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other things

2009-05-17T08:43:00.000-07:00

check out my other blogs for regular updates:
music:
mind expulsion audio
pictures:
kydtyk

R.I.P. J. G. Ballard

2009-04-19T14:19:00.000-07:00

R.I.P. J. G. Ballard

Fifth Demension Treatment

2009-01-20T17:21:00.000-08:00

Fifth Dimension Treatment by Tatsuyuki Tanaka - via Pink Tentacle

itchy tentacles

2009-01-04T14:14:00.001-08:00

happy new year!

2009-01-01T21:55:00.000-08:00

blog snack

2008-12-15T18:41:00.000-08:00

illogical contraption - shelby cobra understands bad-assery and is ready to school you.
dggba - dggba stands for dave gulbis gives bad advice. need i say more?
new noise net - downloads of killer new diy noise jams.
fuck tha muthaphukkin police - downloads of amazing rare old school west coast rap and g-funk shit.
vintage girlie mags - does this really need explaining?

mind expulsion audio

2008-12-13T18:10:00.000-08:00

check out my new music blog with downloadable dj mixes and album sharity.
MIND EXPULSION AUDIO

Hippies Eat Babies!

2008-11-07T15:29:00.000-08:00

histoire de l'oeil

2008-10-19T08:39:00.000-07:00

i just discovered this french photo blog called histoire de l'oeil. they offer up a vast selection of intentionally and un-intentionally surreal and absurd eye candy from the bowels of time. some of it is NSFW. all of it is awesome.

bros

2008-10-10T21:02:00.000-07:00

Atsuhiro Ito - Optron Wizard

2008-10-05T12:32:00.000-07:00

I saw this post at Pink Tentacle about some Sony commercials featuring Atsuhiro Ito and his Optron. My favorite part is when you can see him twiddling knobs with his toes. That's what I want from a one man band.
Here's a live clip:

and a duet with Ohio's favorite freeform violin magician C Spencer Yeh:

and a different kind of Optron:

wave of meat in sauce

2008-08-12T20:18:00.000-07:00

we can make sandwiches

2008-08-04T18:19:00.001-07:00

Flickr? I hardly know her!

2008-07-21T17:41:00.000-07:00

Here's a few of my recent favorites from Flickr:
Dr. Odio, Pilllpat, and Modern Fred all showcase beautiful collections of vintage eye candy.
NSFW- hector de la puente's mix/remix reworks old school graphics.
The J.G. Ballard pool, Asylums for the insane pool, and this set from an abandoned hospital in SF, remind me how bleak the retro-future can be.

Pjotro and his musical suit

2008-07-07T17:00:00.000-07:00

NEAVE

2008-06-24T12:04:00.000-07:00

I love this site.
Non-stop visual insanity.

holy shit table

2008-06-03T08:22:00.000-07:00

Lost Treasures Of The Underworld

2008-05-21T09:40:00.000-07:00

The "Lost Treasures Of The Underworld" label from Columbus, Ohio is continuing to kick ass with their series of solo 3" cdrs by local wizards, as well as a steady stream of killer limited run vinyl shit by people like Thurston Moore, Lambsbread, Robedoor, etc.. CHECK 'EM OUT

Psychotronic Archives

2008-05-17T15:45:00.000-07:00

The amazing Mr. Balihai has compiled this great list of films from "The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film" that are in the public domain and available for free downloading pleasure at archive.org.

Ben Pearce's Photo Stream

2008-05-06T11:34:00.000-07:00

Ben Pearce has quite a collection of retro-futuristic awesomosity on his Flickr stream, it makes me smile. Check it out.

FESTO!

2008-04-29T17:32:00.000-07:00

I want to live these robots. Everyday.
Air Jelly:

Air Ray:

Awesome Arms:

WABOT-2

2008-04-26T16:41:00.000-07:00

4-20 INC Columbus

2008-04-25T17:03:00.000-07:00

the INC tour hit Columbus on 4-20 and fucking slayed.

here's the megamix with Quiet Pepsi , Sky Corpse, Peasant Graves, Biff Boff Barf, Larry Marotta / David Reed, Hasan / Bennett, Relentless Corpse, Social Junk, Out There Dudes, Laundry Room Squelchers

Click here to get your own player.

i didn't get Twink Bully, The Sprawl, Face Place or Psychedelic Horseshit but John Bennett described them quite well:

