I don’t know when deciding to go back to the pool during the colder months of the year was a good idea. It may never have been, but I’m glad I had it. Heading back to the AIS made me realise how many hours I’d spent there in the past. Despite the time elapsed the facility is in good condition, better than what it was before maybe although a lot of the differences seem to be cosmetic. It’s fairly quiet on a Sunday afternoon. Turns out I can still swim, which was reassuring.
There’s something about water i’ve always found comforting. There’s a predictable nature to it even if it is about to dump you on the beach. Swimming, next to Tae Kwon Do, has been the sport I’ve spent the most time involved with. That was long ago, though. So it was a happy moment to find familiarity on the weekend.
Moving your head through water creates such a loud sound. I realise now that this may have been an attraction to the activity in the first place. My favourite effect is reverb and an indoor pool is perfect for it. Even with only a few people swimming, there’s so much going on; the mechanical sounds of metal doors closing, dividers being moved, pool lanes being dragged in across the wet tiles combined with the human sounds of voices echoing, shouts, mixed in with the sound of water. And it never stops. It’s an environment I like.
It stands a chance of once again becoming a regular activity!
It went under my radar but following a link from a forum (as often happens) lead me to ‘New Weird Australia‘, a promoter of eclectic Australian electronic music. Part netlabel, podcast, community, online space thing, it’s got some great material. Of interest to me was The Sound of Young Canberra, a compilation of, well, sounds made by young Canberrans. It’s not going to be for everyone, is my disclaimer, as I generally link things a bit easier on the ears. But it shows some developing talent in a difficult genre, despite how random it sounds at times. Shoeb Ahmad, who I understand as an active character in Canberra says
“Some people wonder if anything does actually happen here but if you ever make it to our town, you’ll see that there’s bands playing in backyards and parties, electronic music made in bedrooms and improvisors making a racket in gallery spaces.”
Indeed. The evidence is the scattered sounds found on
The Sound Of Young Canberra
Lemon In The Way – From The South stands out, Apache by Danger Beach is amusing, it might get a smile from Morricone (I say that just to be nice – I’m lead to believe he’s a very strange man and difficult to get along with), Shoeb’s Out Of Breath is a well realised track, the most mature sound on the disk without a doubt. Assasins 88 – Scanners absolutely tears it up!
It’s full steam ahead over at elroyonline. He’d resolved to produce a regular podcast dealing with TV and movie culture, purchased a lot of nice audio equipment, then went ahead and did it. Remote Viewing, which previously existed as an animated short, now comes to you weekly in audio form. Man, these people consume a lot of multimedia and then have a lot to say about that multimedia. If you’re interested in Boardwalk Empire, Battle LA, Red Riding Hood or say, the new Harry Potter, you’ll probably be interested in listening in. If you ever wondered about how movies and TV influence fashion, you’ll be interested again. The Remote Viewing crew are two months in at this stage and are going strong. Visit www.remoteviewing.com.au for details and the full episodes. You can subscribe through iTunes here.
There’s a character I’m aware of who’s into all things musical. He drummed for the Never In Doubt and many other bands I don’t know about probably and I’ve spent quite some time listening to his solo work. Now the new group he’s with are about to launch an album. I enjoyed the single which is now up on YouTube:
YouTube has also come through with the goods recently. Lisa gave me the heads up to a web-centric production of a new Mortal Kombat series. It’s actually pretty good! Especially if you go by what has come before. It deals with origin stories which is no surprise. There’s a mix of old and new ideas. The new ideas are fun. So I think there’s only one thing that’s appropriate to say here…’and now for a taste of things to come’: Mortal Kombat: Legacy Episode 1.
Quarantine isn’t easy. That said, in Australia we’ve got the benefit of being girt by sea! Preserving the status quo is that much easier because of that fact, to be sure. Sea isn’t the only vector, though. The flying machines we’ve got now – for the public that is – almost fly faster than the speed of sound. They can carry hundreds of people over a thousand kilometers without having to stop and when they do have to stop it’s not for long, unless the other part of nature has something to say about it. Each one of those hundreds of people are carrying many dozens of individual items from somewhere to somewhere else. One of them might be Lisa who’s a long way away right now. She’s in Oxfordshire, Merry Old England, where she’s discovered that they’re producing toffee scorpion candies.
Scorpion candy @ Lisa Elsewhere
That’s not really a product you expect from the UK although now i’ve said it I’m not entirely sure why. The point is there are rules and regulations and the import conditions for stuff like this but I haven’t quite worked out what they are just yet. Rest assured I’ve added it to the pile of cases. Lisa’s going to be over there for a while yet and is keeping a visual diary of sorts. I like visual diaries. She’s got some good photos up which you might enjoy, like one of tasty bread or a dodo skeleton! Whatever floats your boat!
My fingers are pretty sore, the blisters have finally popped. Ended up on a lovely 12 string Maton not too long ago, as well as a bass hooked up to a make of rig i’ve actually had the pleasure of playing around with before. They almost make the same level of sound! You’ve noticed the lack of the audio aspect things here at BuzzMoo.com over the past year or so, even though my old tracks seem to keep up a healthy amount of web traffic. I’m not a musician so it takes time/chance for these things to happen.
There’s something that I’ve been trying to get out for a long time but I’ve been composing on shifting sands. It’s an audio chronicle of The War in Iraq but since it’s taken so damn long to finish all my tracks they all sound quite different. I did want to present something coherent, so it may be time to invite Frez to The Glass Ball Theatre…
Things move fast when they want to! I went from being a contractor to permanent full-time at least 12 months ahead of perceived ‘schedule’. Most of the elements, the puzzle pieces if you will, fell into place outside my area of influence. But I’m sure it helped that I like my job and made a point of saying so. As usual I’m in a curious position. If I didn’t say before then I’ll say now that not being in an IT role is the best thing ever. Maybe I’ll aim never to have an IT job again yet still be a person who doesn’t need to call for help when trying to plug their TV in! Sweet. On a serious note my new HD TV tuner has the audio falling out of sync with the image and I cbf Googling about it. Does anyone know why?
Semantics matter. Not being in ‘An IT Position’ yet having to deal with complex software means you gain expertise in the subject matter and properly express that knowledge via language that both software and humans should be able to understand. Whether or not being able to elucidate the nuances of quarantine concern relating to meat based flavours, both in terms of flavour and composition, is important in the overall scheme of things is debatable. That said, bovine spongiform encephalopathy is always a risk. Seriously, it’s really not nice.
What comes after this is anyone’s guess, as usual. Until what comes next actually happens though, I’ll be doing my thing ostensibly protecting the national interest through what many, maybe most, would see as a ’9 to 5′. As far as I’m concerned we’re dealing with notions of civic duty here but I happily draw the line before patriotism on this one. This is obviously a can of fogs legs just waiting to be let out, though, so I’ll say I’m happy with the current situation and leave it at that.
It’s a bit cold tonight. I’ve mentioned it before but I need to show you again how much more awesome my ‘standard’ Mac weather widget is than yours! Thanks @elroyonline!
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