ANOTHERMORNINGSTONER

I was asked by Mutabor Design GmbH to help them with the 3D...

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:10:00 +0200

I was asked by Mutabor Design GmbH to help them with the 3D execution of this lush self promotional film to go along with the relaunch of their homepage.

Apart from the intro, the objective was to create three distinct worlds that represent the spirit of the divisions white, black and the newly installed silver.

Be sure to check out more of their projects on their site.

This post was originally supposed to be simply about Cass...

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:52:42 +0200

This post was originally supposed to be simply about Cass McCombs.

On how I loved his music ever since I’ve seen Jerry Hsu skate on top of his “Sacred Heart” in the “Bag of Suck” video, on how I loved the music even more when I discovered his latest and more toned down album “Catacombs”, how I listened to the album to death during my time in Copenhagen and how I just rediscovered the album on a boat while watching a beautiful sundown.

Instead this post is now a rant about geoblocking. When looking for a good quality link for his “The Executioner’s Song” video I had to find out, that his record label Domino Records has blocked all of his videos in Germany.

During the last years the so called geoblocking has become an utterly annoying trend amongst record labels around the world and the worst part is that I honestly can’t understand why they are trying to do with that.

I understand why sites like Hulu lock out everybody except for US resident. They want to save bandwith and target a narrow market with the advertisements they show. Still questionable, but there is a chain of thought going on.

On the other hand Youtube operates globally. You’ll have to endure their ads tailored to your viewing habbits weather you’re in the US or the Tundra. The record labels don’t have to pay to have their videos on there and it’s not their bandwith they are wasting, so why give all the fans a massive smack in the mouth and tell them they are only second rate because they happen to live in some other country? I believe that especially the smaller indy acts like Cass, who often times get a big part of their fanbase by word of mouth (or word of post in this case), heavily benefit from people having access to their music on the web.

I even think that this whole situation is neither the artists or the labels fault but some legal issue mindfuck that everybody holds on to without even thinking for one secont what this communicates to the people locked out.

The funny part is, that the video and the music gets out anyhow. I managed to find the video to the above mentioned song by some other user who has reuploaded it. The only difference is that now the video and audio quality is massively degenerated, so when the record label really wants to exercise control over it’s content it is really just giving it away to other people who can’t give it the same care and thought they can.

Don’t fool yourself people. The internet is a wide open place where ideas and content will be delivered to the ones who demand it. Any attempt to interfere with that is bound to fail.

I don’t know if this will be the case forever or if at some time in the future governments and big corporations will manage to put the handcuffs on this wonderfully free vehicle but until then, enjoy Cass McCombs beautiful song.

For about two days now I’ve been too lazy to plug in my...

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:08:56 +0200

For about two days now I’ve been too lazy to plug in my headphones at work and while this video was making it’s rounds on every blog known to mankind I was wondering what type of music goes with the pictures.

That is until today, so in case you haven’t seen (or heard) this already do yourself a favor and get the whole package, because it’s awesome.

Finally!

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:44:00 +0200

I didn’t believe it would ever come to this. My sloppy, self programmed homepage is online after all.

As for now there is only my ancient 2009 showreel on there yet, but seeing the page this scarce will hopefully put some pressure on me to do something about it.

Anyways, this thing is still super buggy but I’m planning to give it some TLC whenever I can.

Stay tuned for some fresh content.

I proudly present yet another episode of Mostyle.tv starring me....

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:02:35 +0100

I proudly present yet another episode of Mostyle.tv starring me. If you have twenty minutes to kill and you understand German you’ll probably get a laugh or two out of this. If not I rather recommend you go here.

Reggie Watts - Fuck Shit Stack This joint goes down so smoothly,...

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:19:00 +0100

Reggie Watts - Fuck Shit Stack

This joint goes down so smoothly, after about 30 seconds you don’t even realize anymore you’re basically listening to a giant stack of fuck with shit with fuck stacked on top of it. I especially like how Reggie looks like the bastard twin of ?uest Luv mixed with Richard D. James from the Windowlicker video in this one.

If you were wondering how I spend my last two month you can take...

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:56:00 +0100

If you were wondering how I spend my last two month you can take a peek at the above video. From what I heared Justin Timberlake was doin’ his thang at the press conference but thats not on the vid unfortunately.

Animation done by Mitra Navab-Pour, Alexander Hanowski and myself.

Yet another shameless plug for my guest appearance on...

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:27:00 +0100

Yet another shameless plug for my guest appearance on Mostyle.tv. Be sure to check it out on Kay’s Mostyle Blog and get the Handycam rig here.

The Bumblebeez - "Misfit"

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:06:29 +0100

The Glue Society directed this wonderfully weird video for The Bumblebeez.

An ode to all the people that don’t fit in and do their thing anyways.

P.S. I’m in the process of moving this blog from tumblr to a local hosted Wordpress solution so please bear with me when posting is slow at the moment.

