21/5/2006...See Itold you I'd post more regularly :D...This is a little old in terms of date posted [2004] but is a nice clip showcasing the real deal hip hop scene in Shanghai. I think Pageflakes looks like a promisiing tool...not much to say about it 'cept try it yourself. Omnium has a new collaborative global design community up and running and I've become a part of it. If you are a design orientated person you may want to become involved too...Guess I'll be posting Sydney-based info now weare based here...Went to an exhibition at Pelt recently...if you like sound based art Pelt is for you...Birds& Fish is stil evolving and we have our most recent newsletter here...

20/5/2006...mashed! Wow it has taken me a long time to get this together...a rather long story to go with it...it includes another relocation - this time to Sydney...anyway aiffhead is back and planning a big site revamp using .css...

26/1/2006...It's a little slow coming but I have had a lot of technology "issues" of late...Choncey Langford the LA based producer has featured aiffhead beats on the track Mashup from his recent album The Enthusiast out on Woodson Lateral. Choncey continually has his eyes and ears open to art and music of the past and present, locally and globally, and his omnivorous approach often yields rare and satisfying blends of influences and elements. Also an accomplished painter, his work has been featured in a number of solo and group shows in Seattle and LA.

18/11/2005...Audio Avante Avante the French Canadian group, have released a 3" CD by aiffhead called "Cities" the cd is available at record stores in Montreal, Ottawa, Paris and Berlin with the possibility of a few more stores being added in the
future.  The price for each cd is around 2$ - 2.50$ CDN. You can purchase the CD online here...

30/8/2005...I thought that a few words of background hype ;) might well acompany the three new aiffhead trax. Essentially the work has come out of recent sessions of recordings/composition that contemplate the current era. The soundbites are obvious in their source and clearly place the music as immediately contemporary. As I mentioned below, I sense, not a nostalgia about the work, but a reference to earlier inspirations and past experiments in sound.

30/8/2005...See the latest addition to aiffhead systems growing content below at Simplicty2. With 6 issues a year the newsletter features a range of B&F projects that fit a selected theme for the issue. Recently we have been profiling individual members of our team. back issues can be seen here...

29/8/2005...ok just quick one - but a good one...Check out Dan Hill out of London, and his excellent blog City of Sound - one for all the designers out there.

29/8/2005...Upgraded content complete for the moment. See links [far right] to projects Ihave been putting time into lately here and here...they aren't music related -but hey! I gotta make my way in the world. Hey, shouts out to Peter Uertz in Germany. Check Peter's stuff at these links: www.audiotie.de; www.popdrop.de; and here...I have also put a more solid link to NiHaoPaul. for all your cool hosting needs contact Paul at Chaos - Studio...RESPECT! :)

27/8/2005...Time is flying... wow... two months since my last blog here. That means 2 months since the last new aiffhead material was posted as well. this post heralds the release to no less than THREE new scapes for your listening pleasure. I've recently noticed a hitherto unconsidered [at least for many many years] Ralf/Tuxedomoon influence in my recent compositions. maybe it is that i am playing with new sources of sound creation. When i say this I am referring specifically to myself. I am not using anthing that is new or revolutionary, but I do still ahere stricktly to an approach of severe minimalism in terms of composition and also technology. to me this is still entirely relevant in the context of contemporary composition, digtale musiqs, field recording etc...

28/6/05...Whereas this blog is clearly a personal selection of links that relate to my interests in design and music and culture and the like, I have now launched, and will commmence promoting a blog derived from my series of design related articles with Joy Yin called Eye 2 Eye...check it out for more in depth discussion on design practice in the contemporary context we find ourselves in...feel free to make contributions and comments. If you want to become part of a blog team contact me to discuss it...

26/6/05...kool jungle link at Jungletrain...new aiffhead trak to your right ;)...

24/6/05...Mumbai no, Singapore??? Inertia yes!! :) weird times...Gotta talk to someone -Skype seems cool for that...I'm checkin it.

