Learning about Islamic architecture in art history. Metallic textural details (muqarnas) and blue scale-y tiling. This kinda dumb combination of beautiful historical architecture paired with a garage/punk song by Nobunny could say something about my mental state of the moment. Not sure what yet..
1. muqarnas (islamic architecture detail) | 2. Shah-i Zinda (Samarqand, Uzbekistan) | 3. Interior of the Church of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey (537)
Don't ever make excuses for not doing your art. Everything is within your control so just do it.
Using the computer as a tool...finding ways that it can be extremely helpful in making your art instead of a hindrance or distraction, that's what's key. Sometimes taking the computer away as a main resource can be really condusive to get working...it's not there to distract you in this endless search for new creative inspiration.
But then again, there are people that have taken advantage of this crazy power technology offers to make music. Monks & Melrose's new tape was done completely independantly with just the simple drive to make music. This statement sounds extremely obvious, but things won't be created unless you stop thinking about what you wana do and just do.
[Mark Borthwick, Tim Barber, Ingrid Schram, ii-ne kore]
I listened to Beach Fossil's "What a Pleasure" EP last night on the bus home and every song was so in tune with feelings of a late night highway, empty seat beside me, and weird city lights. I'm always aware of those waves of nostalgia provoked by listening to atmospheric music and looking out the window buuut as of recently I realize that my heart rate can dictate what music seems to be totally appropriate for a certain moment. Like listening to shuffle will show how you almost instinctively click to the next song until you've found something that just feel right...it's like your body telling you what will be in sync to its natural rhythm. While Beach Fossils was the soundtrack to my trip home, on the ride there, my body was pretty much forcing me to listen to listen to super slow hip hop the whole way. Gotta abide...
I don't really have anything interesting to say today. Hey it's monday, here we goooo. Here's some music.
Hey let's go to LA ok? Watching Big Fat Liar recently and watching Paul Giamatti living the LA lifestyle; meaning dancing around your house in a speedo to Duran Duran, is making me want to go West. Plus last time I was in California I didn't get to go to this area of Rosewood and Melrose and it looks like a lot of fun. Almost as fun as travelling the world on streetview and taking screencaps like I was actually there. It'll have to do for now.
