Music for the 8bit Generation

• From Mega Man 3 on the NES

Nerd Music is a growing collection of, well, music for nerds and nostalgists. Some of my personal favorites so far: NES-style Drum’n’Base and 8bit Nine Inch Nails.

Posted by Simon on May 3rd 2009 in seen and found with Comments (0)

Boing Boom Tschak

• Kraftwerk live in Wolfsburg

I’ve already seen Kraftwerk live three years ago at a festival. Their setlist didn’t change much, but they played the songs differently this time. Not like a Jazz combo that does an improvisation. It was more about fine-tuning the samples and experimenting with parameters. The songs were perfectly recognizable and still it was fun to discover all the tiny variations.

For the second half of the show, the security passed out 3D glasses and the visuals advanced into the third dimension. It was an amazing experience.

Kraftwerk managed to surprise and impress me again — even though I thought I knew exactly what to expect.

More photos on my Flickr.

Posted by Simon on April 29th 2009 in enjoying with Comments (0)

For the Love of Vinyl

• Barry 7’s Connectors, designed by Non-Format

Lately, I developed an interest in vinyl records. I’m not sure about a possibly higher audio quality, but the artwork just shines. Apart from the obvious visual obsessions, I actually love the inconvenience you have to go through before you can listen to a song. It makes the whole music experience much more deliberate than iTunes.

Which reminds me of my childhood, when I used to consume music sans computer. Those were the glory days of the Compact Disc, for those who remember.

Posted by Simon on April 19th 2009 in thoughts with Comments (0)

Like a Rolling Stone

• Bob Dylan at Messehalle Erfurt, April 2nd 2009

I had the great opportunity to experience BD in concert two days ago. It was an amazing gig and I was deeply moved long after I left.

Posted by Simon on April 4th 2009 in enjoying with Comments (0)

What’s it going to be then, eh?

• By David Pelham for the Penguin edition of “A Clockwork Orange”

It’s a new beginning and a fresh start for this blog. Being a designer, there is going to be a certain focus on that métier.

The content is all about design, the design is all about the content. The branding is almost anonymous. Where’s the logo? Would you even miss it?

This site is supposed to be an ongoing experiment, a discovery trip. I have no idea what’s going to happen next — so I invite you to stick around and find that out as we go. And I’m curious. Aren’t you?

Posted by Simon on April 2nd 2009 in non-category with Comments (2)