Creepy videos for Halloween

The selection is completely arbitrary and by no means complete.
Some are just creepy, while others really are kinda scary.
The Stone Temple Pilots video, while creepy and atmospheric, is included mostly because it features Sarah Michelle Gellar. blush

Supergrass – Mary

Aphex Twin – Come To Daddy

Aphex Twin – Windowlicker (Long Version)

Basement Jaxx – Where’s Your Head At?

Tool – Prison Sex

Stone Temple Pilots – Sour Girl

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Random Talk Talk Video

One of my favourite songs, by a brilliant band

Talk Talk – Life’s What You Make It

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Random Photo Interlude

Two skyscrapers that resemble a pair of feet in Frankfurt, Germany.

HDR shot of Frankfurt skyscrapers

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Dipping my toe in the HDR waters

As a rule, my photography is pretty much 100% Photoshop-free, or more accurately in my case, GIMP-free.
Generally speaking, my pictures are created inside the camera and I only use the GIMP to resize to more web-friendly dimensions.

Not that I’m opposed to image manipulation, it’s just not something I’ve ever really done before.

That having been said, I’ve been playing around today with the idea of HDR and tone-mapping and other fancy sounding things that I don’t really understand.

I’m liking the results so far and it definitely seems like something I can get into.

I can see me developing two separate styles of photography in the future.
Images created inside my camera and images created inside my PC.

Anywho, here’s a rather rushed example of my efforts.

The original image

Original image of my old garden

The shiny new HDR-ish version

HDR image of my old garden

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Homemade Lo-Fi Psych Sampler

I thought I’d share this sampler I found at the homemade lofi psych blog
I kinda think One Inch Man maybe falls into the lo-fi psych category, so it’s nice to hear what other, like-minded people are up to.

Anywho,

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CD 1
01. ANCIENTS – Son Of Albion (3.50)
02. STOLLE & MEMBER – Wellen (mixed & edited) (9.55)
03. LEONEL GARCIA – Neurogenesis (First Thoughts) (4.20)
04. T.H.U.M.B. – Jorgen’s Shit Song (3.48)
05. SZBUTÄ SORÖH – Womb Of My Mind (6.23)
06. DANNY SPACECAT – The Probe (3.26)
07. GLAZE OF CATHEXIS – Drifting Concepts (5.08)
08. ATLANTIC DRONE – Muddy ‘ol Sea (6.40)
09. WE’RE LATE FOR CLASS – Pregnant Tight Rope Walker in Santa Ana (4.10)
10. ANYONE’S DREAMCOLOUR – Embryo Thoughts (3.59)
11. THIS LOVE IS DEADLY – My New Favourite Need (4.52)

CD 2
01. JAY MATTHEWS – Dreams (2.19)
02. EPHEMEROL – embryO dreamS oF (10.00)
03. MAURICE RICKARD – Macbeth 1 (6.17)
04. TRUE COLOUR OF BLOOD – In My Next Life I’m Coming Back As A Field Of Poppies (7.23)
05. THE WIG MUSEUM – Future Daze (2.55)
06. TORSTN KAUKE – Not Like Always (pt. 1-4) (8.26)
07. DREAMCOLOUR – Dreamshow (edit) (9.58)
08. CATASTO ELETTRICO – Beta Centauri (9.14)
09. RADAGAST PROJECT – Re:birth (edit) (10.00)

http://rapidshare.de/files/40264796/HLFP02.zip.html

more info about the songs can be found here

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Random video…

I was browsing through the videos recommended to me by Last.fm and, on a whim, decided to post one at random here.
Basically, because I couldn’t be bothered to think of anything else to post this evening.

So, as recommended by last.fm, and by way of youtube, the uncensored version of the excellent Daydream In Blue by I Monster.
Which reminds me, I guess this is technically NSFW so, if such things bother you, avert your eyes now.
Or at least make sure your boss’s eyes are averted.

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They Came And Ate Us!

Oh Noes!

A photograph I took of a giant Bug Monster hurtling towards us through space. Probably.

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Unless it’s one last defiant, suicidal attempt to destroy the insect invader before he devours the earth, in which case, good luck with that.

More Cowbell!

You know how it is, you’re listening to a song, you like it, but something is missing.
To begin with you can’t quite put your finger on it but then, the penny drops

More Cowbell!
“More Cowbell!”

Usually, you’re forced to live with the disappointing cowbell deficit that’s par for the course with modern music…. but not any more.
Once again, the electric interweb has answered our prayers and placed the solution gently in our collective lap.

Just head on over to http://www.morecowbell.dj/ upload a song, adjust the cowbell and Christopher Walken levels to your satisfaction and away you go!

Here’s my first effort

  Make your own at MoreCowbell.dj  

Yeah baby, that’s right. It’s Wilma’s Rainbow by Helmet, only now with with 74% more cowbell and 58% more Chris Walken.

Priceless

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Phonographantasmascope

Just a quicky to post a YouTube link to an example of this awesome animation technique.

I would definitely like to see a One Inch Man video using this idea in future.

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Cool Buildings #1: Antti Lovag’s Bubble House

This is the first in what I hope will be series of posts showcasing some of my favourite architecture from around the world.
I figured I’d hit the ground running by starting the series with what is, quite possibly, my favourite house anywhere in the world.

I bring you… The Bubble House.

Situated near Cannes in the South of France, this spectacular house was the creation of Finnish architect Antti Lovag, but is probably more commonly associated with it’s most famous owner, the legendary fashion designer Pierre Cardin.
Lovag originally started building the house in 1975 for a wealthy industrialist who sadly died before it’s completion. In the early 80′s, Cardin was searching the Cote D’Azure for a new summer home that suited his avant garde sensibilities. He came across the construction site and rest, as they say, is history.




For more information about the house try these.

www.habiter-selon-lovag.com/index_gb.htm
www.palaisbulles.com/

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