Jazz that nobody asked for

Jazz that nobody asked for from Benny Box on Vimeo.

Shugo Tokumaru - ¨Katachi¨

Blood - Middle East

jtotheizzoe: The Science of Why Adele’s ‘Someone Like You’...

jtotheizzoe:

The Science of Why Adele’s ‘Someone Like You’...:

jtotheizzoe:

The Science of Why Adele’s ‘Someone Like You’ Makes Everyone Cry
Tension, resolution, and the ever important “buildy-ness” (which is a term I invented but is accurate), these are the characteristics behind the most extreme emotional reactions to songs:

Twenty years ago, the British psychologist John Sloboda conducted a simple experiment. He asked music lovers to identify passages of songs that reliably set off a physical reaction, such as tears or goose bumps. Participants identified 20 tear-triggering passages, and when Dr. Sloboda analyzed their properties, a trend emerged: 18 contained a musical device called an “appoggiatura.”
An appoggiatura is a type of ornamental note that clashes with the melody just enough to create a dissonant sound. “This generates tension in the listener,” said Martin Guhn, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia who co-wrote a 2007 study on the subject. “When the notes return to the anticipated melody, the tension resolves, and it feels good.”
Chills often descend on listeners at these moments of resolution. When several appoggiaturas occur next to each other in a melody, it generates a cycle of tension and release. This provokes an even stronger reaction, and that is when the tears start to flow.

There’s just about the most detailed scientific analysis of a Grammy-winning song ever at the link.
(via WSJ.com)

Bob Dylan Subterranean Homesick Blues - A HAND LETTERING EXPERIENCE

Bob Dylan Subterranean Homesick Blues - A HAND LETTERING EXPERIENCE from Leandro Senna on Vimeo.

Bob “Metal” Marley, by Andy Rehfeldt. Origen:...

Bob “Metal” Marley, by Andy Rehfeldt.


Origen:...:

Bob “Metal” Marley, by Andy Rehfeldt.



Origen: www.andyrehfeldt.com

Musical Swings on the Streets of Montreal

Musical Swings on the Streets of Montreal:














21 Balançoires (21 Swings) is a recent project by Canadian design collective Daily Tous Les Jours, known for their wide variety of interactive public installations and experiences. Surrounded on both sides by a new music complex and science center, designers Mouna Andraos and Melissa Mongiat chose to bridge the gap between the two by converting a narrow strip of land into an enormous interactive instrument. Pre-recorded tones from a xylophone, piano, and other instruments were programmed into color-coded swings that when in use play various improvised notes, however only when swung in unison with careful cooperation do certain melodies and harmonies arise. An additional “secret mode” was programmed to only play when all 21 swings were in use. What a fun idea.
Earlier this week a few blogs reported a photo from this series as being some type of swingset bus stop. According to Andraos, while the installation has close proximity to the street it does not actually serve the purpose of a bus stop. All photos courtesy Olivier Blouin.

First Aid Kit

First Aid Kit:

Estas dos hermanas suecas de 22 y 19 añitos se hicieron famosas por hacer un cover hace un par de años del grupo de folk FLEET FOXES, del cual me declaro súper fan
Gracias a Youtube, como buena plataforma de autobombo, ya pueden ser un grupo de referencia dentro del mundillo folk-pop.
Os dejo con el cover que hicieron de ‘Tiger Mountain Peasant Song‘ de los Fleet Foxes y con una de sus últimas canciones (de título cercano a una servidora) ‘The Lion’s Roar‘.

These two Swedish sisters, aged 22 and 19 years, became famous for making a cover for a couple of years of the folk group Fleet Foxes, which I plead super fan
Thanks to Youtube, as a good platform for self-promotion, they are a group of reference within folk-pop scene.
I leave you with the cover they did of ‘Tiger Mountain Peasant Song‘ by Fleet Foxes and one of his last songs ‘ The Lion’s Roar ‘.