"Twink Bully was up next. Twink Bully always plays behind a projection screen with nothing on it so you can see them, and takes gravity bong rips while they play. it's kind of a "fuck you" thing, I think. their set ruled - Aaron Klamut's drumming was awesome, he was wearing some kind of Pirate Outfit or maybe just a nice shirt (puffy shirt?) and tearing it up. these guys create some kind of wall noise shit but it's different than other bands i've seen, with dual guitars, nathen snell on synths and drums. hibb's and jaycees guitars are crunched out. their shirts are 5 dicks cumming on a pentagram.
SICK!

next up was Jay Harmon and the Sprawl. Sorry I'm calling it "Jay Harmon and the Sprawl", I'm sure the other members wouldn't want that. I thought they were pretty cool but I couldn't really grab on to anything while they were playing, seemed kind of disjointed. cool video game glitch projections.

god, i was so stoned at this point. pretty much all day long. done usually smoke that much weed but noise conference on 4|20 kind of changes things. i think about this time i wasn't really talking to anybody except for maybe Max, who was just as stoned as me. I sat in the front room and zoned for a while, and heard Face Place's set. It was pretty awesome, what I heard of it.
I wish I'd have payed more attention to this one because Jen and Mark always bring that real Wizard Castle steez!

OK, finally dark outside at this point. Getting really rowdy now, feeling better, drink drink smoke smoke ---- Psychedelic Horseshit time. I just saw them the night before, but this time matt had a bigger band. I had to run to eric's car to get some batteries. but when I got back they were jammin on some pretty groovy shit. Ross, who played in the Sprawl, was on a keyboard and suddenly busted out this fucking AWESOME keyboard solo. WHOA. where the hell did that come from?!? that was a total highlight, sounded like the zombies or something. shit yeah."

Columbus Love on WFMU

2008-04-15T03:54:00.000-07:00

There's a nice piece on Columbus music on WFMU's Beware of the blog. They've got mp3's from our boys Sword Heaven and Ryan Jewell as well as a bunch of others. (and some love for Teen Action Records, Thanks!)

pics from our Flikr and Photobucket pages, respectively.

Go Rye Rye!

2008-04-10T06:17:00.000-07:00

Oliver Sacks - Musicophilia

2008-03-27T16:14:00.000-07:00

Oliver Sacks is a total bad-ass . If you don't know who he is, he's a neurologist and author who's written a bunch of books exploring some of the stranger aspects of the human mind in a way that's both professional and empathetic, humanistic and intellectual. His newest book Musicophilia is a collection of essays on music and the brain. I'm totally looking forward to checking it out.

load the space ship with the rocket fuel...LOAD IT WITH THE WARRIORS!

2008-03-18T20:27:00.000-07:00

Drunk On Panda Mystery

2008-03-16T07:12:00.000-07:00

pretzo extrusions

2008-03-08T19:12:00.000-08:00

kydtyk

2008-03-08T10:25:00.000-08:00

I've been doing this tumblog thing for awhile. strange images, musical oddities, and doodles. it's name is kydtyk.

Super thick feather fart

2008-02-23T10:47:00.000-08:00

Sexy Men

2008-02-23T09:43:00.000-08:00

An old doodle from the sketchbook.

Cory is a feeling

2008-02-23T08:20:00.000-08:00

My pal Cory just started THIS BLOG with album downloads, video clips and assorted classic bad-assery. It pretty much rules.

INC '08

2008-02-23T07:51:00.000-08:00

I just upped a few pics from the International Noise Conference in Miami.
Pod Blotz Super Pizza Party Headmolt SHV Anyone know what this was called?Drums Like Machine Guns
There's more HERE.

Skaters, Stoners, and Chins, Oh My!

2008-02-08T14:19:00.001-08:00

Killer show at Skydad last night. Twink Bully came out from behind the screen, Axlotl induced strange trances, and Rage Against The Cage busted out an acoustic set in the living room, but I didn't get pics of any of that. I did get some shots of Lambsbread's first show in a while (It was fucking great, they're on some rock n' roll shit right now and I'm way into it), C(hief) Spencer Yeh dropping a typically amazing set of violin wizardry, and Skaters weaving some acid-magic incantations. More Here

photobucket, nightpeople & beyond

2008-02-03T15:12:00.000-08:00

We filled up our free flickr account so we opened a photobucket account
It's already got some pics of Iowa City's Night People and C-Bus's own Brad Griggs from last week @ Skydad.

