b.randon

Good morning! More music. Expect more on soundcloud + bandcamp.

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:27:56 -0400

Good morning! More music. Expect more on soundcloud + bandcamp.

Music for worsening weather.

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:24:35 -0400

Music for worsening weather.

Shy, Low: HUGE Announcement!

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:18:25 -0400

Shy, Low: HUGE Announcement!:

shylowrva:

We are very excited to announce that we have signed with Spartan Records out of Seattle, WA. Binary Opposition will be re-released on June 25^th through Spartan on all popular digital retailers and on limited edition colored 12” vinyl. Preorders are available here: …

Scenes from home + the city.

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:40:17 -0400

Scenes from home + the city.

thosewhomake: 5 Questions for Those Who Make In 25 words or...

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:40:19 -0400

Brian Crabtree and Kelli Cain of Monome

Monome 128

The Monome Barn

Tools for making the Monome

thosewhomake:

5 Questions for Those Who Make

In 25 words or less describe who you are, where you’re located and what you make.

Monome is Brian Crabtree and Kelli Cain. We make adaptable minimalist hardware interfaces in upstate New York. We like challenge and sincerity and subtlety.

What made you want to be a maker?

Making wasn’t an active decision— it’s simply always been. We’ve both been fortunate enough to have been encouraged from such a young age and it followed that eventually we’d come to rely on creative pursuits as a method of self sufficiency. My early musical work using technology constantly ran up against limitations introduced by commercial products looking to satisfy a broad market. Much of this conundrum has been overcome by creating open-ended, versatile tools whose function can be defined by the user. Inspired by simple materials and constraints we aspire to make beautiful and useful things of all sorts- be it a highly developed piece of technology like our instruments or a porcelain knife sharpener. We desire to surround ourselves with tools that not only feel good in hands but spark our brains to think differently about process.

Why should people support your business/products?

The music instrument industry is dominated by very large corporations who are all competing to commodify the latest trends. This inevitably leads to a lot of cheaply made equipment that’s fad based and therefore rarely approaches a timeless quality. Recently more and more small creators have been succeeding in producing genuinely new devices, thoughtfully constructed with intentions of community building. Hand-made with locally sourced parts followed by a deep commitment and enthusiasm for the devices’ use and longevity— this is the new old way we need to think. We’re glad to be a part of this movement— we make small editions a few times per year. Our users become collaborators and together we push boundaries.

Favorite product that you make?

The one twenty eight. Black walnut and aluminum. We’ve been revising this design for years now. I think it’s maybe close to perfect. Maybe.

List five of your favorite tools.

1. Moleskine and micron pen. Sometimes technology gets in the way.

2. Calipers. To comprehend one must first measure.

3. Oscilloscope. Reveals the invisible.

4. Wood stove. Warms things warm.

5. Black tea. Ritual and a reminder to breathe and appreciate life.

(photographs from Monome)

Tape of chinese music + vss.

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:04:42 -0400

Tape of chinese music + vss.

Two tape loops (again).

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:03:52 -0400

Two tape loops (again).

Boss DD3.

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:46:38 -0400

Boss DD3.

I’ll be playing at Thee Spider Fortress again on the 19th....

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:13:43 -0400

I’ll be playing at Thee Spider Fortress again on the 19th. If you’re in the area, come and say hi and see some awesome music!

More info here.

Finally another Blake Melton remix, this time of...

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:41:58 -0400

Finally another Blake Melton remix, this time of “Matthew”.

Collages.

Thu, 09 May 2013 22:16:28 -0400

Collages.

Photo

Thu, 02 May 2013 22:25:45 -0400

Work begins on everythingmidi.

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:20:34 -0400

Work begins on everythingmidi.

From a scrapped tape.

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:20 -0400

From a scrapped tape.

New/old thing. Tape loop + shortwave of bengal bay by fm3.

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:55:28 -0400

New/old thing. Tape loop + shortwave of bengal bay by fm3.

Quality time with microkorg.

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:54:44 -0400

Quality time with microkorg.

parc is always amazing.

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:20:29 -0400

parc is always amazing.

Bass and microcassette = always sounds good, forever.

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:28:00 -0400

Bass and microcassette = always sounds good, forever.

sparklebombbb: aside from working on a self-published “ebook,”...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:16:57 -0400

sparklebombbb:

aside from working on a self-published “ebook,” my very good pal Weston asked me to release a tape through his new label, Prime Ruin,

so i’ve been twerking on a new Sparklebomb tape as well. boo-yah.

First of a series (?)

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:05:50 -0400

First of a series (?)