Monday, April 25, 2011

Neutral Milk Hotel-- Naomi


I think Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel is an incredible songwriter.  I hadn't thought about or listened to his music in a while.  For some reason the other day I put on the first Neutral Milk Hotel record, On Avery Island.

I love this song-- so beautiful and grimy:










-Peter LaBier

Monday, April 18, 2011

Basstronic

This song, "Basstronic"  rules (and the tv show is awesome too-- a lot of head jerkin' here):








-Peter LaBier

Friday, April 8, 2011

Voynich

I could say a lot about the Voynich manuscript but here I'll keep it brief.  Basically, it's a medieval text written in an unknown language (perhaps encrypted) and in 2009 it was carbon dated to the 15th century.  The manuscript is named after the book dealer, Wilfrid M. Voynich, who acquired it in 1912.  

Cryptographers and linguists haven't been able to crack the language of the text -- or explain it's images.  Some scholars speculate that the words might even be gibberish.  

Regardless of the intended purpose of the Voynich manuscript I find the images striking and delightful.  Below are a few pictures I selected from the manuscript:







The pictures are beautiful, playful, and at times crudely drawn.  I find the imagery of tubes, tubs and bathers bizarre and provocative.  Altogether it is an inspiring work to look at even if it means absolutely nothing.

-Peter LaBier






Tuesday, April 5, 2011

"P.S.K. What Does It Mean?"




This is one of my favorite beats:






- Peter LaBier