Sounds from Innerspace

innerspaceboy · 06-09-2016, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mordwyr

Oh, sorry! So that's just one room, then? Your music den? I wish I had room in my house for something like that. I'd have a combination music/gaming room.

It is a gaming room as well. I picked up an archive of every North American and Japanese gaming title released from the Commodore 64 on up through the N64. Every Atari, Master System, GBA, Nintendo, Snes, Genesis, Turbo GFX, and ZX Spectrum title as well as all the upright arcade titles from the arcade era.

I generally use Snes USB controllers, but have considered an X arcade 4-player joystick for classics like Turtles in Time and Simspons the Arcade Game.

innerspaceboy · 06-09-2016, 08:51 PM

Really enjoying the leftfield atmospheric acid-tinged sounds of The Future Sound of London's Environments series and Carbon Based Lifeforms' early albums on the Ultimae Records label.

I thought to myself, "You know, these albums are fantastic explorations of silence and near-silence. Many were only released on compact disc and there's no reason to be a format snob... I'd enjoy having these albums in my physical library."

But goddamn it, even these CDs - a format at the edge of extinction - are $60-$90 on the used market.

Curse me and my specialized tastes!

Tristan_Geoff · 06-09-2016, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by innerspaceboy

Thanks for the feedback - it was a unique technological anomaly, but I'll fill you in.

I tried shooting the vid with my Nexus 7 2nd Gen tablet. The lens did a terrible job of maintaining focus as I flipped through the LPs so I got creative and grabbed my Sony Cybershot 7.2MP beast from January of 2005. For as old as it is, the massive thing is a tank and takes fantastic stills in low to medium light environments - perfect for the hundreds of shots I take of my vinyl acquisitions.

The camera features a video function, and I found that despite its lower resolution, the lens did an impressive job at keeping focus. The vid is a one-off first take, and when I uploaded it to YT the site detected some shakiness in the vid and offered to auto-center the frames. The result is the vid you saw.

Interesting... I'll have to figure out how to emulate this somehow.

OccultHawk · 06-09-2016, 10:33 PM

I've been on a Carbon Based Lifeforms kick lately.

Say, does your name come from the previous name for Can?

innerspaceboy · 06-10-2016, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

I've been on a Carbon Based Lifeforms kick lately.

Say, does your name come from the previous name for Can?

An astute observation, Hawk! While the name of Can's castle studio was indeed Inner Space, the origin of my UN is actually derived from a snippet of the stream-of-consciousness lyricism of Underworld's Karl Hyde.

As a teen, their album, Dubnobasswithmyheadman was the very first record I heard outside of the sphere of top 40 radio rock, and it opened my mind to all the critical musical explorations which followed.

Also, the album's packaging, created by Tomato (the band's internationally-acclaimed design collective), directly inspired my pursuit of a design degree.

Great stuff!

innerspaceboy · 06-12-2016, 01:22 PM

I’ve come to realize that very little of my online activity ever benefits from mobile view. I know that mobile is the norm, but writing articles, reading papers, research, using forums like MB (a nightmare on mobile), database updates… all of these are an uphill battle on a phone or a tablet. And as I work heavily within the Google apps framework (Docs, Sheets, Cal, Keep, Chrome, Drive, Photos, Gmail, etc), a Chromebook is an excellent (and affordable) solution.

I gave the wireless keyboard dock a fair shot with my tablet, but two persistent issues remained:

• I found that I type far too fast for the keystroke capture over Bluetooth

• vBulletin on mobile is hell. Have you ever tried to bracket on a tablet?

So I sold enough freelance design to cover the Samsung Chromebook 3 and it arrived this morning for my upcoming birthday! Best of all - it fits in my manbag alongside the tablet which I can now use as a dedicated e-reader.

I’m looking forward to getting more done while cuddled up, working side-by-side with my favorite fellow writer!

innerspaceboy · 06-13-2016, 09:17 PM

The new addition to my tech family has been officially named - the Chromebook is henceforth dubbed, "Rover" with a login avatar of the namesake giant white orb capturing Number 6.

But the next critical question was how to personalize Rover and make it truly my own?
A good friend suggested a custom graphical skin and there was no question as to what design to use. I've Just ordered it from decalgirl.com.

My new favorite bit of tech will soon be boldly emblazoned with John Warwicker's universally-acclaimed design work for Underworld MkII's debut on Junior Boys Own from 1994 - one of the most memorable works of the Tomato Art Collective.
The piece which directly inspired my pursuit of a design degree, produced for the album which first exposed me to music beyond top 40 and flung open the doors of my mind to all the discoveries which followed.

Ladies and gentlemen - Dubnobasswithmyheadman.

The outside face of the opened laptop:

and the keyboard overlay:

What good is tech if you can't have a bit of fun with it?

innerspaceboy · 06-16-2016, 05:15 PM

In fulfillment of the prophecy... it has arrived.

Today I celebrate my fast-approaching birthday with the aforementioned album that started it all for me.

Shamelessly celebrating as only a lunatic designer can... with a shrine of custom-printed tees, buttons, concert memorabilia, the original UK LP, the 20th Anniversary deluxe edition, the WaxTrax US compact disc, and the custom album art skin for my new Chromebook which arrived today!

Thank you, Underworld for sticking with me for 20 beautiful years.

PS I'm insane.

Zhanteimi · 06-16-2016, 05:20 PM

Wow! You sure do have a crush on Underworld.

innerspaceboy · 06-16-2016, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mordwyr

Wow! You sure do have a crush on Underworld.

Well over 500 of their albums, EPs, singles, solo projects, side gigs, and live performances in my library, along with a hefty collection of the art books published by The Tomato Design Collective, I think it's safe to say that I'm a bit of a fan.

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