From fatern on YouTube, via matrixsynth:
“goodmorning theremin 3
play in japan.
saijyo wataru & fatern’s song.
song call[shirouma]”
This what a theremin can sound like when one plays it well. And the bending tones fit quite well into more traditional Asian music – it reminiscent of a bowed string instrument.
Another sample:
“morning theremin play in my house at Osaka.
I Love JC77&moog sounds!!!
http://www.myspace.com/watafei.
written by SAIJYO WATARU”
For Weekend Cat Blogging #271, we put aside the “big camera” and present some images of Luna all taken with our new iPhone 4.
This was taken with the Hipstamatic app. It emulates the classic Hipstamtic camera, including various lens and film options. This was taken with a Kaimal Mark II lens (not sure how it got an Indian name). It tends to give the image an overall orange tinge, and thus we squeeze into this week’s Photo Hunt theme of Orange.
Here are two more photos of Luna taken with two other Hipstamatic lenses:
And another in the clear (i.e., just the camera without additional apps or filters):
She does lounge quite elegantly sometimes. I also tried out the video capabilities, here is a short clip:
Yes, Luna is very much a cat. I quite like the look in her eyes at the end.
Weekend Cat Blogging #271 is hosted by LB and Breadchick at The Sour Dough, where they are enjoying lots of relaxation, and a bit of golf and baking.
Photo Hunt #226 is hosted by tnchick. This week’s theme is Orange.
Carnival of the Cats will be up this Sunday at When Cats Attack!.
And the Friday Ark is at the modulator.
From Logan Owlbeemoth, submitted by Vlern on facebook:
It’s a relatively low-res picture, but the synth is identified as a Roland System 100. (Thanks, Vlern!)
From curvetheory on flickr, via matrixsynth:
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I particularly like the first picture. Balero looks a bit like Luna, except of course for the eyes.
Submitted by Nicolas Pauly via facebook:
Here, the kitten is playing a Yamaha DX9, with a circuit-bent Roland TR-626. This is also a just a great photo.
Submitted by Leonardo Martins via facebook.
“My Pantero playing the Korg MS-20ic!!!”
The Korg MS-20ic is a controller for the “Korg Legacy Collection” software version of the MS-20.
Another weekend has arrived, and with it Weekend Cat Blogging.
Here we see Luna in the studio in an embarrassing state of disarray. July was a rather busy month – actually most of them are, but this one was a bit different. Between the Outsound Music Summit and all of the associated rehearsals, the various photo shoots and my new job that started last week, there hasn’t been a lot of time for much else. In particular, the studio has a victim of entropy with a lot of equipment being moved out of place for use in shows (like the keyboard and cables) or to make way for new items (the E-MU modules in the back of the picture are being moved because the space is being taken up by the new Pro Tools HD system, but I need them still to be easily accessible). And then there is the never ending torrent of paper. Some of it useful, like the scores from Reconnaissance Fly, the Cardew Choir and Conduct Your Own Orchestra night that can be seen behind Luna. Others, like just about any piece of paper sent by any financial institution, are mostly useless. But they accumulate as one sorts them out.
The new job has also meant less time at home, and less time with Luna. I suspect she spends a fair amount of our time apart napping. It is a moment to reflect on the month that has past, and how it was a chance to focus on things that were of particular importance – my cat, music, art, city life, friends. Hopefully, after the initial change and chaos, things will be begin to come back into balance.
We have also been tardy is visiting our fellow WCB participants over the past couple weeks, and will do our best to make up for that this month.
As for today, we have to start cleaning up a bit.
Weekend Cat Blogging #269 is hosted by Pam at Sidewalk Shoes, with a nice photo of Smudge in the yard.
Carnival of the Cats #333 will be up this Sunday at One Cats Nip.
The monthly Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos will be at Mind of Mog.
And the Friday Ark is at the modulator.