The Ohio Experimental Music Festival Megamix

2008-01-31T13:57:00.000-08:00

I forgot to post the link to the podcast mega mix from The Ohio Experimental Music Festival, so here it is, larry marotta, skin graft, bee mask, kult of unicorn, mike shiflet, twink bully, sonitus intortus, wasteland jazz organs, queen mae and the bells @ skydad 12-01-07:
http://226hurtz.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-01-12T16_22_33-08_00

The Chinese Stars

2008-01-31T13:29:00.000-08:00

I just found a bunch of youtube shit that reminded me how much these dudes rule. Have you seen that throwing star shaped CD? Fucking sick.
This first vid is from the first or second time i saw them live. How can you not love a band that makes a cowbell seem so punk rock? Mofo Dissonance indeed.

another live vid

a "real music video"

The Greatest Band In The World

2008-01-14T15:40:00.000-08:00

More Ohio Experimental Music Festival pics

2007-12-16T12:54:00.001-08:00

i finally got some pics posted from the last night of the ohio experimental music festival at the cosmos farm. here's pics of shane mackenzie and kathy odell, face place, emeralds, and brad griggs. there's more on our flickr page

Ohio Experimental Music Festival

2007-12-04T12:21:00.000-08:00

The Ohio Experimental Music Festival is over and it was fucking killer. Unfortunately i had to miss the first night at BoBo St. but i was at the next 2 with tape deck and camera ready. Here's some photos of Bee Mask, Kult Of Unicorn, Wasteland Jazz Unit, and Jason Zeh & David Reed, there's more on our Flickr page. Photos from the third night, and some podcasts coming soon.

I'm hiding my Nightingale

2007-12-03T05:00:00.000-08:00

Awesomely strange clip of Inner Space (Can) doing "I'm hiding my nightingale" from Kobi Jaeger's 1969 film 'Kamasutra - Vollendung der liebe'

Emeralds - Lambsbread Mega Jam at Skydad

2007-11-12T04:39:00.000-08:00

this is from 09-21-07, but i just got around to uploading it. totally killer:

Electric Orifice Orchestra

2007-11-06T04:39:00.000-08:00

Yes! it's about time someone devised a way to control max msp patches with yr anus.

Kenny Winker Rulez!

2007-11-05T17:24:00.000-08:00

more Brad Neely shit at Super Deluxe

mechanical aptitude

2007-09-23T17:33:00.000-07:00

i just got back from the bay area a week ago where i was lucky enough to see my good friend univac perform with his teletet (a quartet of circuit bent teletubbies with sound and lights). he makes beautiful, playable circuit bent devices, many of which you can see on his site: techdweeb.com

speaking of live circuit bent jams GetLoFi has some great video from LoFi Fest 07

another amazing man with an amazing machine: wizard fingers

the folks at Operation Re-Information have some great free and not so free software for adventurous digital music makers and noiseniks.

Mystic Defender

2007-08-29T13:23:00.000-07:00

Mystic Defender is the greatest cover band on earth. It's true, but don't take my word for it. Check out their album, temporarily available for free download style listening pleasure.
HERE

HOW COOL IS ZALATNAY SAROLTA?

2007-08-22T17:11:00.000-07:00

buddy rich drum battles

2007-08-09T17:48:00.000-07:00

seven lies about girls - secret zones data of karin

2007-08-03T15:24:00.000-07:00

Recently I've been going through my old cassette releases and converting them to digital. Since these were barely released in the first place, I figured this would be a good way to let people check them out. I haven't listened to this shit in years, it's interesting to see how things change (or don't)

This is the very first Seven Lies About Girls cassette, from back in 1999. Solo live recording from a basement in Alameda, the strained scraping of burnt mind and battered metal:
-SecretZonesDataOfKarin-1999.rar

If you're into this stuff leave me a comment, I'll gladly post more.

insecta's portraits

2007-07-11T20:57:00.000-07:00

more here

The Bitches- back in town

2007-07-07T12:43:00.000-07:00

Yet another killer weekend at the Skydad a few weeks ago. 16 BITCH PILE UP, Fat Worm of Error, Sword Heaven, Jason Zeh and David Reed, & Tusco Terror tore shit up on friday. La Otracina, Twink Bully, Ryan Jewell, & John Bennett wrapped it up on tuesday. (sorry, no podcast for either of these. The recordings turned out so good that most of them are getting a proper release as part of Teen Action Records' Ohio cassette series.)
Matt B. & Jacy provided some great stencil pieces to compliment the performances, and over at the Animal Hammock, Insecta was taking some amazing portraits. (pics coming soon)
Here's some photos from the performances on the 23rd:
16 Bitch Pile-Up:

Tusco Terror:
Fat Worm Of Error:check out our Flickr page for more pics.

flickr fix

2007-06-10T19:25:00.000-07:00

(Disturbing... ?) Art

Unnatural History Museum

Mutants, Mutated, Mutations

Desolation Row

Paleo-Future

assoc. of experimetal electronics

DIY Electronica

Robots: technology and pop culture

Design & Cum NSFW

Hihokan Erotic Museum NSFW

know your meat

2007-06-10T14:53:00.000-07:00

know your meat

link - o - rama

2007-05-07T18:08:00.000-07:00

tuh creepy advertising

robotic entertainment & companionship
bio-energetic & cymatic frequencies
nudyhoop
shaye st. john
numbers

