

The paper also includes the lovely section title, “Preserving the uneventful recent past”.

Beirut

Monday, July 31st, 2006

Starry Night (excerpt) [MP3]

A minimalistic improvisation by:

Mazen Kerbaj (Trumpet)
The Israeli Air Force (Bombs)

Recorded by Mazen Kerbaj on the balcony of his flat in Beirut, on the night of 15th to 16th of July 2006. Via Microsound, MP3 hosting from Sound Transit. If you read one source while bombs continue to fall, let it be Mazen’s [...]

Sounds

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

One

Having seen Sonic Youth perform tonight at the Enmore Theatre, it is now clear to me that they are the greatest band that was, is, and ever will be.

Two

Lovely abstract field-recording-oriented mix just posted at the latest Audiobulb Records Bulbcast.

Three

That and much more found via the sensational (and until recently, far below my radar) microsound [...]

Word of the Day

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

Anonymuncule.

A petty anonymous writer.

1867 SWINBURNE Let. 25 Dec. (1962) VI. 263, I have always found that these ‘anonymuncules’ vanish or collapse as soon as one attempts to set foot on them. a1869 C. READE in Swinburne Ess. & Stud. (1875) 3 Anonymuncules who go scribbling about. 1883 PROCTOR in Knowl. 25 May 313/2 Charles Reade [...]