22/6/05...WOW long time no blog...things have got away from me as those of you who really know me will understand ...Young Felix has well and truly taken centre stage these past 5 months or so...but things are definitely refocussing and i/we are hoping for new adventures to emerge out of the fog of frustration of the past year...are we outta here? We can only hope...Mumbai? Whoa - and maybe!

On the Birds & Fish front things have been perculating away very well indeed albeit without too much involvement from myself unfortunately. Still - there are only so many hours in a day/week/month and sometimes you have to re-prioritize. I did that :)

Looking around for some new links to post I saw this one on Ni Hao Paul and it sounds Kool...also still listening to Resonance which is endlessly interesting if you are an audiophile...Into Electro? then Si Clone is for you...download this link and grooveout to his new Sprocketmix...Here's the instructions..."you can single click to stream (if you have quicktime installed) or right click and 'save target as' (on pc) to download. it's approx 74mb, and is encoded at 192kbps"...Also online chatting to Shanghai rapper MASTALOOP this week uncovered this page with the usual hip hop including a Mastaloop trak...enjoy!

OK also into cfh127 these days - a nice dialogue about design and innovation for all you interlecktuals out there ;) no really check it ouot if that's your bag...and if you are iinto that and haven't come across Nathan Shedroff - check this as well...especially if you are designing sites. And finally - although it's a it nerdy this is a viable alternative to Google ...Vivisimo! A nice plug :) ciao and hopefully not for long!

27/3/05...

Clearly the need for support for tsunami afflicted areas is still there...give if you can...The MASSIVE CHANGE site has undergone an evolution - now you can get involved...Also check this one - nice ideas happening here at Grafedia...Not many updates to aiffhead recently - thanks to those who have given me positive feedback recently about the materiial onsite - anyway I've been very busy :)...for all the latest stuff have a look at Simplicity...

16/1/05...I'd forgotten about this until today when my friend Joy sent me the link again...DFUSE is cool [thanks Annie]...Shanghai continues to resonate globally as well as in my head...I love the design of the Sonic Acts site from Amsterdam - it's about audio electronica etc...check Sickboy ;)

3/1/05...

1/1/05...I feel strange...anyway this was an interesting article I found today...for those of you interested in China and the emerging design industries there this Communication Arts article may be of use..I recently met Christine who works on the Bump Records site here in Australia...nice one Christine :).

20/12/04...found this today and thought it was cool...some good electronic downloads at audiotie...THE WIRE is an excellent publication if you are into all kinds of music and the website is better and better all the time.Check out the downloads page for some excellent listening, streams and downloads...I am reminded that a wonderful board to check out for electronica news and downloads is Insine...another one I have recently found is Avant Avant...Check them out...Have you got a bedroom brain? This maybe for you...and oh yes - nearly forgot...Repercussion is a must see site [thanks Choncey :)...have fun peeps :)


7/11/04...HKERR update...the album cover for "Back to the Original"...Also some aiffhead reissues ready for download now in the Audio section to your right :) enjoy...

HKERR | Graf, Guangzhou 2004

18/10/04...You may not be aware that the emerging underground music scene in Beijing, Hong Kong and Shangha is possibly the most one of the most interesting on the planet...Punk... Noise and industrial musics are emerging...here's a trak "Straight Outta Guangzhou"
HKERR | This'z WZnese...[3.9MB mp3 file]

Download the aiffhead remix of this trak on your right>>

17/9/2004...Relocated once more...on the coast this time....very chilled [nice]...so's this...Viva-Graphics...wanna blog? - try World Crossing...two in one here...Green Donkey AND H55...The Singapore scene is very cool...For somethin 'DIFF check out the world of Gothic Futurism...and a shout out to nihaopaul...thanks man :)...Check the new Mr Goldberg logo...the site is better each day - lots of fun and an insight into underground expat life in Shanghai....and introducing the weird new world of Rex Quote...more curiousness outta Shanghai...