Brokecore Mountain

2007-04-26T16:38:00.000-07:00

Brokecore Mountain- killer robo-man-handling of yr head holes on this monster 2+ hr net only release.
download it while you can:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LDSXXUKZ

*torrent peeps can grab it at demonoid too:
http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1104748/6201776/

Resurfacing Skydad ::: Megamix

2007-04-12T05:50:00.000-07:00

Here's some audio to go with the pics:

Click here to get your own player.

resurfacing skydad

2007-04-04T16:48:00.000-07:00

Well, Shit and god damn! this past weekend slayed. Skydad hosted 3 days of auditory awesomeosity.
check these pics:
Friday:
Queen Mae And The Bells

Emeralds

Bee Mask
Sunday:
Carlos Giffoni
Burning Star Core

there's more on my flickr page
megamix podcast coming soon

sketches #03

2007-03-24T16:51:00.000-07:00

some single panel comics from the sketchbook. this time in Sharpie!

Kevin Browns videos

2007-03-11T15:22:00.000-07:00

My friend Kevin Brown has over 200 videos on youtube of shows from the bay area here.
stuff like:
Schaeffer The Darklord

Diatric Puds and The Blobettes

Monster Dudes

Acid Mothers Temple

Chinese Stars

sketches #02

2007-02-23T09:08:00.000-08:00

a pair of portraits of legendary jewish singer-songwriter-story teller guys.

Catshaving and the Church of My Ass

2007-02-19T19:28:00.000-08:00

Catshaving and the Church of My Ass, one of many mysterious mysteriosites at Dan Is Gay

Superstar!

2007-02-18T14:31:00.000-08:00

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story is up at Google Video!
This is one of my favorite films. Check it out:

i'm kinda in love with DBA

2007-02-14T15:01:00.000-08:00

I've been rocking the hell out of this record i just got and i realized, i think i'm in love with DBA. They've been consistently releasing good fun music that defies explanation and gives me a kinda giddy almost maniacal feeling, and isn't that all love really is? Here's some Youtube love from deathbombarc.

3 from Captain Ahab:

this next one is a bit racy:

Rainbow Blanket:

they've got more videos, and a killer podcast.

sketches #01

2007-02-10T09:18:00.000-08:00

So, I've got a bunch of sketchbooks full of stuff I've doodled that I feel like I should share. This first batch is from the "Virgin Mary / Come in my ass" book.
These are character sketches for a comic book I'll never make:

This first one is "Snack -O 6000", the goldfish - hamster - candy powered snack robot.

These two mischeivious fellows are "Puffy Doug & Scientific Ham 25", look out for that Man-o-war boys.

This is "Boy" and the face of his pal "Dog", there's something just not right about these two.

This is "Jimmy", he is very special.

This is The Immaculate Miss Conception", beware the blood feast of her belly beast.

This is "The Lullaby Guy", a good nights sleep is so important.

finders keepers fun and frolics

2007-02-07T21:04:00.000-08:00

here's two more from "the box":

rock n' roll assface:

ghosts are rarely willing to come in and be tested:

other neat found stuff HERE HERE and HERE

Kitty Killers

2007-02-04T13:23:00.001-08:00

Collections of Curiosties:

The Athanasius Kircher Society was chartered to perpetuate the spirit and sensibilities of the late Athanasius Kircher, SJ. Their interests extend to the wondrous, the curious, the singular, the esoteric, and the sometimes hazy frontier between the plausible and the implausible — anything that Father Kircher might find inspiring if he were alive today.

The Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles, California is an educational institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and the public appreciation of the Lower Jurassic.

The Zymoglyphic Museum is the world's only repository for the study and display of Zymoglyphic art, artifacts, and natural history. The creative output of the region relies mainly on the assemblage of natural objects. The museum also presents special exhibits on related topics in natural object assemblage, and maintains a curiosity cabinet of items that reflect the spirit of Zymoglyphic culture.

Anomolies and Curiosities of Medicine from the University of Virginia

hi hi hi

2007-02-03T14:18:00.000-08:00

So, this is my first blog. I've been podcasting over at 226hurtz.podomatic.com for a while. I'll be using this space to share things that make me happy. things like:

I found this on the floor at this video store I used to work at:
This is from a weird box of stuff someone was throwing out. (expect more) :
check out the folks at Dirty Found for some other good stuff