future of EA?

im not sure if everyone’s seen this before and i’ve been under a rock but i came across this video and thought it was pretty crazy.

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From what i understand its some sort of interactive table and each block sends a different signal to some central computer that produces audio. The signal is easily and instantaneously changed by altering the blocks position.

here are some videos describing how it works and a video of a performance from 2006.

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I’m guessing one of these things is grossly expensive, but it would be fun to get a chance to play around with one. It seems like it would give several DJs and producers a chance to work together on a common medium rather than mixing several instruments and programs at once.

Seeing a live show would also be more entertaining than the usual turntable and laptop set up hah

As for this weeks playlist, heres a link to a free mixtape from a collection of people in the washington DC area.

http://www.foodcc.com/

Its worth the free download if you like hip hop

Also on the list for playlists, one of the artist Cubbiebear has an album coming out called “The Rape”.

‘The Rape, is not referring to sexual assault. It relates to how the music industry rapes us as artists.’(thanks Brandon) to how music is stolen now, to how I (Cubbiebear) feel i’ve had to push myself threw the clutter of polluted meaning that is ‘Hip Hop’ . from the self claimed ‘King of the City’ rappers flooding the scenes with cell phone pictures of their rhinestone or air brushed R.I.P. shirts, to mainstream artist and corporations who chose to slowly de-evolve. Or anyone affected in music, from promoters who are snakes, to said rappers, to everyday people. Our identities are gone, everyone is everything they see. you are your favorite rapper, he is you. you wear the same pants, you talk the same way, your girl acts like the girls they show. you all get to where you are being who someone else is and then escape in drugs to hide from the effect that follows it. Alot stems from music but others as well, an can be changed simply in each area. but its not, we are cavemen, For me it’s life, and my life is music, It could be called ‘The Forced’ but i think it’s worse then forced, its mocked, it’s made fun of, it’s humiliated, Its Raped.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=44721584

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