5/8/2004...New aiffhead track available for download>>...lots of new links to add...a good one is Bunch...as is Smooch...and TAXI...well it caught my eye as well :)...
and Bonaparte is quite interesting

25/7/2004...Some new pics loaded into the array so click away and expect some surprises. Not too much time to spend capturing images while I was away but I did get some I kind of like...

15/7/2004...Kl today...lookin good :)
It's always great to get back to Asia.

14/7/2004...A surprise visit to KL coming up tomorrow evening...an interesting diversion laden with possibility/opportunity is the best way to look at it...related to the PAA TIME OUT project...So feeeling a little more positive...playing seriously with the notion of returning to Shanghai next year...it's so beautiful but boring here :)

30/6/2004...A long time between blogs....sprialing at present...mixed stuff happening...I'm busy - flat out but don't seem to be getting anywhere except in a hole...lots of projects happening...
COLLABOR8©2004 being the most enervating...I confess coming to Byron has been a serious mistake really and I am searching for a way out...B&F is going off in China...tho' not complete the portfolio is showing off some new and serious stuff...shouts out to NITRO! Go Joy!...the other project that is up and running is the PAA TIME OUT project...wanna come along? Got to get serious now...

8/5/04...The latest IDN conference is only a week away...aiffhead will be there. This year it is called My Favourite Conference...

27/4/04...If you are in Australia - check out the latest issue of DESKTOP for 5 pages of photographs from my Shanghai collection...thanks guys! NEWSMAP - check it out!....NextD is a site I've been returning to quite a few times...This is an interesting site...YY from Shanghai...as is this one from Moluv...see ya :)

12/4/04...AgIdeas was quite interesting as was Melbourne itself...feeling lo-key...working away in the background on a videoclip for the most recent traks....hope to create a web version for this site asap...Mr Goldberg is evolving well check it out...

31/3/2004...finally succumbed to the iFrame as it is the most stable...so a slightl;y new look...going to AGIdeas next week should be cool...


I'm getting numb to the beautiful countryside here...it is everywhere MMMM...the new Birds& fish portfolio update is here.

19/03/2004...New up load of a mix of beats generated in recent forays back into "beats-making"...a m ore sophisticated sound tho' still raw as fuk...Bonus Beats for sure! check the download section...it's big but worth it I think.

18/3/2004...First post from the new address...at last a home for aiffhead traks...look for developments upcoming in an expanded and ever changing range of downloadable aiffhead trax & mixes...Starting with a new download of what is in fact quite an old soundscape...those of you present at aiffhead shows in Newcastle, Australia will remember some of the noise here...check XFAK [2004 edit]...download now ...to your right!

14/3/04...Long time no update...much activity...travel in the form of a return to Shanghai for two frenetic weeks in january...consistent effort and development in a range of creative projects and possibilities and
collaborations...Profile guys at use your voice report backfeaturing aiffhead tracks and images..."English boy in China" Paul Adams has launched NiHaoPaul - at last!!!...and is diving in Thailand...mmmm...emptyfill...finally caught up with you...and Mr Goldberg - thanks for everything man...and guys you gotta know that chaos-studio is the coolest...and finally for this time...if you haven't got it yet DJ Dangermouse at IllegalArt...so hot :)

22/12/03...LALALAND has Travel Diary as it's current theme...i'm going into holiday mode...disappearing for a while...sounds like a good idea :-)...

5/12/03...Want supa kool hosting...check out chaos-studio...

26/11/03...aiffhead will be in Shanghai from January 5 - 10 2004...SUBSOURCE is worth a look if your into electronica...head down just ploughing on...

8/11/03...ladedadelalala...contribute - it's fun :-)...Profile Intermedia - looking interesting as usual...check it out! Have you used your voice yet?...looking for design work - try talentbanks...or select a designer...could be useful...try thinner if you are into dub and electronica...and check the scene for more...

24/10/03...a little technical stuff for graphic designers
at Zen Garden...guess I'll work it out one day :)...
I recently discovered Urban Collective and LezPlay which I really like a lot...

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