Gno Schitt

Vinyl is dead.

Oh, BTW, my last show DJ'ing (probably ever) is the last weekend of this month. That's right, on May 29th I'll be playing as Psience DJs for what is sure to be the last time EVER.

Call/Email for details if you'd like to go out with a bang - I know I plan to!

Well, it's another Christmas in the books and I have to say that it was a great one. theKid is now full time cellular (unlimited texting, 300 minutes) and we are looking at ditching our landline as of Jan 1st. This means that you will have to call CPMDrama, Kyro or theKid directly on our cells. I think this is a good thing anyway, since our landline has been a call center magnet ever since putting the number on the Canadian DNC List. If you need any of our numbers, please email me and I'll furnish you with all of them.

With the Christmas money that came our way, CPMDrama was able to find us a good camera today, so we've joined the digital camera revolution. I think this means that I'll be twitpic'ing or flikr'ing or whatever soon. I haven't decided if that's a good thing or not yet. It certainly DOES mean that I'll have some high quality pictures of my completed 'falcon to post this week.

Other notables: the entire G.I.Joe cartoon box set w. dog tags (the dog tag is actually a USB key that has a schwack of comics on it), and a baseball style jersey that says 'Las Vegas' on it. When I wear the jersey with the dog tags I look like I'm ready to rumble (could be from the haircut though). Also got some fantastic Yves St. Laurent cologne from CPMDrama.

I'm hoping to play some board games tomorrow afternoon and then checkout some movies tomorrow night, or something. I want to hit Dragon's Den on Monday or Tuesday because they are having their big 40% sale on board games and 'Santa' gave us a Gift Certificate. Not sure what's up for NYE yet, I'm supposed to play a quick set with Ruxpin (Psience DJs) from 10pm to 11.

You know what can replace two turn-tables, a mixer and a good DJ?

NOTHING.

That's right, none of this gimmicky crap can replace two mix sources with a MIXER in between. I'm okay with CDJs, Vinyl decks, even two MP3 players as long as they support pitch control, a la Numark iDJ... but if there is no mixer in the center and no DJ intelligently doing the mixing, I'm not interested.

Suppose I could convince work to buy one of these with the social fund?

I really want to try one out, see how sensitive it is. Would a dog walking by wagging it's tail trigger a party? Maybe that's a good way to entertain your pets left home alone? I could see Buddy and Nina grooving out all day, in the fog.

Looks like we are one step closer to replacing the DJ with a robot. Enjoy your DJing days while you can.

Hopefully the Jazz Bass Playing Robot takes a little longer to get going.

Exploration #4 - Inspired by the novel House of Leaves, this track is an experiment in soundscaping and abstract use of atmospherics. It does have musical elements however - I'm partial to the reprise of the filtered attacking synth toward the end (a few of the shorter stab notes have been dropped and the beat is gone allowing it to really float against the noise in the not to distant background).

Ghostheory - Originally called "Game Theory", this track evolved from minimal techno into a thumping floor burning banger. I'm really fond of the transition from the breakdown to the full on beat and then how it is able to slip out of it again. Also, look for the ghost, it's in there (a subtle moving soft almost organic synth sequence slowly appearing and disappearing in the background).

I gladly accept all criticisms and comments.

It is Billy's birthday right quick, and he has asked me to come and play at the party he is throwing at Diva's nightclub (yes, that is the gay club downtown). I'm playing early, which is cool by me, from 10 pm to 11:20 pm (or so). I told him I'm going to play "punchy psy-tek", but I really have no idea what that is... it should be interesting. That is April, Friday the 13th (oooh, scaaarryy).

In other news, DJ Rasta (formerly from Saskatoon, currently hailing from Edmonton) has asked me if I'm interested in doing a radio show on Friday's from 6pm to 8pm. Broadcast is over the web. If my Internet connection is fast enough (here's hoping) it should be groovy.

It will be small, but I'm going to have a good time.
If interested, I'm playing from 10 till 11, it may be totally empty at that time, but it may not. I'm not playing UK Hard House, I'll be playing some punchy tech'n'trance instead.