This is What Happens When a Squid Listens to Cypress Hill

This is What Happens When a Squid Listens to Cypress Hill:



This just completely blew my mind. Okay, let’s get this out there first: squids do not possess ears. However, the same electrical impulses created when audio is converted to an electrical signal, like what happens inside a microphone, can actually be applied to tissues. Joe Hanson over on It’s OK to be Smart explains this better than I ever will. The video above comes from the team over at Backyard Brains that did some tests at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA where a squid was hooked up to a special iPod playing Cypress Hill’s 1993 hit Insane in the Brain. Via YouTube:

The video is a view through an 8x microscope zoomed in on the dorsal side of the caudal fin of the squid. We used a suction electrode to stimulate the fin nerve. Chromatophores are pigmeted cells that come in 3 colors: Brown, Red, and Yellow. Each chromatophore is lined with up to 16 muscles that contract to reveal their color.

A number of incredibly smart people even wrote a scholarly paper on the phenomenon aptly titled Neural Control of Tuneable Skin Iridescence in Squid! (via brainpicker)

Symphony Brochure Cover

Symphony Brochure Cover:

I did this for a brochure promoting the new season of a symphony in my hometown.

THE SOUL REBELS

THE SOUL REBELS:

The soul Rebels are a big New Orleans Brass band. At last week they played in a touristic bus and I was invited for draw the concert.
the next day the event was repeat in Bikini. It was amazing.

The Soul Rebels, son una gran brass band venida de New Orleans, La semana pasada estuvieron en Barcelona para promocionar el Próximo festival de jazz y recorrieron grna parte de Barcelona en un Bus turistico mientras tocaban en él. El dia siguiente llenaron la sala Bikini, donde no dejaron a nadie quieto durante el concierto. La verdad que fue una pasada. Aunque poder dibujar en un bus turistico un concierto me pareció una de las cosas mas excluisvas que he podido hacer en BCN.

The Soul Rebels Brass Band - Sweet Dreams

Inside Instruments

Inside Instruments:




This print campaign for the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra uses macro photographs taken inside the cramped spaces of instruments making the inner workings of a violin, cello, flute, and pipe organ appear vast and spacious, almost as if you could walk around inside them. So wonderfully done. Art directed by photographer Bjoern Ewers, you can see more over on Behance.

Wrecking Crew Orchestra.

Wrecking Crew Orchestra.: Muy bueno el video recomendado por Karlos, gran amigo y fan de este bloc.
Break Dance, dub step... como quieras llamarlo pero esta vez con un ingrediente visual que lo hace tremendamente adictivo. Juegos de luces que alternativamente se van encendiendo y apagando en el cuerpo de los bailarines. Gran coreografia que cuenta seguro con un gran equipo técnico.

Lights Out

Lights Out:



Two turkeys show off their dubstep beatboxing skills (and, surprisingly, neither of them is Skrillex).
Wait for the drop.
Gobblegobblegobble, wubwubwub.
[hyst]

Tagged: Lights Out

The Cat Piano

The Cat Piano:

Here’s the latest marvelously melodious and rather frightful feline film (tale and/or tail) from The People’s Republic of Animation. Directed by Eddie White and Ari Gibson and narrated by Nick Cave, this wonderful testament to the canorous Katzenklavier makes me wanna round up all the neighborhood cats and put on a concert! Me-wow!

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Beach Boys - Wouldn't It be Nice - a capella

Ruby Khan: “Minipop Sampler” 99 of Craig...

Ruby Khan: “Minipop Sampler”
99 of Craig...:

Ruby Khan: “Minipop Sampler”

99 of Craig Robinson’s Minipop(-culture icons), cross-stitched for your pleasure. Get up close and personal with this mini-masterpiece here.

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U2 - I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight

U2 - I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight:
Nouveau clip vidéo pour le groupe mondialement connu U2 sur leur nouveau titre “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight”. Dirigé par le créatif David OReilly, auteur du très célèbre iHologram, la direction artistique a été confié à Jon Klassen.










U2 - I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight from David OReilly on Vimeo.