Music

Lest we forget.

Friday, June 26, 2009
By Cygnus Atratus
Lest we forget.

photo credit: la picarita Michael Jackson is gone and I’m not sad. I guess that makes me as much of a freak as he was, given the massive media explosion of coverage on a wretch of a man whose megalomania apparently knew no bounds. I will try my best in the coming days and weeks... »

Pictures from Space, pictures of Space

Tuesday, May 12, 2009
By Cygnus Atratus
Pictures from Space, pictures of Space

Here’s a selection of astronomical images which have caught my eye for various reasons in the past few months. Click on a pic to get the full effect.   We normally only see Saturn from the “sun-side”, but the Cassini probe recently took this sublime image from the far side of Saturn looking back towards the sun. And... »

Generative Systems in Music, Games and Psychology

Wednesday, March 4, 2009
By Cygnus Atratus

This fascinating public discussion between Will Wright, games designer extrodinaire, and Brian Eno, music producer extrodinaire, took place in 2006 as part of The Long Now Foundation’s series of seminars into long term thinking. Many of you will be aquainted with Brian Eno in some fashion, from his formative years in Roxy Music, or his... »