January 23, 2007
Or Try This Instead
by AngryRobot
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July 12, 2006
You can't get rid of me that easily
by AngryRobot
Is anyone still looking here? Well, if you are, I've started a reduced version of this operation to:
http://minimalrobot.livejournal.com/
It won't be all music. It won't be a personal "diary." No long essays or reviews. Just a method to share news, links, and random thoughts.
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June 22, 2006
DJ Update/Reminder
by AngryRobot
We have a time slot. Mies and I will be DJing at Factory People between 2-5pm this Saturday. As stated previously, there's no special event happening, so don't expect dancing or an open bar. Of course, if you feel comfortable dancing in the middle of a retail shop during business hours, don't let me stop you. Please stop by to say hello and tell me how much you miss this blog. Oh, and bring us some pizza from Home Slice.
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June 14, 2006
AngryRobot DJs
by AngryRobot
Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 24th, when Mies van der Robot and myself will be spinning some tunes at Factory People on South Congress. There's no special event or party, so it'll just be two geeks playing Kompakt records and Pet Shop Boys remixes for shopping hipsters.
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May 28, 2006
Comments Off
by AngryRobot
Although MT's spam filter has been doing a fine job of keeping garbage comments from appearing on the site, I've become tired of cleaning them out on the backend. I've disabled all comment functionality here. I've left all the old comments visable. If you are certain that I'll be interested in your Free Teens or your Gay Anal Sex--and who among us isn't interested in those things?--the email links on the right are still valid.
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May 18, 2006
Save a Bookmark
by AngryRobot
The most important song ever recorded has inspired the most important blog ever published.
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May 16, 2006
Coming Soon
by AngryRobot
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May 15, 2006
What Mies will be up to....
by Mies van der Robot
First of all, go read AngryRobot's last entry if you haven't already.
Second, if you're wondering what will happen to the rare Mies van der Robot contributions...well, they'll continue to be rare, but in the near future there will be a Mies van der Robot music blog, at a location yet to be determined.
Here's the catch: this will be a blog about the processes of making music, not the consumption of it. No reviews, and no MP3s unless they're relevant to something being discussed.
Over the past few years I've been gradually learning the ropes of a variety of digital music-making tools, and I'm finally at the point where I begin to feel enough of a sense of mastery to start releasing my creations, and the lessons I had to learn while making them, and the insights I gained along the way, all into the wild.
As rare as my entries have been, I've actually been spending too much time writing about music instead of writing for writing's sake and making music for music's sake, both things I love to do. I've been "dancing about architecture" when I should have been architecting.
So don't expect much from the new blog, apart from an occasional glimpse of what's making my creative mind tick, and maybe a few works in progress. If that interests you, then watch this space for a URL in the near future.
As a preview of what's to come, here's something neat. This is a demo of a language created to enable programmers to make music in real time, while the audience watches the code on a big screen. Normally this is frightfully dull, because most programming languages are boring and arcane and full of erratic punctuation that makes no sense. Yawwwwwwwn.
The genius of this one is that it's based on interactive fiction - you know, those text adventure games people played in the 80s. Zork. Adventure. Planetfall. It's actually fun to watch, and I think it's a great way to make the geekier side of laptop music performance interesting.
Ta-ta for now from Mies, and keep your eyes peeled for AngryRobot's next project...I'm sure he's got something interesting up his sleeve. *wink-wink, nudge-nudge*
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May 12, 2006
Hello
by AngryRobot
Not planning on continuing with this blog.
Pretty fed up with the content of all but a few music blogs.
May return with a new blog if I can think of an original idea.
Please go listen to some music.
Thanks for reading.
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April 26, 2006
Daisy, Daisy...
by AngryRobot
Daisy, Daisy,
Give me your answer do
I'm half crazy,
All for the love of you
It won't be a stylish marriage,
I can't afford a carriage
But you'll look sweet upon the seat
Of a bicycle built for two...
MP3: Blur - Daisy Bell
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