Yōkai Daizukai by Shigeru Mizuki This adorable critter is one of...

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:50:54 +0100

Yōkai Daizukai by Shigeru Mizuki

This adorable critter is one of 85 traditional Japanese folklore creatures, that have been anatomically dissected by manga artist Shigeru Mizuki.

Some of the other illustrations with complementary in-depth information on the depicted beast can be found on Pink Tentacle.

If there’s one thing that stuck with me from my time in...

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:09:25 +0100

If there’s one thing that stuck with me from my time in Copenhagen it’s the love for a very special retro arcade game called Donkey Kong.

Back in the day when the monkey still was a tragic villain opposed to the goofy, good hearted fellow that he is today and Mario was still called Jumpman and the first faulty English localization would ask you ‘How high can you try?’ instead of ‘get’.

It’s a unsurpassed simplistic yet extremely challenging gaming experience that made the hours of rendering vanish into thin air.

This expressionistic adaption by Brock Davis aka Laser Bread is probably the most original, instantly recognizable and praise worthy homage to the game I’ve ever seen.

The paintings of Dig Dug and Missile Command are equally good, but I just don’t have the same strong connection to those games. If he did one of Space Invaders on the other hand it would be a strong competition.

WORD! [via Ron Workman]

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:05:15 +0100

WORD! [via Ron Workman]

Grizzly Bear - Cheerleader (Neon Indian ‘Studio...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:07:00 +0100

Grizzly Bear - Cheerleader (Neon Indian ‘Studio 6669’ Remix)

Grizzly Bear - Cheerleader (Neon Indian ‘Sega Genesis P-Orridge’ Remix)

Neon Indian takes on the overhyped but none the less great Grizzly Bear and delivers not one but two reworks of the song ‘Cheerleader’ form the current album Veckatimest.

As we’ve come to expect from the texan duo they once more work that dreamy synth driven sound that wraps around you like a warm blanket while washing over you like a warm breeze at the sea.

The closest thing of being on XTC without popping a pill.

(See also Delorean, Washed Out and John Talabot)

[via rjominn]

Wordle generates beautiful wordclouds from texts or the RSS feed...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:43:00 +0100

Wordle generates beautiful wordclouds from texts or the RSS feed of your or your favourite blog. I like how ‘remember’ sticks out in mine though I don’t even remember typing that. If you squint it also looks like a guinnypig. The ‘guy’ is the eye and the the legs you have to imagine but still…

Ghetto Boys - “Still” In the year 1996 three fine...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:54:44 +0100

Ghetto Boys - “Still”

In the year 1996 three fine young lads from Houston, Texas brought us this juicy chunk of murda musik. Three years later Dr. Dre put out another joint with the same name. Unfortunately the song wasn’t nearly as hateful and worse, nobody was rapping about shooting people, thus rendering it useless for fans of the mm genre.

This tune on the other hand is pure, ruff thugsta poetry right from tha hood where bruvas be be triflin and a grand won’t come for free and even when crackin’ an occasional smile you betta remember, ain’t a damn thing funny.

Perfect sountdrack for beating up a printer by the way. (Props to Kay for pointing the track out to me).

What a sweet idea! Illustrator Tom Edwards handed photographer...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:34:38 +0100

What a sweet idea! Illustrator Tom Edwards handed photographer Rob Matthews a pile of his artworks for him to make them into photos.

The outcome of this endeavour is now released as the second zine by It’s Nice That and very programmatically entitled ‘If Drawings Were Photographs’. Take a peek.

Jérémie Perin (Premiere Heure) created this fantastic triple x...

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:28:43 +0100

Jérémie Perin (Premiere Heure) created this fantastic triple x pixel stylee videogame animation for the music video of Flairs “Truckers Delight”. Lush 8-bit goodness, blocky boobies and some utterly gross yet hillarious stunts. NOT SAFE FOR WORK!

“He-Man and the 13 Trials of Eternia” by Jon...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:13:00 +0100

“He-Man and the 13 Trials of Eternia” by Jon Vermilyea.

An awesome silkscreen illustration book by the guy who also made the intruiging record sleve of the recent Animal Crackbox compilation.

In this piece the hero of my childhood is kicking some massive ass. Don’t remember the guy strangling Donald Duck or poking giant pig’s eyes out but I guess you’re never too old to try something new.

Be sure to also check out the other stuff that Jon did. It’s all beyond amazing and truly inspirational work.

Harry Potters face pwned by the viewport. It’s those...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:15:25 +0100

Harry Potters face pwned by the viewport. It’s those little moments when you decide, that you and Cinema 4D are gonna be friends again.

Finally a band combining everybodys favourite bands into one....

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:00:19 +0100

Finally a band combining everybodys favourite bands into one. Joy Division, The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine. You name it. (via Sound Bites)