Pub quiz, Generator.x@blå & Seed 5×5 releases

Another pub quiz again friday night at O’Reillys. Ususal performance from our team No Hope resulting another result almost last, but who cares since we finally won a random price. Woho. The random price was a free beer for me, but the others started to drink wine.

Well I had to run of to see a gig at Oslos best club blå. A group of artists from around the world was doing a kind of AV show under the banner Generator.x.

First out was a Emi Maeda (JP) / Lia (AT) generating computer graphics triggered by the sound of a harpe. The graphics created was beatiful enough, but I did find it a little bit boring. Especially combined with the great sounding noise they created. With more variations this could be very good.

Next set out was Phonophani (NO) / Marius Watz (NO). Phonophani is also know as one of the members in Alog who won the Norwegian grammy for best electronica album 2005. A highly recommended album. The AV visuals started with kind of small fireworks shot out in the air who exploded when the music got to specific sound levels. As the music evolved then the visuals got more advanced and entertaining. This was very good. Both on the AV and music side.

Last artist out was Frank Bretschneider (DE) from the Raster-Noton label. He did this minemalistic beat electronica with very minimalistic AV. It was simple minimalistic AV who worked really well with the music. Very very good.

After the concert I was running back to the O’Reilleys to meet up with my pub quiz team. I found them with a whiskey solid planted into their hand palms and into a very hectic discussion including pen and paper. Just see the picture.

Today I have mainly been listening to 5 years celebration releases from the Seed records since the CDs 5×5.2 & 5×5.3 both dumped down in my mailbox last night. Those releases includes great tracks from Posthuman, dDamage, etc and a live mix from Digitonal@Norberg 2005.

My name is not Earl

Enkelte ganger kan man irritere seg grønn på bussjåførene i Oslo. Enten for at man misser bussen med et par meter og du VET at sjåføren har set deg eller at enkelte kjører mer aggressivt en middelaldrende man som utforsker midtlivskrisen sin med bussen stappfull av stående passasjerere som prøver etter beste evne å henge seg fast. En situasjon som kun sexgnikkerene har en glede av.

Uhensynsfull sjåfør var ikke grunnen til at en gammel dame gikk rett på trynet på bussen i dag. Sjåføren var en av de bedre, tregeste og tryggeste jeg har hatt på lengre tid, men likevel gå benet etter da en gammel da reiste seg opp for å gå av bussen. Med et brak gikk hun med hodet først i bakken. Fallet vare bedre enn Chaplins i sine glansdager. Problemet var at ingen hjalp henne. Alle satt litt småsjokket og tenkte nok:

Hehe det så komisk ut… AUUU…Det gjorde nok vondt…Hvorfor er det ingen som hjelper henne…Han er nærmere da…Faens late kæll hjelp henne da….Ok så får jeg gjøre det.

Men før noen fikk gjort noe så hadde bussjåføren fått stoppet bussen og hjelpet henne opp. Tankene ble forandret til :

Men han var nærmere…men likavel dust…du kunne jo bare hjulpi henne for det….men men men.

Ikke tenk hva at andre skal hjelpe. Det er bedre at flere enn 1 bryr seg at ingen bryr seg.

Og hvor var jeg mens dette skjedde. Jo jeg satt helt bak i bussen mens fallet skjedde foran. Det var mange som satt nærmere som kunne hjulpet.

Psytrance search for Norway

Psysearch in Norway

A friend of mine have made this sweet little search engine who search a couple of selected psytrance pages located in Norway. It search through:

phobium.net
eventyrland.org
hatzville.morlock.nu
trance.net
forum.pannekakehuset.org
braindamage-promotions.com
chilltriberecords.com